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Florida Panthers vs Columbus Blue Jackets prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for October 13, 2026

NHL matchup

Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets

View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for October 13, 2026.

October 13, 2026 · 5:15 PM CST
Away

Florida Panthers

7-4-2

7
Final
Home

Columbus Blue Jackets

5-5-0

3 Model pick
Model V2 pick: Columbus Blue Jackets at 57.1% View final boxscore
Prediction

Model V2 versus market

Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.

Florida Panthers logo
Away team

Florida Panthers

42.9%
Fair American +133
Fair decimal 2.33
Best market +110 · BetMGM
Market implied 47.6%
Edge -4.7%
Expected value -9.9%
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Columbus Blue Jackets logo
Home team

Columbus Blue Jackets

57.1%
Fair American -133
Fair decimal 1.75
Best market -122 · BetRivers
Market implied 55.0%
Edge +2.1%
Expected value +3.9%
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Simulated betting results

Team performance leading into this game

Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Oct 13, 2026.

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 Oct 13. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.

Florida Panthers

6 / 6 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Defense pair

79:14 together · 6 games

xG share59.4%
Corsi for / against
70 / 46
Fenwick for / against
48 / 39
Corsi share
60.3%
Fenwick share
55.2%
xG for / against
2.85 / 1.95
All observed combinations

Columbus Blue Jackets

4 / 4 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes

Forward trio

39:17 together · 4 games

xG share60.9%
Corsi for / against
34 / 31
Fenwick for / against
24 / 20
Corsi share
52.3%
Fenwick share
54.5%
xG for / against
1.21 / 0.77
Defense pair

37:28 together · 4 games

xG share67.4%
Corsi for / against
38 / 28
Fenwick for / against
29 / 20
Corsi share
57.6%
Fenwick share
59.2%
xG for / against
2.19 / 1.06
All observed combinations

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.

Florida Panthers

Akira Schmid 89.0%
Other eligible goalies

Why Akira Schmid?

Top five influences

Raises the scoreLowers the score
Team played yesterday
+1.252
Started last game
+0.419
Days since last start
+0.417
Goalie team start share
-0.302
Goalie win pct before
-0.241
About these predictions

Values are SHAP contributions in log-odds. Bar lengths show relative strength within this goalie’s top five factors.

SHAP shows the strongest influences on this goalie's raw starter score compared with the model's baseline. These are not percentage-point changes to the displayed share or proof of causation. Eligibility exclusions and other goalies also affect the displayed share.

Updated Oct 13, 5:02 AM Winnipeg time

Columbus Blue Jackets

Jet Greaves 64.5%
Other eligible goalies

Why Jet Greaves?

Top five influences

Raises the scoreLowers the score
Goalie team start share
+1.141
Prev save pct
-0.384
Rolling 5 game avg save pct
-0.297
Started last game
-0.273
Goalie win pct before
-0.211
About these predictions

Values are SHAP contributions in log-odds. Bar lengths show relative strength within this goalie’s top five factors.

SHAP shows the strongest influences on this goalie's raw starter score compared with the model's baseline. These are not percentage-point changes to the displayed share or proof of causation. Eligibility exclusions and other goalies also affect the displayed share.

Updated Oct 13, 5:02 AM Winnipeg time

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.

Jacob Markstrom

Florida Panthers · Last start: Oct 12

5 / 5 appearances covered

Shots faced
94
Save %
90.4
Goals allowed
9
Close-range shots %
26.6

Jet Greaves

Columbus Blue Jackets · Last start: Oct 10

3 / 3 appearances covered

Shots faced
83
Save %
86.7
Goals allowed
11
Close-range shots %
27.7
Pregame context · xG V1

Recent expected goals

Last 10 completed regular-season games before Oct 13, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

Florida Panthers

xG for / game
3.34
xG against / game
2.99
xG differential / game
0.34

6 / 6 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.

Columbus Blue Jackets

xG for / game
3.11
xG against / game
3.11
xG differential / game
0.00

4 / 4 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 Oct 13, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.

Florida Panthers

6 / 6 games covered

Attempts / game
63.2
Corsi share (%)
56.3
Fenwick share (%)
53.9
Faceoff win %
48.0
Penalties / game
5.67

Shots / game: 26.7 · Shooting: 7.5% · Avg distance: 33.6 ft

Columbus Blue Jackets

4 / 4 games covered

Attempts / game
55.2
Corsi share (%)
48.5
Fenwick share (%)
50.9
Faceoff win %
58.6
Penalties / game
3.75

Shots / game: 28.0 · Shooting: 10.7% · Avg distance: 33.8 ft

Team comparison

Season and recent form

Season overview
Florida Panthers FLA
Metric
Columbus Blue Jackets CBJ
16Points10
0.615Points %0.500
39Goals for26
37Goals against33
2Goal differential-7
W2Current streakW2
Road versus home
Florida Panthers FLA road
Metric
Columbus Blue Jackets CBJ home
10Games7
5Wins4
12Points8
-1Goal differential-5
Last 10 games
Florida Panthers FLA
Metric
Columbus Blue Jackets CBJ
6-4-0Record5-5-0
12Points10
33Goals for26
30Goals against33
3Goal differential-7
History

Last 10 head-to-head games

Florida Panthers FLA 9 wins
10 games reviewed
Columbus Blue Jackets CBJ 1 wins
Total goals40 – 20
Goal differential +20 / -20
Goals per game4.0 / 2.0
Shots per game35.2 / 25.7
Date Matchup Score Shots Details
Mar 12, 2026
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
1 - 2 31 - 21 View
Mar 5, 2026
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
2 - 4 28 - 28 View
Dec 6, 2025
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
6 - 7 31 - 40 View
Mar 20, 2025
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
1 - 0 29 - 25 View
Mar 6, 2025
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
0 - 3 16 - 36 View
Oct 15, 2024
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
4 - 3 22 - 38 View
Apr 11, 2024
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
0 - 4 25 - 46 View
Dec 10, 2023
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
5 - 2 35 - 19 View
Nov 6, 2023
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers Florida Panthers
4 - 5 23 - 46 View
Apr 1, 2023
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets
7 - 0 49 - 21 View
This matchup prediction is generated using playerWON’s Model V2, incorporating team performance, recent form, and home/away effects. View full model performance to compare results across games.
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