Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Air Canada Centre

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, April 6, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at -104 and the Maple Leafs at -106. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Columbus comes into this matchup having played 79 games. They have an overall record of 31-40-8 and on the road they have a record of 14-23-2. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 205 goals and given up 246 goals for a point differential of -41. The Blue Jackets have 8 overtime losses including 4 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 3-7-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-48 and an over/under record of 39-35-5. Toronto shows up with a record of 28-40-11 including 14-17-9 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 192 goals and surrendered 233 for a goal differential of -41. The Maple Leafs have 11 losses in OT and 6 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 26-51 while their over/under record sits at 31-36-12.

Ryan Johansen has accumulated 56 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 14 goals this season with 179 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 42 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 15% by scoring 21 goals on 144 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 13 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 996 shots against him and has given up 92 goals. He has made 904 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Nazem Kadri has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 17 goals this season with 260 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Leo Komarov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 129 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Jonathan Bernier has 11 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,070 shots against him and has given up 100 goals. He has made 970 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Blue Jackets have 70 total points this season. They have scored 199 goals while giving up 242 goals. They have had 242 power play opportunities and have scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Blue Jackets have allowed 268 power play opportunities and given up 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.65% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 67 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 252 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 260 power play opportunities and have given up 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Blue Jackets have a total of 186 goals scored while they've given up 227 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.62%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Columbus has a Corsi percentage of 47.6% as they've attempted 4,206 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,622 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48% as they have 3,141 attempts while they've given up 3,407 shots on the defensive end. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. They have 2,385 face off wins compared to 2,484 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49%. On defense Columbus has 2,061 hits and they've blocked 1,215 shots from the opposition.

Toronto has attempted 4,885 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,365 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.7% as they have 3,603 shots while they've given up 3,370 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs have an offensive zone percentage of 51.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.6% as they've compiled 2,533 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,468 face off losses. On defense Toronto has blocked 995 shot attempts and they have 2,065 hits as a unit.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 27-48 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 39-35-5 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 26-51 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 31-36-12 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

04/05/16 D Cody Goloubef Oblique "?" Wednesday vs. Toronto
03/31/16 D Fedor Tyutin Undisclosed out indefinitely
03/20/16 RW David Clarkson Concussion out indefinitely
03/19/16 GO Curtis McElhinney Knee out for season
02/26/16 D Jack Johnson Shoulder out for season

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/17/15 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
10/17/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee out for season
04/04/16 C Nazem Kadri Suspension out for season
04/04/16 C Peter Holland Concussion out indefinitely
04/02/16 LW Milan Michalek Knee out for season
03/29/16 D Viktor Loov Upper Body out indefinitely
03/26/16 C Leo Komarov Lower Body out indefinitely
03/26/16 LW Nikita Soshinkov Upper Body out indefinitely
03/12/16 D Jared Cowen Hip out indefinitely
03/08/16 D Matt Hunwick Hernia out for season
02/25/16 LW James Van Riemsdyk Foot out for season
02/25/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto

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