| Outcome | Probability | Yes Bid | Yes Ask | 24h Change | Volume | |
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| Denton Mateychuk | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Emil Heineman | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Erik Gudbranson | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Isac Lundestrom | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Kirill Marchenko | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Mason Marchment | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Mathew Barzal | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Matthew Schaefer | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Ondrej Palat | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Scott Mayfield | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Sean Monahan | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Simon Holmstrom | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Tony DeAngelo | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Zach Werenski | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Jean-Gabriel Pageau | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Casey Cizikas | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Ivan Provorov | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Anthony Duclair | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Ryan Pulock | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Marc Gatcomb | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Mathieu Olivier | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Bo Horvat | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Adam Fantilli | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Adam Pelech | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Anders Lee | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Boone Jenner | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Calum Ritchie | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Carson Soucy | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Charlie Coyle | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Cole Sillinger | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Damon Severson | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Dante Fabbro | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
| Danton Heinen | 0% | 0¢ | 0¢ | — | $0 | Trade → |
This market asks which player or side will score the first goal in the NHL game between the Columbus Blue Jackets (CBJ) and the New York Islanders (NYI). First-goal markets matter because they concentrate attention on early-game matchups, starting personnel, and special-teams situations that can shift quickly before puck drop.
Columbus and New York are NHL clubs with different line and system tendencies; matchup history, roster construction, and coaching strategy all shape how the opening minutes are played. The identity of the starters (centers, wingers, and goalies), last-change privileges for the home team, and each club’s success on the power play and penalty kill are recurring contextual factors affecting who gets the first opportunity to score. Because this market is outcome-specific (first goal), short-game events such as early penalties, rebound chances, and net-front presence can outweigh season-long trends.
Prediction market odds for a first-goal market reflect the aggregated market view of which player or side is most likely to produce that opening goal, given publicly available information like lineups and recent form. Use odds as a snapshot that updates as new information (starting lineups, scratches, goalie confirmations, or announced special-teams changes) becomes available.
Starting goalies matter because their style, recent form, and historical tendency to allow early goals change the market’s assessment of which team or player has the best chance at the first goal; a late goalie change usually triggers rapid market adjustments as participants update their expectations.
A scratched player cannot score, so markets generally treat that outcome as impossible once the scratch is official; participants and market prices typically adjust once official lineup changes are published, and bets on that specific player would not win.
An early power play increases the chance that a goal will come from the team with the advantage and boosts the prospects of their designated power-play specialists and net-front players, altering the relative attractiveness of those first-goal outcomes.
Home-ice provides strategic advantages such as last-change for matchups and reduced travel for the home team, which can influence early possession and zone starts; those structural benefits are factored into how market participants view first-goal prospects for the Islanders.
Settlement in case of postponement or cancellation follows the platform’s official rules; commonly, if the game is not played within the platform’s specified window, markets are voided and stakes returned, but traders should consult the marketplace’s event rules for the definitive policy.