Tuesday, December 15, 2015

American Airlines Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, December 15, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +215 and the Stars at -265. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Columbus comes into this matchup having played 31 games. They have an overall record of 11-17-3 and on the road they have a record of 7-10-0. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 74 goals and given up 93 goals for a point differential of -19. Dallas shows up with a record of 22-6-2 including 11-3-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 102 goals and surrendered 79 for a goal differential of +23.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 6 goals this season with 77 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Scott Hartnell has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 12 goals on 62 shots. He has 10 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 11 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 713 shots against him and has given up 60 goals. He has made 653 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Stars. He has 15 goals this season with 125 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 20 goals on 94 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 12 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 517 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 470 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Blue Jackets have 25 total points this season. They have scored 74 goals while giving up 92 goals. They have had 98 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Blue Jackets have allowed 107 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.23% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Stars have a total of 46 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 96 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 88 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Blue Jackets have a total of 101 goals scored while they've given up 78 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.47%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 11-20 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 12-16-3 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 21-8 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 15-15-0 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/13/15 RW David Clarkson Upper Body probable Monday vs. Tampa Bay
12/09/15 GO Sergei Bobrovsky Groin expected to miss 3-4 weeks
12/08/15 RW Rene Bourque Upper Body out indefinitely
11/30/15 LW Markus Hannikainen Shoulder expected to miss 2 months
11/21/15 D Cody Goloubef Jaw expected to miss 6 weeks

Dallas Stars Injuries

10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus

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