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DET 0 – 1 CBJ

Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets. Final. The model's pre-game price is kept below as recorded.

Model
CBJ 56%
Expected score
2.9 – 3.2
Market
—
Venue
Nationwide Arena
Pre-game price

What the model says

Lineups not yet published: each club's usual lineup assumed. Starting goalie not confirmed: goaltending held at league average.

CBJ win56%DET 44%
FinishesCBJ reg 44% · OT/SO 12%DET reg 33% · OT/SO 11%
Most likely finalsDET 2–3 CBJ (7%) · DET 3–2 CBJ (6%) · DET 3–4 CBJ (5%)
Club ratings (Elo)CBJ 1494 · DET 1460by results; last season's, until this one has enough games

Source: CapOrCup game model (derived from club ratings, rest and starters)

Starters · depth chart 2026-09-28

In goal

The league names no starter before puck drop. First on each club's depth chart, from the licensed feed, is the expected starter.

DET · expected (depth chart)

John Gibson

Goalie rating 1500 (below the league middle) · +19.9 saved above expected on 2281 shots last season
CBJ · expected (depth chart)

Jet Greaves

Goalie rating 1535 (above the league middle) · +25.4 saved above expected on 2381 shots last season
Projected lineups · Sportradar NHL API v7, team depth charts · as of 2026-09-28

Expected lines

What each club intends per the feed's depth chart, with each forward's shooter rating (Elo, against the goalies faced last season). A listing is the club's statement, not a game sheet.

DET

Detroit Red Wings

Head coach Todd McLellan

L1 Alex DeBrincat (above the league middle) · Andrew Copp (bottom tenth of the league) · Lucas Raymond (above the league middle)

L2 Emmitt Finnie (bottom tenth of the league) · Marco Kasper (bottom tenth of the league) · Viktor Arvidsson (above the league middle)

L3 Mason Appleton (above the league middle) · Nate Danielson · Michael Brandsegg-Nygård

D1 Simon Edvinsson (above the league middle) · Moritz Seider (above the league middle)

D2 Albert Johansson (above the league middle) · Justin Faulk (top tenth of the league)

PP1 Viktor Arvidsson (above the league middle) · Andrew Copp (bottom tenth of the league) · Lucas Raymond (above the league middle) · Alex DeBrincat (above the league middle) · Moritz Seider (above the league middle)

CBJ

Columbus Blue Jackets

Head coach Rick Bowness

L1 Kent Johnson (bottom tenth of the league) · Adam Fantilli (below the league middle) · Kirill Marchenko (above the league middle)

L2 Valeri Nichushkin (bottom tenth of the league) · Sean Monahan (below the league middle) · Conor Garland (below the league middle)

L3 Mathieu Olivier (above the league middle) · Charlie Coyle (below the league middle) · Cole Sillinger (bottom tenth of the league)

D1 Zach Werenski (top tenth of the league) · Damon Severson (above the league middle)

D2 Ivan Provorov (above the league middle) · Denton Mateychuk (top tenth of the league)

PP1 Charlie Coyle (below the league middle) · Adam Fantilli (below the league middle) · Kent Johnson (bottom tenth of the league) · Kirill Marchenko (above the league middle) · Zach Werenski (top tenth of the league)

Injury listings · as of 2026-09-29

Who the clubs list as out

Club-announced listings relayed by the licensed feed. No cause is inferred; Day To Day players are shown but not counted as out.

DET · 2 out

Detroit Red Wings

Dylan Larkin (C): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-09-16, expected back 2026-09-21

Jacob Bernard-Docker (D): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-09-28

CBJ · 3 out

Columbus Blue Jackets

Dante Fabbro (D): Out (upper-body), listed since 2026-09-25, expected back 2026-10-09

Isac Lundestrom (C): Out (achilles), listed since 2026-09-25, expected back 2026-11-10

Mikael Pyyhtia (LW): Out (lower body), listed since 2026-09-25, expected back 2026-10-03

Goals · the league's own clips

1 goals

Each goal links to the league's clip on its own site. Nothing is rehosted.

CBJ · P5 00:00 · C. Garland

Replay review once the condensed game has been read · Ledger