Away team
Seattle Kraken
53.7%
Fair American
-116
Fair decimal
1.86
Seattle Kraken vs Columbus Blue Jackets prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for December 17, 2026
NHL matchup
Seattle Kraken at Columbus Blue Jackets
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for December 17, 2026.
December 17, 2026
· 6:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Seattle Kraken at 53.7%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
Columbus Blue Jackets
46.3%
Fair American
+116
Fair decimal
2.16
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Dec 17, 2026.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 5
- Record
- 4-1
- Net units
- 2.88
- ROI
- 57.7%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 10
- Record
- 5-5
- Net units
- 1.57
- ROI
- 15.7%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 2
- Record
- 2-0
- Net units
- 1.59
- ROI
- 79.6%
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%
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 Dec 17. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Seattle Kraken
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
81:54 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 86 / 90
- Fenwick for / against
- 62 / 61
- Corsi share
- 48.9%
- Fenwick share
- 50.4%
- xG for / against
- 4.48 / 3.40
Defense pair
152:33 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 117 / 221
- Fenwick for / against
- 81 / 162
- Corsi share
- 34.6%
- Fenwick share
- 33.3%
- xG for / against
- 5.10 / 8.52
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
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.
Seattle Kraken
Expected starter unavailable.
Columbus Blue Jackets
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.
Joey Daccord
Seattle Kraken · Last start: Oct 24
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 162
- Save %
- 87.0
- Goals allowed
- 21
- Close-range shots %
- 34.0
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
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 17, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Seattle Kraken
- xG for / game
- 2.74
- xG against / game
- 3.63
- xG differential / game
- -0.89
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
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.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 17, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Seattle Kraken
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 51.3
- Corsi share (%)
- 42.3
- Fenwick share (%)
- 43.4
- Faceoff win %
- 52.5
- Penalties / game
- 3.6
Shots / game: 26.2 · Shooting: 13.7% · Avg distance: 34.6 ft
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
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
SEA
|
Metric |
CBJ
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Points | 10 |
| 0.625 | Points % | 0.500 |
| 45 | Goals for | 26 |
| 42 | Goals against | 33 |
| 3 | Goal differential | -7 |
| L1 | Current streak | W2 |
Road versus home
|
SEA road
|
Metric |
CBJ home
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Games | 7 |
| 4 | Wins | 4 |
| 9 | Points | 8 |
| 3 | Goal differential | -5 |
Last 10 games
|
SEA
|
Metric |
CBJ
|
|---|---|---|
| 6-3-1 | Record | 5-5-0 |
| 13 | Points | 10 |
| 38 | Goals for | 26 |
| 38 | Goals against | 33 |
| 0 | Goal differential | -7 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
SEA
5 wins
10
games reviewed
CBJ
5 wins
Total goals33 – 31
Goal differential
+2
/
-2
Goals per game3.3 / 3.1
Shots per game28.4 / 29.3
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2026 |
Seattle Kraken
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
2 - 5 | 17 - 28 | View |
| Nov 11, 2025 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Seattle Kraken
|
2 - 1 | 34 - 23 | View |
| Jan 9, 2025 |
Seattle Kraken
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
2 - 6 | 31 - 24 | View |
| Nov 12, 2024 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Seattle Kraken
|
2 - 5 | 40 - 33 | View |
| Jan 28, 2024 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Seattle Kraken
|
2 - 4 | 32 - 26 | View |
| Jan 13, 2024 |
Seattle Kraken
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
7 - 4 | 36 - 34 | View |
| Mar 3, 2023 |
Seattle Kraken
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
4 - 2 | 35 - 23 | View |
| Jan 28, 2023 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Seattle Kraken
|
1 - 3 | 25 - 31 | View |
| Dec 11, 2021 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
at
Seattle Kraken
|
5 - 4 | 28 - 32 | View |
| Oct 16, 2021 |
Seattle Kraken
at
Columbus Blue Jackets
|
1 - 2 | 20 - 25 | View |