Match Info

NHL

Date: 3 February 2026, Tuesday

Location: Prudential Center (Newark, NJ)

Where to Watch on TV:


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	New Jersey Devils		Columbus Blue Jackets

	1	X	2
	2.55	4	2.4	Watch
	2.45	4.04	2.52
	2.48	4.21	2.44
	2.43	4.21	2.48	Watch
	2.5	4	2.5
	2.47	4.23	2.47
	2.4	4.25	2.45
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.47 ↑ (2.3)	4.13 ↓ (4.26)	2.47 ↓ (2.76)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.75

The best margin for this event is 4.6%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

New Jersey Devils
38.5%

Draw
23%

Columbus Blue Jackets
38.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

42.1%

22.7%

35.1%

Our Initial ML Estimation

36.7%

19.8%

40.3%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

New Jersey Devils has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.6%)

Columbus Blue Jackets has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.4%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for New Jersey Devils than the current prediction. (-1.8%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Columbus Blue Jackets than the current prediction. (+1.8%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
41.7%	0%	58.3%

New Jersey Devils - Columbus Blue Jackets Predictions

Users Predictions: 12 users predict this event. New Jersey will win (votes: 5 - 41.7%). Columbus will win (votes: 7 - 58.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Columbus: 30.4% – 86.2%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 4 Selected Experts predict this event. New Jersey (votes: 2 - 50%). Columbus (votes: 2 - 50%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by Selected Experts:

H/A, 2nd Period - New Jersey (1.87) (votes: 1 - 100%) .

Overall Expert Consensus (including all markets): 5 Selected Experts predict this event. New Jersey (votes: 3 - 60%). Columbus (votes: 2 - 40%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:3

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Lineups

Line 1
25. Markstrom J. (G)	90. Merzlikins E. (G)
8. Kovacevic J.	78. Severson D.
71. Siegenthaler J.	8. Werenski Z. (A)
16. Brown C.	21. Lundestrom I.
12. Glass C.	19. Fantilli A.
28. Meier T.	17. Marchment M.
Line 2
7. Hamilton D.	5. Mateychuk D.
22. Pesce B.	9. Provorov I.
29. Hameenaho L.	91. Johnson K.
13. Hischier N. (C)	23. Monahan S.
81. Gritsyuk A.	10. Voronkov D.
Line 3
17. Nemec S.	44. Gudbranson E. (A)
5. Dillon B.	6. Zamula Y.
91. Mercer D.	24. Olivier M.
47. Cotter P.	3. Coyle C.
63. Bratt J.	4. Sillinger C.
Line 4
42. Tsyplakov M.	11. Wood M.
14. Glendening L.	38. Jenner B. (C)
83. Lammikko J.	43. Heinen D.
Substitutes
34. Allen J. (G)	73. Greaves J. (G)
Coaches
. Keefe S.	. Bowness R.

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (0 - 0)
18:25, Marchment M. (2 min),
2nd Period (0 - 0)
09:10, Wood M. (2 min),
17:55, Gritsyuk A. (2 min),
3rd Period (0 - 3)
01:09, Werenski Z. (2 min),
02:00, Hischier N. (2 min),
05:24, 0 - 1, Fabbro D. (G),
12:05, 0 - 2, Olivier M. (G), Sillinger C. (A), Jenner B. (A2)
16:00, 0 - 3, Olivier M. (G), Coyle C. (A),
16:19, Dillon B. (2 min),
16:19, Marchment M. (2 min),

Preview

The game between a mid-table team and the outsider (ranked 15 and 10).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, New Jersey won 4.

New Jersey has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 2 wins).

Columbus is in great form and has won several matches in a row (last 5 games: 5 wins).

The probability of winning is almost the same for both teams in this match.

There will not play in New Jersey: Hughes L. (Shoulder Injury) MacEwen Z. (Knee Injury)

There will not play in Columbus: Smith B. (Knee Injury)

There are questionable in New Jersey: Hughes J. (Lower-Body Injury)

There are questionable in Columbus: Fabbro D. (Lower-Body Injury) Marchenko K. (Illness)

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, New Jersey won 12 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 68:56. (average 3.4:2.8).

Including home matches between the teams, New Jersey won 6 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 38:23. (average 4.2:2.6).

Outrights of NHL for now

New Jersey Devils: 2.93% Columbus Blue Jackets: 1.34%

Last Results with these Odds

New Jersey Devils - the odds 2.3 are the expected chance of winning is 42.14%, but this team recently wins 35% of matches with these odds.

Columbus Blue Jackets - the odds 2.76 are the expected chance of winning is 35.11%, but this team recently wins 18% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- New Jersey Devils
NHL
31.01.26	Ottawa Senators - New Jersey Devils	4:1 ✺
29.01.26	New Jersey Devils - Nashville Predators	3:2 OT ✺
27.01.26	New Jersey Devils - Winnipeg Jets	3:4 ✺
25.01.26	Seattle Kraken - New Jersey Devils	4:2 ✺
23.01.26	Vancouver Canucks - New Jersey Devils	4:5 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.3 LWLLW
- Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL
31.01.26	St. Louis Blues - Columbus Blue Jackets	3:5 ✺
30.01.26	Chicago Blackhawks - Columbus Blue Jackets	2:4 ✺
28.01.26	Columbus Blue Jackets - Philadelphia Flyers	5:3 ✺
24.01.26	Columbus Blue Jackets - Tampa Bay Lightning	8:5 ✺
22.01.26	Columbus Blue Jackets - Dallas Stars	1:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 21.3 WWWWW

Latest Head to Head

NHL
31.12.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - New Jersey Devils	2:3
01.12.25	New Jersey Devils - Columbus Blue Jackets	3:5
13.10.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - New Jersey Devils	2:3
17.03.25	Columbus Blue Jackets - New Jersey Devils	1:2
11.03.25	New Jersey Devils - Columbus Blue Jackets	5:3
19.12.24	Columbus Blue Jackets - New Jersey Devils	4:2
19.01.24	Columbus Blue Jackets - New Jersey Devils	1:4

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