Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2026-10-13 • Nationwide Arena

Columbus Blue Jackets 3 - 7 Florida Panthers

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability

CBJ: 40.9%

FLA: 59.1%

Expected Goals

CBJ: 2.59

FLA: 3.10

Total Goals

Median: 5.7

Over 5.5: 51%

Over 6.5: 36%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ

C. Talbot

FLA

A. Schmid

Stat	CBJ	FLA
Season SV%	—	—
Last 5 SV%	—	—
SV% vs Opponent	—	—
GAA	—	—

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	C. Talbot	28	21	7	75.0%	4.29	4	-2.71
FLA	A. Schmid	27	24	3	88.9%	3.60	6	0.60

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: 81% • CBJ at home vs FLA: 2-6

Date	Score	Winner	Model Pick
2026-10-13	CBJ 3 - 7 FLA	FLA	FLA
2026-03-12	FLA 2 - 1 CBJ	FLA	FLA
2026-03-05	CBJ 4 - 2 FLA	CBJ	FLA
2025-12-06	FLA 7 - 6 CBJ	FLA	FLA
2025-03-20	CBJ 0 - 1 FLA	FLA	FLA

Shot Quality by Period

Period	Team	Shots	High Danger	xG
1	CBJ	12	4	1.77
1	FLA	16	0	0.72
2	CBJ	9	1	0.53
2	FLA	16	2	1.92
3	CBJ	23	1	1.30
3	FLA	15	2	1.65

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: 59.1%

Total Goals

Actual: 10.0

Expected: 5.7

Score Breakdown