Thursday, October 22, 2015

Xcel Energy Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, October 22, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +170 and the Wild at -189. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Columbus comes into this matchup having played 7 games. They have an overall record of 0-7-0 and on the road they have a record of 0-3-0. They have scored 13 goals and given up 34 goals for a point differential of -21. Minnesota shows up with a record of 3-1-1 including 1-0-0 at home this season. They have scored 14 goals and surrendered 15 for a goal differential of -1.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 1 goal this season with 24 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nick Foligno is averaging 19 minutes of ice time per contest this season. Over that span he has a shooting percentage of 4% by getting 1 goal by way of 26 shots. He has tallied 3 assists giving him a total of 4 points for the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has a total of 0 wins and 5 losses this season in the crease for the Blue Jackets. He has faced 139 shots against him and has given up 23 goals. He has tallied 116 saves for a save percentage of 84%.

Zach Parise has accumulated 7 total points this season for the Wild. He has 5 goals this season with 19 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 26%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Jason Pominville is averaging 18 minutes of ice time per contest. Over that span he has 0 goals by way of 16 shots. He has tallied 4 assists giving him a total of 4 points for the year. Devan Dubnyk has a total of 3 wins and 1 loss this season in the crease for the Wild. He has faced 106 shots against him and has given up 12 goals. He has tallied 94 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Blue Jackets have 0 total points for this campaign. They have tallied 13 goals while allowing 34 goals. They have had 29 power play opportunities and have scored 6 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. They have given up 21 power play opportunities and allowed 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 67%.

The Wild have a total of 7 points for the season. They have scored 4 power play goals on 16 chances so far giving them a 25% power play scoring percentage. They have given up 18 power play opportunities and have allowed 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They have a total of 14 goals scored while giving up 15 goals this year.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 0-7 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 5-2-0 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 3-2 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 2-1-2 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/09/15 RW Josh Anderson Eye out indefinitely

Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/14/15 C Tyler Graovac Groin expected to miss 2 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus

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