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Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2022-11-20 • Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 - 3 Florida Panthers
🚨 Upset Win (50% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CBJ: 49.7%
FLA: 50.3%
Expected Goals
CBJ: 3.05
FLA: 3.90
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ
Daniil Tarasov - 8-11-3 | 0.908 SV% | 3.18 GAA
FLA
Sergei Bobrovsky - 17-9-1 | 0.888 SV% | 2.80 GAA
StatCBJFLA
Season SV%0.9080.888
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA3.182.80
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
CBJDaniil Tarasov5047394.0%3.6210.62
FLASergei Bobrovsky2318578.3%1.701-3.30
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: 73% • CBJ at home vs FLA: 2-5
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-12FLA 2 - 1 CBJFLAFLA
2026-03-05CBJ 4 - 2 FLACBJFLA
2025-12-06FLA 7 - 6 CBJFLAFLA
2025-03-20CBJ 0 - 1 FLAFLAFLA
2025-03-06FLA 3 - 0 CBJFLAFLA

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CBJ800.30
1FLA2401.24
2CBJ1510.82
2FLA2111.03
3CBJ1100.58
3FLA2201.35
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: 50.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.9
Score Breakdown
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 - 3 Florida Panthers
Expected: 3.0 - 3.9