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Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2022-11-17 • Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 - 4 Montreal Canadiens
🚨 Upset Win (55% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CBJ: 45.5%
MTL: 54.5%
Expected Goals
CBJ: 2.89
MTL: 3.19
Total Goals
Median: 6.5
Over 5.5: 66%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ
J. Korpisalo
MTL
Samuel Montembeault - 6-6-1 | 0.863 SV% | 3.52 GAA
StatCBJMTL
Season SV%—0.863
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA—3.52
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
CBJJ. Korpisalo4238490.5%3.682-0.32
MTLSamuel Montembeault2923679.3%4.984-1.02
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: 40% • CBJ at home vs MTL: 4-3
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-11MTL 2 - 5 CBJCBJCBJ
2026-03-26MTL 2 - 1 CBJMTLCBJ
2025-11-17CBJ 4 - 3 MTLCBJMTL
2024-12-23CBJ 5 - 4 MTLCBJMTL
2024-11-27CBJ 3 - 4 MTLMTLCBJ

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CBJ1811.28
1MTL1410.85
2CBJ1100.91
2MTL1700.85
3CBJ1332.79
3MTL2311.98
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
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 54.5%
Total Goals
Actual: 10.0
Expected: 6.1
Score Breakdown
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 - 4 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 2.9 - 3.2