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Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Rangers NHL Predictions

2024-02-28 • Madison Square Garden
New York Rangers 4 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
NYR: 61.4%
CBJ: 38.6%
Expected Goals
NYR: 3.47
CBJ: 2.89
Total Goals
Median: 6.2
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 47%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

NYR
Igor Shesterkin - 17-12-4 | 0.913 SV% | 2.45 GAA
CBJ
Jet Greaves - 18-12-6 | 0.910 SV% | 2.62 GAA
StatNYRCBJ
Season SV%0.9100.909
Last 5 SV%0.9420.928
SV% vs Opponent0.9630.970
GAA2.512.62
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 56% • NYR at home vs CBJ: 3-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-15CBJ 1 - 2 NYRNYRCBJ
2025-03-15CBJ 0 - 4 NYRNYRCBJ
2025-03-09NYR 3 - 7 CBJCBJNYR
2025-02-08CBJ 3 - 4 NYRNYRCBJ
2025-01-18NYR 1 - 0 CBJNYRNYR

⚡ In-Game Win Probability

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 0:00 20:00 40:00 60:00 In-Game Win Probability Home Win Probability Game Time (minutes)

Goals

PeriodTimeTeamScorer
207:17NYRGoal
214:19NYRGoal
303:24NYRGoal
319:07NYRGoal
319:48NYRGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 61.4%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
New York Rangers 4 - 1 Columbus Blue Jackets
Expected: 3.5 - 2.9