Columbus Blue Jackets at Philadelphia FlyersDec 21, 2026

Time TBDMonday, Dec 21, 2026

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Columbus Blue JacketsCBJ

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Philadelphia FlyersPHI

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Probable goalies, start odds, schedule edge and each team's lines from its last game.

Schedule Edge

Edge: CBJ +11.5 pts

CBJaway+11.6 pts

1 day rest · 668 km travel

PHI on a B2B +9.3 pts
PHI backup likely (53%) +2.3 pts

PHIhome−11.5 pts

Back-to-back · 440 km travel

B2B vs rested CBJ −9.3 pts
Backup likely (53%) −2.2 pts

CBJ has the schedule edge (+11.5 pts net win probability): phi on a b2b, phi backup likely (53%), b2b vs rested cbj, backup likely (53%).

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Columbus Blue Jackets

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Jet Greaves77%
Cam Talbot23%
Schedule: Rested · plays again tomorrow
Last game: W 6–3 vs BUF · Oct 1

L1Coyle – Olivier – Sillinger
10:18
L2Johnson – Knies – Fantilli
10:17
L3Heinen – Garland – Lomberg
6:28
L4Monahan – Nichushkin – Voronkov
6:19
D1Werenski – Mateychuk
15:16
D2Soucy – Andrae
8:50
D3Gudbranson – Christiansen
5:17
PP1Coyle – Werenski – Johnson – Knies – Fantilli
2:18

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Philadelphia Flyers

Goalie: Starter not announced
Start probability: Joseph Woll53%
Dan Vladar47%
Schedule: Second of a back-to-back
Last game: OTL 2–3 at NJD · Oct 1

L1Cates – Foerster – Michkov
7:52
L2Dvorak – Konecny – Martone
6:37
L3Couturier – Acciari – Grundstrom
6:22
L4Tippett – Zegras – Bump
4:41
D1Ristolainen – Sanheim
16:46
D2York – Drysdale
15:51
D3Seeler – Benoit
9:54
PP1Zegras – Drysdale – Foerster – Michkov – Martone
1:00

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Game day: all games on Dec 21.

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.