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St. Louis Blues at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2023-03-11 • Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 - 5 St. Louis Blues

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CBJ: 49.3%
STL: 50.7%
Expected Goals
CBJ: 3.13
STL: 2.85
Total Goals
Median: 6.6
Over 5.5: 68%
Over 6.5: 51%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ
M. Hutchinson
STL
T. Greiss
StatCBJSTL
Season SV%——
Last 5 SV%——
SV% vs Opponent——
GAA——
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
CBJM. Hutchinson2419579.2%3.283-1.72
STLT. Greiss3937294.9%4.5042.50
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% • CBJ at home vs STL: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-01-31STL 3 - 5 CBJCBJSTL
2025-11-01CBJ 3 - 2 STLCBJCBJ
2025-01-11STL 1 - 2 CBJCBJSTL
2025-01-04CBJ 6 - 4 STLCBJCBJ
2024-01-30STL 0 - 1 CBJCBJSTL

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CBJ2111.32
1STL1011.12
2CBJ800.63
2STL1300.64
3CBJ2932.55
3STL1121.52
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: 50.7%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.0
Score Breakdown
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 - 5 St. Louis Blues
Expected: 3.1 - 2.8