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2025-26 Season Live

Toronto Maple Leafs at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2024-10-22 • Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 - 2 Toronto Maple Leafs

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CBJ: 54.1%
TOR: 45.9%
Expected Goals
CBJ: 3.14
TOR: 3.28
Total Goals
Median: 5.7
Over 5.5: 51%
Over 6.5: 38%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ
Daniil Tarasov - 8-11-3 | 0.908 SV% | 3.18 GAA
TOR
Dennis Hildeby - 3-5-4 | 0.912 SV% | 2.90 GAA
StatCBJTOR
Season SV%0.9080.912
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA3.182.90
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 Tarasov2826292.9%3.2631.26
TORDennis Hildeby3832684.2%3.101-2.90
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: 44% • CBJ at home vs TOR: 3-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2025-11-26CBJ 1 - 2 TORTORCBJ
2025-11-20TOR 2 - 3 CBJCBJTOR
2025-10-29CBJ 6 - 3 TORCBJCBJ
2025-04-05TOR 5 - 0 CBJTORTOR
2025-01-22TOR 1 - 5 CBJCBJTOR

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CBJ2111.28
1TOR1000.63
2CBJ2301.21
2TOR2121.66
3CBJ1000.61
3TOR1110.98
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: 54.1%
Total Goals
Actual: 8.0
Expected: 6.4
Score Breakdown
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 - 2 Toronto Maple Leafs
Expected: 3.1 - 3.3