Friday, November 13, 2015

Consol Energy Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Consol Energy Center to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, November 13, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +166 and the Penguins at -184. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Columbus comes into this matchup having played 16 games. They have an overall record of 4-12-0 and on the road they have a record of 4-6-0. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 38 goals and given up 59 goals for a point differential of -21. Pittsburgh shows up with a record of 10-5-0 including 5-2-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 35 goals and surrendered 31 for a goal differential of +4.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 1 goal this season with 32 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 3%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nick Foligno has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 2% by scoring 1 goal on 41 shots. He has 5 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 4 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 364 shots against him and has given up 43 goals. He has made 321 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Sidney Crosby has accumulated 9 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 2 goals this season with 41 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 4 goals on 37 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 8 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 377 shots against him and has given up 26 goals. He has made 351 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Blue Jackets have 8 total points this season. They have scored 38 goals while giving up 59 goals. They have had 58 power play opportunities and have scored 12 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Blue Jackets have allowed 52 power play opportunities and given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.85% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%.

The Penguins have a total of 20 points on the season. They have 7 power play goals on 48 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 48 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. As a team, the Blue Jackets have a total of 35 goals scored while they've given up 31 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.58%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 4-12 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 9-6-1 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 9-5 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 3-9-3 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

11/12/15 C Alexander Wennberg Foot out indefinitely
11/04/15 RW David Clarkson Back expected to miss 7-10 days

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

11/12/15 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Eye "?" Friday vs. Columbus

Tony's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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