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Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Rangers Prediction

Our pick: Columbus Blue Jackets to win at 1.85, locked when this prediction was published. It was the market favourite with the bookmaker margin removed; the analysis below is written from match data.

Columbus Blue Jackets

vs

Nationwide Arena (Columbus)

New York Rangers

Result

Won

Columbus Blue Jackets 1 · New York Rangers 0

Columbus Blue Jackets won after overtime

How our call settled

Our pick, Columbus Blue Jackets to win at locked odds 1.85, won. It was published with 50% confidence.

Before the start the best price on Columbus Blue Jackets to win had shortened from 1.85 to 1.75, so the market moved towards this pick after it was published.

Analysis

Columbus Blue Jackets take on New York Rangers on 17 October 2026, a fixture listed under NHL. The bookmaker line makes Columbus Blue Jackets the favourite at 1.85, which is 51.3% once the bookmaker margin is removed, against New York Rangers at 1.95 (48.7%).

There is no head-to-head record between Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Rangers in our data feed, so past meetings play no part in this call. In our results records, Columbus Blue Jackets won 2 and lost 3 of their last 5 completed matches. In our results records, New York Rangers won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 completed matches.

The call is Columbus Blue Jackets to win, overtime and shootout included, at 50% confidence: the market's margin-free 51.3% for Columbus Blue Jackets, moved down 1.3 points by recent results; the move is limited to 8 points. Line-ups, injuries and the starting goaltenders are not available, so late team news is the main risk to this pick.

Match winner odds

Overtime and shootout included

Updated

1 · Columbus Blue Jackets 1.85 Our pick
2 · New York Rangers 2.37

Best price for each outcome before the start; our pick shows its locked odds.

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