New York Rangers at Columbus Blue Jackets prediction, 2026-10-17 (NHL)

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Away · 6−3 New York Rangers #16 in NHL · 48% to win

Home · 2−3 Columbus Blue Jackets #19 in NHL · 52% to win

SAT 6:00P CT · Oct 17 NHL Nationwide Arena

The Forecast

Kalshi latest price at 8:03 AM CT, next to our model

New York Rangers 48%

Columbus Blue Jackets 52%

Chance to win, from our model

← NYR even CBJ → Kalshi market
NYR 45% · CBJ 55% Our forecast
NYR 48% · CBJ 52%

	NYR	CBJ
Our chance	48%	52%
Our fair odds	+108	−108
Kalshi chance market	45%	55%
Kalshi odds market	+120	−120
Edge (ours − Kalshi)	+2.6 pts	−2.6 pts
Kalshi bid / ask	45¢ / 46¢	54¢ / 55¢
Expected goals	3.0	3.0

Expected margin: about even · Expected total: 6.1. Fair odds are the betting odds that match our forecast.

Kalshi market (latest price, updated 8:03 AM CT): Kalshi chance is the middle of each team's bid and ask, scaled so both teams add to 100% (the market's fee margin removed). It's a market price, not the true chance of winning.

Kalshi market price today

CBJ price in cents (NYR is roughly 100 minus it), 11:00 PM CT to 6:42 AM CT

chart runs 44¢ to 64¢latest 54¢

— Kalshi market price for CBJ - - Our forecast: CBJ 52% to win. The price is what the market charges, not the chance of winning.

Team Comparison

2026–27 season · box-score averages from 5+ games

NYR·CBJ

−0.00

rating (0 = average)

−0.05

3.1

goals / game

3.2

2.3

goals allowed / game

4.2

6−3

season record

2−3

5−0

home record

2−2

1−3

away record

0−1

streak

7−3

last 10

4−6

22.8

shots / game

27.8

54.5

faceoff %

58.3

28.2

hits / game

20.0

16.1

blocked shots / game

17.8

4.3

takeaways / game

5.6

15.2

giveaways / game

17.4

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · CBJ 4−6

Mar 19at CBJCBJ 6 − 3

Mar 2at NYRCBJ 5 − 4 OT

Nov 15, 2025at CBJNYR 2 − 1 SO

Mar 15, 2025at CBJNYR 4 − 0

Mar 9, 2025at NYRCBJ 7 − 3

Feb 8, 2025at CBJNYR 4 − 3

Jan 18, 2025at NYRNYR 1 − 0 SO

Feb 28, 2024at NYRNYR 4 − 1

Feb 25, 2024at CBJCBJ 4 − 2

Nov 12, 2023at NYRNYR 4 − 3 SO

Rating Trend

NYR · CBJ · 18 days

NYR · Last 10

7−3 · streak L1

Oct 15at NJ1 − 7L

Oct 13vs TB4 − 1W

Oct 11vs VAN6 − 2W

Oct 9at WSH1 − 3L

Oct 6vs NYI5 − 2W

Oct 4vs UTAH4 − 2W

Oct 2at DET2 − 0W

Oct 1vs TB5 − 1W

Sep 29at BOS0 − 3L

Apr 15at TB4 − 2W

CBJ · Last 10

4−6 · streak L2

Oct 13vs FLA3 − 7L

Oct 10at STL3 − 5L

Oct 9vs PIT3 − 2W

Oct 3vs UTAH1 − 4L

Oct 1vs BUF6 − 3W

Apr 14vs WSH1 − 2L

Apr 12vs BOS2 − 3L

Apr 11at MTL5 − 2W

Apr 9at BUF0 − 5L

Apr 7at DET4 − 3W