Saturday, October 24, 2015

Pepsi Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, October 24, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +102 and the Avalanche at -112. The over/under has been set at 5.

Columbus comes into this matchup having played 8 games. They have an overall record of 0-8-0 and on the road they have a record of 0-4-0. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 15 goals and given up 37 goals for a point differential of -22. Colorado shows up with a record of 2-3-1 including 1-2-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 16 goals and surrendered 17 for a goal differential of -1.

Ryan Johansen has a total of 6 points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 1 goal for the year with 24 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has accumulated 5 assists on the season and has an average of 18 minutes played per game. Nick Foligno has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 3% by scoring 1 goal on 29 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has no wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 162 shots against him and has given up 26 goals. He has made 136 saves for a save percentage of 84%.

Gabriel Landeskog has a total of 6 points this season for the Avalanche. He has 4 goals for the year with 10 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 40%. He has accumulated 2 assists on the season and has an average of 20 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 2 goals on 17 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 1 win and 2 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 101 shots against him and has given up 14 goals. He has made 87 saves for a save percentage of 86%.

The Blue Jackets have 0 total points this season. They have scored 15 goals while giving up 37 goals. They have had 31 power play opportunities and have scored 7 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Blue Jackets have allowed 23 power play opportunities and given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 65%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 5.93% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 84%.

The Avalanche have a total of 5 points on the season. They have 6 power play goals on 22 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 27%. They have allowed 22 power play opportunities and have given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 91%. As a team, the Blue Jackets have a total of 16 goals scored while they've given up 17 goals to this point. They average 25 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.88%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 0-8 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 5-3-0 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 2-4 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 3-3-0 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/09/15 RW Josh Anderson Eye out indefinitely

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/17/15 D Tyson Barrie Suspension expected to miss 3 games; eligible to return Oct 27 vs Florida
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado

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