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Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers NHL Predictions

2023-01-25 • Rogers Place
Edmonton Oilers 2 - 3 Columbus Blue Jackets (OT)
🚨 Upset Loss (64% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
EDM: 64.2%
CBJ: 35.8%
Expected Goals
EDM: 3.77
CBJ: 3.00
Total Goals
Median: 6.7
Over 5.5: 65%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
CBJ
J. Korpisalo
StatEDMCBJ
Season SV%0.896—
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA2.81—
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
EDMStuart Skinner2724388.9%3.1900.19
CBJJ. Korpisalo3634294.4%3.8031.80
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: 50% • EDM at home vs CBJ: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-13CBJ 5 - 4 EDMCBJCBJ
2025-11-10EDM 5 - 4 CBJEDMEDM
2024-12-05EDM 6 - 3 CBJEDMEDM
2024-10-28CBJ 6 - 1 EDMCBJEDM
2024-03-07CBJ 4 - 2 EDMCBJEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1EDM1301.03
1CBJ1300.53
2EDM1621.66
2CBJ1201.14
3EDM1210.94
3CBJ1301.13
4EDM200.18
4CBJ400.39
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: 64.2%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.8
Score Breakdown
Edmonton Oilers 2 - 3 Columbus Blue Jackets
Expected: 3.8 - 3.0