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Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2024-10-28 • Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 - 1 Edmonton Oilers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CBJ: 57.8%
EDM: 42.2%
Expected Goals
CBJ: 3.58
EDM: 2.92
Total Goals
Median: 5.7
Over 5.5: 56%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins - 6-6-1 | 0.877 SV% | 4.04 GAA
EDM
Stuart Skinner - 26-18-4 | 0.896 SV% | 2.81 GAA
StatCBJEDM
Season SV%0.8770.896
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA4.042.81
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
CBJElvis Merzlikins3231196.9%2.8511.85
EDMStuart Skinner2519676.0%2.351-3.65
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: 83% • CBJ at home vs EDM: 3-0
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 EDMCBJCBJ
2024-03-07CBJ 4 - 2 EDMCBJEDM

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1CBJ1000.76
1EDM1600.93
2CBJ1310.81
2EDM1711.10
3CBJ1500.78
3EDM1600.82
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: 57.8%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 6.5
Score Breakdown
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 - 1 Edmonton Oilers
Expected: 3.6 - 2.9