Saturday, January 16, 2016

Nationwide Arena

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, January 16, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at -120 and the Blue Jackets at +109. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 45 games. They have an overall record of 22-20-3 and on the road they have a record of 12-10-0. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 128 goals and given up 127 goals for a point differential of +1. Columbus shows up with a record of 16-25-4 including 7-9-4 at home this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 114 goals and surrendered 145 for a goal differential of -31.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 10 goals this season with 96 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 15 goals on 151 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 15 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 902 shots against him and has given up 82 goals. He has made 820 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 8 goals this season with 103 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Scott Hartnell has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 15 goals on 85 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 31 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%.

The Avalanche have 47 total points this season. They have scored 128 goals while giving up 127 goals. They have had 153 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Avalanche have allowed 144 power play opportunities and given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.05% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blue Jackets have a total of 36 points on the season. They have 25 power play goals on 140 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 165 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 112 goals scored while they've given up 144 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.71%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 22-23 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 22-22-1 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 14-29 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 21-21-3 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/30/15 D Brad Stuart Back out indefinitely
12/26/15 GO Reto Berra Ankle out indefinitely
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely
01/04/16 D Erik Johnson Knee expected to miss 1-2 weeks

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/30/15 LW Matt Calvert Knee out 4 weeks
11/30/15 LW Markus Hannikainen Shoulder expected to miss 2 months
01/09/16 LW Nick Foligno Upper Body out indefinitely
01/04/16 GO Curtis McElhinney Ankle out indefinitely
01/04/16 RW David Clarkson Upper Body out indefinitely
01/02/16 GO Sergei Bobrovsky Groin out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado

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