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Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2022-11-15 • Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 - 4 Philadelphia Flyers (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CBJ: 50.0%
PHI: 50.0%
Expected Goals
CBJ: 3.06
PHI: 3.00
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 59%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins - 6-6-1 | 0.877 SV% | 4.04 GAA
PHI
C. Hart
StatCBJPHI
Season SV%0.877—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA4.04—
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
CBJElvis Merzlikins3733489.2%2.180-1.82
PHIC. Hart3328584.8%2.831-2.17
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • CBJ at home vs PHI: 5-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-24PHI 2 - 3 CBJCBJCBJ
2026-03-14PHI 1 - 2 CBJCBJCBJ
2026-01-28CBJ 5 - 3 PHICBJPHI
2025-04-15PHI 0 - 3 CBJCBJPHI
2025-01-14CBJ 3 - 2 PHICBJCBJ

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CBJ1200.66
1PHI900.21
2CBJ1110.94
2PHI2301.06
3CBJ1401.14
3PHI1800.85
4CBJ200.09
4PHI200.06
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 50.0%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 - 4 Philadelphia Flyers
Expected: 3.1 - 3.0