Puckigree — Vegas Golden Knights at Columbus Blue Jackets

LIVE --:--:-- ET

ANA 44% @ PHI 56%LAK 44% @ NJD 56%SJS 34% @ BOS 66%NYR 48% @ OTT 52%NSH 50% @ PIT 50%BUF 42% @ WSH 58%VGK 59% @ CBJ 41%CAR 57% @ STL 43%TOR 39% @ EDM 61%TBL 54% @ UTA 46%DET 54% @ CGY 46%MIN 54% @ SEA 46%MODEL v0.4.0LAST RUN OCT 24, 1:40 AM ET5,248 GAMES BACKTESTED59.1% PICKEDANA 44% @ PHI 56%LAK 44% @ NJD 56%SJS 34% @ BOS 66%NYR 48% @ OTT 52%NSH 50% @ PIT 50%BUF 42% @ WSH 58%VGK 59% @ CBJ 41%CAR 57% @ STL 43%TOR 39% @ EDM 61%TBL 54% @ UTA 46%DET 54% @ CGY 46%MIN 54% @ SEA 46%MODEL v0.4.0LAST RUN OCT 24, 1:40 AM ET5,248 GAMES BACKTESTED59.1% PICKED

← ALL MATCHUPSSAT OCT 24 · 7:00 PM ET · COLUMBUS

Away · favoriteVGKVegas Golden Knights →#7 Puckigree · 8-4-0

HomeCBJColumbus Blue Jackets →#27 Puckigree · 3-5-0

59% VGK

Puckigree odds PREGAME ESTIMATE

41% CBJ

If this game were played 100 times, CBJ win about 41. For fun, not betting advice.

Goalie scenarios

HOVER A PAIRING

VGK starts Carter Hart 13 of last 20 starts · 64% to start

VGK starts Adin Hill 7 of last 20 starts · 36% to start

CBJ starts Jet Greaves 15 of last 20 starts · 80% to start

CBJ starts Cam Talbot 3 of last 20 starts · 20% to start

Goalie value is saves above a league-average save % over recent seasons, shrunk toward average for small samples and measured against what the team’s rating already reflects. The NHL doesn’t confirm starters before puck drop, so the odds above blend these pairings by how likely each is. Click a pairing to see its odds on their own.

The read

Vegas Golden Knights come in as the favorite at 59%. Vegas Golden Knights have played the 31st-hardest schedule so far, so their record flatters them more. An upset by Columbus Blue Jackets would move the rankings most.

Head to head

#7 Puckigree rank #27

5.1 Rating -6.3

4th Standings 28th

8-4-0 Record 3-5-0

45–36 Goals for–against 19–29

31st hardest Schedule strength 11th hardest

Last 5

Blue marks the edge. Hover a last-5 result for the game.

What’s on the line

Full re-run of the rankings · regulation results assume a two-goal margin

Projected table · golden knights win in regulation

1 CAR Carolina Hurricanes +11.0 –

⋯ 3 teams

5 BOS Boston Bruins +8.0 –

6 VGK Vegas Golden Knights +5.8 ▲1

7 DAL Dallas Stars +5.7 ▼1

8 MIN Minnesota Wild +5.0 –

⋯ 17 teams

26 PIT Pittsburgh Penguins −4.7 –

27 SJS San Jose Sharks −6.4 ▲1

28 ANA Anaheim Ducks −6.8 ▲1

29 CBJ Columbus Blue Jackets −7.4 ▼2

30 CGY Calgary Flames −7.8 –

Playoff stakes

Each team's chance to make the playoffs, after a win or a loss tonight

Vegas Golden Knights · now 85%

Win88%

Lose81%

A 7-point swing on one game.

Columbus Blue Jackets · now 15%

Win19%

Lose12%

A 7-point swing on one game.

More tonight

COMPARE ANY TWO TEAMS →

ANA@PHI#29 @ #24

LAK@NJD#25 @ #17

SJS@BOS#28 @ #5

NYR@OTT#12 @ #11

NSH@PIT#22 @ #26

BUF@WSH#18 @ #9

CAR@STL#1 @ #13

TOR@EDM#19 @ #3

TBL@UTA#2 @ #10

DET@CGY#21 @ #30

MIN@SEA#8 @ #20