Away team
Columbus Blue Jackets
35.1%
Fair American
+185
Fair decimal
2.85
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for January 26, 2027
NHL matchup
Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for January 26, 2027.
January 26, 2027
· 6:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Boston Bruins at 64.9%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
Boston Bruins
64.9%
Fair American
-185
Fair decimal
1.54
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Jan 26, 2027.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 3
- Record
- 1-2
- Net units
- -1.22
- ROI
- -40.8%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 4
- Record
- 2-2
- Net units
- 0.03
- ROI
- 0.6%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 5
- Record
- 3-2
- Net units
- 0.48
- ROI
- 9.6%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 8
- Record
- 6-2
- Net units
- 3.03
- ROI
- 37.9%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 8
- Record
- 4-4
- Net units
- -0.21
- ROI
- -2.6%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 6
- Record
- 6-0
- Net units
- 4.68
- ROI
- 78.1%
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 26. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Columbus Blue Jackets
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
87:23 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 78 / 70
- Fenwick for / against
- 48 / 51
- Corsi share
- 52.7%
- Fenwick share
- 48.5%
- xG for / against
- 2.54 / 2.69
Defense pair
124:28 together · 8 games
- Corsi for / against
- 113 / 121
- Fenwick for / against
- 83 / 93
- Corsi share
- 48.3%
- Fenwick share
- 47.2%
- xG for / against
- 5.73 / 7.20
Boston Bruins
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
78:24 together · 9 games
- Corsi for / against
- 70 / 83
- Fenwick for / against
- 49 / 47
- Corsi share
- 45.8%
- Fenwick share
- 51.0%
- xG for / against
- 4.06 / 3.21
Defense pair
123:25 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 100 / 131
- Fenwick for / against
- 72 / 89
- Corsi share
- 43.3%
- Fenwick share
- 44.7%
- xG for / against
- 5.76 / 6.36
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Expected starter unavailable.
Boston Bruins
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Cam Talbot
Columbus Blue Jackets · Last start: Oct 27
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 119
- Save %
- 89.1
- Goals allowed
- 13
- Close-range shots %
- 40.3
Jeremy Swayman
Boston Bruins · Last start: Oct 27
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 146
- Save %
- 91.1
- Goals allowed
- 13
- Close-range shots %
- 34.9
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 26, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Columbus Blue Jackets
- xG for / game
- 2.79
- xG against / game
- 3.46
- xG differential / game
- -0.67
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Boston Bruins
- xG for / game
- 3.22
- xG against / game
- 3.21
- xG differential / game
- 0.02
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 26, 2027. This game and later dates are excluded.
Columbus Blue Jackets
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 53.2
- Corsi share (%)
- 47.3
- Fenwick share (%)
- 47.5
- Faceoff win %
- 54.8
- Penalties / game
- 3.8
Shots / game: 25.6 · Shooting: 9.8% · Avg distance: 32.6 ft
Boston Bruins
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 50.0
- Corsi share (%)
- 45.5
- Fenwick share (%)
- 46.7
- Faceoff win %
- 54.4
- Penalties / game
- 5.2
Shots / game: 25.0 · Shooting: 16.4% · Avg distance: 31.1 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
CBJ
|
Metric |
BOS
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Points | 19 |
| 0.500 | Points % | 0.731 |
| 26 | Goals for | 49 |
| 33 | Goals against | 28 |
| -7 | Goal differential | 21 |
| W2 | Current streak | L1 |
Road versus home
|
CBJ road
|
Metric |
BOS home
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Games | 6 |
| 1 | Wins | 5 |
| 2 | Points | 10 |
| -2 | Goal differential | 17 |
Last 10 games
|
CBJ
|
Metric |
BOS
|
|---|---|---|
| 5-5-0 | Record | 7-2-1 |
| 10 | Points | 15 |
| 26 | Goals for | 41 |
| 33 | Goals against | 21 |
| -7 | Goal differential | 20 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
CBJ
3 wins
10
games reviewed
BOS
7 wins
Total goals26 – 29
Goal differential
-3
/
+3
Goals per game2.6 / 2.9
Shots per game29.6 / 28.5
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 12, 2026 |
Boston Bruins
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
3 - 2 | 22 - 35 | View |
| Mar 29, 2026 |
Boston Bruins
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
4 - 3 | 38 - 24 | View |
| Feb 26, 2026 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Boston Bruins
|
2 - 4 | 40 - 23 | View |
| Dec 28, 2024 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Boston Bruins
|
0 - 4 | 18 - 28 | View |
| Dec 27, 2024 |
Boston Bruins
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
2 - 6 | 26 - 33 | View |
| Nov 18, 2024 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Boston Bruins
|
5 - 1 | 28 - 29 | View |
| Jan 2, 2024 |
Boston Bruins
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
4 - 1 | 27 - 27 | View |
| Dec 3, 2023 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Boston Bruins
|
1 - 3 | 25 - 28 | View |
| Nov 27, 2023 |
Boston Bruins
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
2 - 5 | 33 - 40 | View |
| Mar 30, 2023 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Boston Bruins
|
1 - 2 | 26 - 31 | View |