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Columbus Blue Jackets
VS
Boston Bruins

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 30, 11:15PM UTC

We checked every price on this game against our own numbers. The green ones are the bets worth more than they should be.

NHL
TD Garden, Boston
Indoor
Fri 27 Feb 2026, 12:00AM
2
Game markets graded
0
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Columbus Blue Jackets 1.5 Spread -167

The model graded 2 markets for Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $160 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Fri 27 Feb 2026, 12:00AM at TD Garden.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win72.3%
The price says62.5%
Best price-167
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Columbus Blue Jackets 1.5 High72% chance -167
Moneyline High62% chance —
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Spread
Columbus Blue Jackets
+1.5
-167
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Columbus Blue Jackets

  • Elvis Merzlikins GOut
  • Isac Lundestrom COut

Boston Bruins

  • Nikita Zadorov DOut
Availability updated Aug 20, 5:23PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and watch the availability of Elvis Merzlikins, Isac Lundestrom and Nikita Zadorov.
FactorThis fixture
Availability3 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Columbus Blue JacketsNo line posted

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Boston Bruins moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineColumbus Blue Jackets -1.5No line posted

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Boston Bruins puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Boston Bruins total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Boston Bruins — what the model found

Our model graded 2 betting markets for Columbus Blue Jackets at Boston Bruins — 2 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

2
Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 2 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins — recent results

Boston Bruins have won 2 of their last 5 games; Columbus Blue Jackets have won 2 of their last 5.

Boston Bruins — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–4BUFHome
W2–1BUFAway
L1–6BUFHome
L1–3BUFHome
W4–2BUFAway
Columbus Blue Jackets — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L1–2WSHHome
L2–3BOSHome
W5–2MTLAway
L0–5BUFAway
W4–3DETAway

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins — recent meetings

These two have met 3 times recently: Boston Bruins won 3, Columbus Blue Jackets won 0.

DateBoston BruinsColumbus Blue JacketsWinner
Apr 1232Boston Bruins
Mar 2943Boston Bruins
Feb 2742Boston Bruins

Who’s out or in doubt

3 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Boston Bruins
PlayerStatus
Nikita Zadorov DOUT
Columbus Blue Jackets
PlayerStatus
Elvis Merzlikins GOUT
Isac Lundestrom COUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Columbus Blue Jackets vs Boston Bruins in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Jackets vs Bruins, or as Bruins vs Jackets. The most recent game between them was Friday 27 February 2026 at TD Garden. The model has generated 2 game picks for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 3 meetings on record
Boston Bruins 3–0 across the last 3 meetings
DateGameScoreWinner
12 Apr 2026Boston Bruins @ Columbus Blue Jackets2–3Boston Bruins
29 Mar 2026Boston Bruins @ Columbus Blue Jackets3–4Boston Bruins
27 Feb 2026Columbus Blue Jackets @ Boston Bruins4–2Boston Bruins
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