Away team
Columbus Blue Jackets
31.0%
Fair American
+223
Fair decimal
3.23
Columbus Blue Jackets vs New Jersey Devils prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for January 7, 2027
NHL matchup
Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for January 7, 2027.
January 7, 2027
· 6:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
New Jersey Devils at 69.0%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
New Jersey Devils
69.0%
Fair American
-223
Fair decimal
1.45
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Jan 7, 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
- 11
- Record
- 7-4
- Net units
- 0.74
- ROI
- 6.7%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 7
- Record
- 4-3
- Net units
- 0.37
- ROI
- 5.3%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 9
- Record
- 6-3
- Net units
- 0.65
- ROI
- 7.2%
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 7. 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
New Jersey Devils
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
92:28 together · 8 games
- Corsi for / against
- 110 / 71
- Fenwick for / against
- 69 / 47
- Corsi share
- 60.8%
- Fenwick share
- 59.5%
- xG for / against
- 6.13 / 2.86
Defense pair
159:03 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 178 / 136
- Fenwick for / against
- 108 / 92
- Corsi share
- 56.7%
- Fenwick share
- 54.0%
- xG for / against
- 6.64 / 5.21
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.
New Jersey Devils
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
- 120
- Save %
- 89.2
- Goals allowed
- 13
- Close-range shots %
- 40.8
Jake Allen
New Jersey Devils · Last start: Oct 28
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 143
- Save %
- 88.1
- Goals allowed
- 17
- Close-range shots %
- 25.2
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Jan 7, 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.
New Jersey Devils
- xG for / game
- 3.39
- xG against / game
- 2.20
- xG differential / game
- 1.19
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 7, 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
New Jersey Devils
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 65.3
- Corsi share (%)
- 56.5
- Fenwick share (%)
- 56.1
- Faceoff win %
- 51.3
- Penalties / game
- 2.2
Shots / game: 31.0 · Shooting: 11.9% · Avg distance: 30.5 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
CBJ
|
Metric |
NJD
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Points | 16 |
| 0.500 | Points % | 0.615 |
| 26 | Goals for | 43 |
| 33 | Goals against | 38 |
| -7 | Goal differential | 5 |
| W2 | Current streak | L1 |
Road versus home
|
CBJ road
|
Metric |
NJD home
|
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Games | 8 |
| 1 | Wins | 6 |
| 2 | Points | 12 |
| -2 | Goal differential | 11 |
Last 10 games
|
CBJ
|
Metric |
NJD
|
|---|---|---|
| 5-5-0 | Record | 7-3-0 |
| 10 | Points | 14 |
| 26 | Goals for | 37 |
| 33 | Goals against | 25 |
| -7 | Goal differential | 12 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
CBJ
3 wins
10
games reviewed
NJD
7 wins
Total goals27 – 32
Goal differential
-5
/
+5
Goals per game2.7 / 3.2
Shots per game28.9 / 30.6
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2026 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
New Jersey Devils
|
3 - 0 | 25 - 24 | View |
| Dec 31, 2025 |
New Jersey Devils
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
3 - 2 | 33 - 35 | View |
| Dec 1, 2025 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
New Jersey Devils
|
5 - 3 | 25 - 33 | View |
| Oct 13, 2025 |
New Jersey Devils
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
3 - 2 | 28 - 33 | View |
| Mar 17, 2025 |
New Jersey Devils
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
2 - 1 | 20 - 46 | View |
| Mar 11, 2025 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
New Jersey Devils
|
3 - 5 | 20 - 28 | View |
| Dec 19, 2024 |
New Jersey Devils
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
2 - 4 | 42 - 20 | View |
| Jan 19, 2024 |
New Jersey Devils
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
4 - 1 | 33 - 30 | View |
| Dec 27, 2023 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
New Jersey Devils
|
3 - 4 | 29 - 35 | View |
| Dec 16, 2023 |
New Jersey Devils
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
6 - 3 | 30 - 26 | View |