Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2026-03-03 • Nationwide Arena

Columbus Blue Jackets 3 - 2 Nashville Predators

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

CBJ: 51.0%

NSH: 49.0%

Expected Goals

CBJ: 3.00

NSH: 2.96

Total Goals

Median: 6.1

Over 5.5: 55%

Over 6.5: 43%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ

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

NSH

Justus Annunen - 3-5-1 | 0.875 SV% | 3.29 GAA

Stat	CBJ	NSH
Season SV%	0.909	0.875
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	2.62	3.29

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	25	23	2	92.0%	3.83	2	1.83
NSH	Justus Annunen	27	24	3	88.9%	3.45	1	0.45

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: 67% • CBJ at home vs NSH: 2-1

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-03-03	CBJ 3 - 2 NSH	CBJ	CBJ
2025-10-09	NSH 2 - 1 CBJ	NSH	CBJ
2025-04-01	CBJ 8 - 4 NSH	CBJ	CBJ
2024-10-26	NSH 4 - 3 CBJ	NSH	CBJ
2024-04-13	NSH 6 - 4 CBJ	NSH	NSH

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	CBJ	14	0	0.73
1	NSH	12	1	2.05
2	CBJ	21	0	0.95
2	NSH	12	0	0.75
3	CBJ	17	1	1.77
3	NSH	13	1	1.03

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: 51.0%

Total Goals

Actual: 5.0

Expected: 6.0

Score Breakdown