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Final · Sat, Oct 3, 7:00 PM ET
Jet Greaves · 0.908 SV%
The preseason ratings make Columbus Blue Jackets 53.3% to win at home: barely a lean at all, worth 3.3 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project CBJ for 96 points and UTA for 99.
The model leaned Columbus Blue Jackets at 53.3%.
at 5v5 last season the two were level on expected goals (51.9% to 52.6%).
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Jet Greaves (CBJ) saved -3.5 goals above expected to Karel Vejmelka's -22.7, on save percentages of 0.908 and 0.897.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Columbus Blue Jackets over Utah Mammoth is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
UTA
Karel Vejmelka
64 games, 2025-26
CBJ
Jet Greaves
55 games, 2025-26
| UTA | Metric | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 52.6% | xGF% (5v5) | 51.9% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Utah Mammoth
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clayton Keller | R | 27 | 53 | 80 |
 Dylan Guenther | R | 33 | 33 | 66 |
 Logan Cooley | C | 29 | 33 | 61 |
 Nick Schmaltz | C | 22 | 37 | 59 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Werenski | D | 18 | 49 | 67 |
| Date | Game | Pick | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-07 | UTA @ CBJ | CBJ | UTA 5–4 CBJ | Missed |
| 2026-01-11 | CBJ @ UTA | UTA | CBJ 3–2 UTA | Missed |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Utah Mammoth | 99 | 60.8% |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 96 | 47.6% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
 Matthew Knies | L | 24 | 37 | 61 |
|---|
 Adam Fantilli | C | 26 | 31 | 56 |
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 Sean Monahan | C | 18 | 28 | 45 |
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