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Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2025-11-17 • Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 - 3 Montreal Canadiens (SO)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CBJ: 57.9%
MTL: 42.1%
Expected Goals
CBJ: 3.32
MTL: 2.39
Total Goals
Median: 4.9
Over 5.5: 38%
Over 6.5: 26%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ
Jet Greaves - 26-19-9 | 0.908 SV% | 2.60 GAA
MTL
Jakub Dobes - 29-10-4 | 0.901 SV% | 2.78 GAA
StatCBJMTL
Season SV%0.9090.889
Last 5 SV%0.8880.891
SV% vs Opponent0.9050.890
GAA2.623.01
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 44% • CBJ at home vs MTL: 2-2
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-11MTL 2 - 5 CBJCBJMTL
2026-03-26MTL 2 - 1 CBJMTLCBJ
2025-11-17CBJ 4 - 3 MTLCBJCBJ
2024-12-23CBJ 5 - 4 MTLCBJCBJ
2024-11-27CBJ 3 - 4 MTLMTLCBJ

🎯 Shot Chart

Shot chart for Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
✅ Correct
Confidence: 57.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 7.0
Expected: 5.7
Score Breakdown
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 - 3 Montreal Canadiens
Expected: 3.3 - 2.4