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2026-27 forecast · Thu, Jan 7, 7:00 PM ET
Jake Allen · 0.904 SV%
The preseason ratings make New Jersey Devils 53.5% to win at home: barely a lean at all, worth 3.5 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project NJD for 94 points and CBJ for 96.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How this is calculated
CBJ controlled play at 5v5 last season, 51.9% of the expected goals to 49.0%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Jet Greaves (CBJ) saved -3.5 goals above expected to Jake Allen's -7.2, on save percentages of 0.908 and 0.904.
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. New Jersey Devils over Columbus Blue Jackets 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.
CBJ
Jet Greaves
55 games, 2025-26
NJD
Jake Allen
37 games, 2025-26
| CBJ | Metric | NJD |
|---|---|---|
| 51.9% | xGF% (5v5) | 49.0% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Werenski | D | 18 | 49 | 67 |
 Matthew Knies | L | 24 | 37 | 61 |
 Adam Fantilli | C | 26 | 31 | 56 |
 Sean Monahan | C | 18 | 28 | 45 |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jack Hughes | C | 31 | 53 | 84 |
| Date | Game | Pick | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | CBJ @ NJD | NJD | CBJ 3–0 NJD | Missed |
| 2025-12-31 | NJD @ CBJ | CBJ | NJD 3–2 CBJ | Missed |
| 2025-12-01 | CBJ @ NJD | NJD | CBJ 5–3 NJD | Missed |
| 2025-10-13 | NJD @ CBJ | NJD | NJD 3–2 CBJ | Correct |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 96 | 47.6% |
| New Jersey Devils | 94 | 42.3% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
 Jesper Bratt | L | 22 | 51 | 72 |
|---|
 Nico Hischier | C | 29 | 40 | 68 |
|---|
 Luke Hughes | D | 8 | 38 | 47 |
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