Thursday, November 19, 2015

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, November 19, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +112 and the Senators at -124. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Columbus comes into this matchup having played 19 games. They have an overall record of 7-12-0 and on the road they have a record of 5-6-0. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 48 goals and given up 63 goals for a point differential of -15. Ottawa shows up with a record of 8-5-5 including 3-3-4 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 54 goals and surrendered 57 for a goal differential of -3.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 2 goals this season with 36 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Scott Hartnell has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 8 goals on 42 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 7 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 442 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 395 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Senators. He has 3 goals this season with 42 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 8 goals on 48 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 6 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 447 shots against him and has given up 40 goals. He has made 407 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Blue Jackets have 14 total points this season. They have scored 48 goals while giving up 63 goals. They have had 70 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Blue Jackets have allowed 65 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.41% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Senators have a total of 21 points on the season. They have 12 power play goals on 55 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 63 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. As a team, the Blue Jackets have a total of 54 goals scored while they've given up 57 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.53%. As a team they give up 35 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 7-12 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 10-8-1 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 5-10 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 8-10-0 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

11/14/15 C Brandon Dubinsky Elbow expected to miss 2-3 weeks
11/12/15 C Alexander Wennberg Foot out indefinitely
11/04/15 RW David Clarkson Back expected to miss 7-10 days

Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/16/15 GO Andrew Hammond Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs Columbus
11/16/15 D Jared Cowen Foot "?" Thursday vs Columbus
10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa

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