Anaheim Ducks at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2025-12-16 • Nationwide Arena

Columbus Blue Jackets 4 - 3 Anaheim Ducks (OT)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

CBJ: 56.4%

ANA: 43.6%

Expected Goals

CBJ: 3.41

ANA: 2.95

Total Goals

Median: 6.2

Over 5.5: 59%

Over 6.5: 44%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ

Jet Greaves - 11-10-5 | 0.909 SV% | 2.62 GAA

ANA

Ville Husso - 5-3-1 | 0.884 SV% | 3.25 GAA

Stat	CBJ	ANA
Season SV%	0.909	0.884
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	2.62	3.25

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

Team	Goalie	SA	Saves	GA	SV%	xGA	HD Faced	GSAx
CBJ	Jet Greaves	27	24	3	88.9%	2.46	3	-0.54
ANA	Ville Husso	28	24	4	85.7%	2.67	1	-1.33

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: 50% • CBJ at home vs ANA: 1-2

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2025-12-20	ANA 4 - 3 CBJ	ANA	ANA
2025-12-16	CBJ 4 - 3 ANA	CBJ	CBJ
2024-12-14	CBJ 3 - 4 ANA	ANA	CBJ
2024-11-10	ANA 4 - 2 CBJ	ANA	ANA
2024-02-21	ANA 4 - 7 CBJ	CBJ	ANA

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	CBJ	9	1	0.68
1	ANA	14	0	0.39
2	CBJ	12	0	0.68
2	ANA	12	3	1.20
3	CBJ	11	0	0.95
3	ANA	12	0	0.81
4	CBJ	4	0	0.35
4	ANA	2	0	0.06

Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

🎯 Shot Chart

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result

✅ Correct

Confidence: 56.4%

Total Goals

Actual: 7.0

Expected: 6.4

Score Breakdown

Columbus Blue Jackets 4 - 3 Anaheim Ducks

Expected: 3.4 - 2.9