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Projected score Blue Jackets 2.9, Avalanche 3.3 · the likeliest final Blue Jackets 2, Avalanche 3 (7%).
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Why
what the model is reading- 5-on-5 playAvalanche +0.39 goals a game
- Home iceBlue Jackets +0.24 goals a game
- Special teamsAvalanche +0.10 goals a game
- RestAvalanche on the second night of a back-to-back
Projection built Oct 29, 2026 4:14 AM ETMarket updated Oct 29, 2026 4:14 AM ETData status
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Atlas's numbers the whole score grid
| Outcome | Atlas |
|---|---|
| Blue Jackets in regulation | 33.5% |
| Level after sixty minutes | 21.7% |
| Avalanche in regulation | 44.8% |
| Blue Jackets by two or more | 25.1% |
| Avalanche by two or more | 35.9% |
| Goals in the game | Atlas |
|---|---|
| More than 4.5 | 77.9% |
| More than 5.5 | 55.5% |
| More than 6.5 | 44.7% |
| More than 7.5 | 25.1% |
Expected goals: Blue Jackets 2.89, Avalanche 3.30, overtime's goal included. The likeliest finals: Blue Jackets 2–3 (7%), Blue Jackets 3–2 (6%), Blue Jackets 3–4 (5%).
Goalies the expected starters
| Team | Goalie | Chance he starts | Goals saved a game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche | Mackenzie Blackwood | 62% | +0.06 |
| Avalanche | Scott Wedgewood | 38% | +0.11 |
| Avalanche | Trent Miner | 0% | +0.03 |
| Blue Jackets | Cam Talbot | 49% | -0.11 |
| Blue Jackets | Jet Greaves | 48% | +0.14 |
| Blue Jackets | Elvis Merzlikins | 3% | -0.11 |
Atlas prices the expected starter: each goalie by his share of recent starts, marked down after a start the night before. Goals saved are above expected, a game at the league's shot volume, shrunk hard: a season of starts is still mostly noise.
What the model reads each team, against the league
| Per 60 minutes, against the league | Avalanche | Blue Jackets |
|---|---|---|
| 5-on-5 offence | +0.30 | -0.12 |
| 5-on-5 defence | +0.18 | +0.10 |
| Power play | -0.07 | -0.17 |
| Penalty kill | +0.30 | -0.63 |
| Finishing | +0.06 | +0.01 |
Expected goals for and against at 5-on-5 and on special teams, and goals scored over expected, each carried across seasons and updated after every game.
Reliability the model's own record
| Points of win probability from the market | Games | Atlas claimed | Delivered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 2,276 | 50.5% | 48.7% |
| 1-2 | 2,132 | 51.1% | 51.0% |
| 2-4 | 3,466 | 52.4% | 51.8% |
| 4-6 | 2,121 | 54.2% | 52.6% |
| 6-8 | 1,103 | 55.0% | 50.2% |
| 8-10 | 443 | 56.5% | 51.2% |
| 10+ | 318 | 58.1% | 48.4% |
| All cards | 11,859 | 52.7% | 50.9% |
The NHL model walked forward over every season since 2013-14 it never saw, against the closing moneyline: how often the side Atlas rated above the market won.