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Carolina Hurricanes at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2024-04-16 • Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 - 3 Carolina Hurricanes
🚨 Upset Win (62% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CBJ: 37.7%
CAR: 62.3%
Expected Goals
CBJ: 3.33
CAR: 3.09
Total Goals
Median: 7.0
Over 5.5: 77%
Over 6.5: 61%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ
Jet Greaves - 26-19-9 | 0.908 SV% | 2.60 GAA
CAR
Brandon Bussi - 31-6-2 | 0.894 SV% | 2.47 GAA
StatCBJCAR
Season SV%0.9090.901
Last 5 SV%0.8880.887
SV% vs Opponent0.9130.899
GAA2.622.33
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 67% • CBJ at home vs CAR: 4-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-02CAR 5 - 1 CBJCARCAR
2026-03-31CBJ 2 - 5 CARCARCAR
2026-03-17CBJ 5 - 1 CARCBJCAR
2025-12-09CAR 4 - 1 CBJCARCAR
2025-01-23CAR 7 - 4 CBJCARCAR

⚡ 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
103:37CBJGoal
105:24CBJGoal
107:10CBJGoal
118:16CBJGoal
119:01CBJGoal
210:16CBJGoal
212:18CBJGoal
300:47CBJGoal
319:21CBJGoal

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 62.3%
Total Goals
Actual: 9.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 - 3 Carolina Hurricanes
Expected: 3.3 - 3.1