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Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Predictions

2026-11-12 • Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Tampa Bay Lightning @ 7:00 PM EST

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
CBJ: 39.4%
TBL: 60.6%
Expected Goals
CBJ: 2.12
TBL: 3.38
Total Goals
Median: 6.0
Over 5.5: 62%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

CBJ
Jet Greaves - 26-19-9 | 0.908 SV% | 2.60 GAA
TBL
Andrei Vasilevskiy - 39-15-4 | 0.911 SV% | 2.31 GAA
StatCBJTBL
Season SV%0.9090.913
Last 5 SV%0.8880.919
SV% vs Opponent0.8700.871
GAA2.622.33
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 78% • CBJ at home vs TBL: 4-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-03-10TBL 2 - 5 CBJCBJTBL
2026-01-24CBJ 8 - 5 TBLCBJCBJ
2025-10-18CBJ 3 - 2 TBLCBJCBJ
2025-03-04TBL 6 - 2 CBJTBLTBL
2024-12-17TBL 5 - 3 CBJTBLTBL

🔮 Game Preview

This game is scheduled for 2026-11-12 at 7:00 PM EST.

Check back after the game for in-game win probability analysis and post-game results.