Florida Panthers
2-1
Columbus Blue Jackets
2-2
Win Probability
The Columbus Blue Jackets host the Florida Panthers in a matchup where the simulation favors the home side clearly. Zach Werenski projects as Columbus's most likely contributor, with a 58% chance of reaching multiple points, while Matthew Tkachuk carries Florida's best offensive hope at 44%. The visiting Panthers' path to an upset runs through their ability to generate secondary scoring; Sam Bennett sits at just 38% to register a point, suggesting the offensive burden falls heavily on their top line. AccuScore's model has graded 1928 games shaped like this one and returned 60% win rate on the favored home side. For Florida to pull the upset, their depth scorers must activate beyond their individual projections.
| Book | Line | CLS | EV | FLA | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings ↗ | -1.5 | +195 | — | -238 | — |
| FanDuel ↗ | -1.5 | +205 | — | -260 | — |
| Book | CLS | EV | FLA | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings ↗ | -120 | +12.3% | +100 | -18.0% |
| FanDuel ↗ | -118 | +12.8% | -102 | -18.3% |
| Book | Line | Over | EV (O) | Under | EV (U) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DraftKings ↗ | 5.5 | -130 | -19.4% | +110 | +18.7% |
NHL
AccuScore's simulation makes Columbus Blue Jackets 68% to beat Florida Panthers (32%).
Projection updated
AccuScore's simulation makes Columbus Blue Jackets the more likely winner at 68%. The projection updates as team news and prices move.
AccuScore's simulation gives Columbus Blue Jackets a 68% chance of beating Florida Panthers, against 32% for Florida Panthers. Columbus Blue Jackets are at home and favoured on these numbers.
How Florida Panthers and Columbus Blue Jackets come into this game: their latest results, every meeting on record and how each has fared against the betting market.
Florida Panthers have won 2 of their last 5 (L-W-L-L-W, most recent first).
Columbus Blue Jackets have won 2 of their last 4 (L-W-L-W, most recent first).
The teams have met 30 times since 2012: Florida Panthers 15, Columbus Blue Jackets 15. The last meeting, on Feb 24, 2022, finished Columbus Blue Jackets 6, Florida Panthers 3.
Florida Panthers are 222-137 as favourite and 162-233 as underdog, and 176-209 on the road (46% of 385 games, 2011–2022).
Columbus Blue Jackets are 170-114 as favourite and 197-288 as underdog, and 201-187 at home (52% of 388 games, 2011–2022).
| Record | FLA | CLS |
|---|---|---|
| As favourite | 222-137 | 170-114 |
| As underdog | 162-233 | 197-288 |
| At home | 218-171 | 201-187 |
| On the road | 176-209 | 169-219 |
Straight-up records from AccuScore's game archive. Favourite and underdog are the market's, decided by the moneyline. How the NHL odds have moved →