Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Parlay 9/28/2017

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Bridgestone Arena

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Thursday, September 28, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at +125 and the Predators at -150.

Columbus had a record of 50-24-8 last year and away from home they had a record of 22-12-7. They were 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They tallied 249 goals and surrendered 195 goals for a point differential of +54. For the year they had an ATS mark of 51-36-0 and an over/under record of 35-44-0. Nashville finished with a record of 41-29-12 including 24-9-8 on home ice last year. They were 4th in the Central Division. They scored 240 goals and gave up 224 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread was 55-49-0 while their over/under mark was 47-45-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets were 51-36-0 straight up last year

The Columbus Blue Jackets were 35-44-0 against the over/under last season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators were 55-49-0 straight up last year

The Nashville Predators were 47-45-0 against the over/under last season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

9/24/2017 Boone Jenner C Abdomen
9/24/2017 Sam Vigneault C Finger
9/22/2017 John Ramage D Hamstring
8/30/2017 Brandon Dubinsky C Wrist

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

9/7/2017 Nick Bonino C Leg
9/7/2017 Ryan Ellis D Knee

Player Spotlight

Sergei Bobrovsky had 41 wins and 17 losses last season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He had 1,854 shots against him and he surrendered 127 goals. He made 1,727 stops for a save percentage of 93%. Artemi Panarin scored 73 total points last year for the Blue Jackets. He had 30 goals last season with 210 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He had a total of 43 assists on the year and averaged 19.5 minutes played per contest. Zach Werenski averaged 20.9 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 11 goals on 188 attempts. He had 36 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Roman Josi had 49 total points last season for the Predators. He had 12 goals last year with 217 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He had a total of 37 assists on the year and averaged 25.1 minutes played per contest. Pekka Rinne had 31 wins and 19 losses last season in net for the Predators. He had 1,757 shots against him and he gave up 144 goals. He made 1,613 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Filip Forsberg averaged 18.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 31 goals on 233 attempts. He had 27 assists giving him a total of 58 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets gave up 223 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They averaged 31 shots per contest and as a team shot 9.80% for the year. They allowed 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 92%. The Blue Jackets had 108 total points last year. They scored 249 goals while giving up 195 scores. They had 211 power play chances and scored 42 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Predators had a total of 240 goals scored while they gave up 224 goals last season. They averaged 31 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 9.39%. As a unit they gave up 30 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 91%. The Predators had a total of 94 points last season. They had 49 power play goals on 259 chances for a percentage of 19%. They gave up 241 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets started possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 50.9% for the season. They had 2,402 face-off wins compared to 2,537 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 48.6%. On defense Columbus had 1,654 hits and they blocked 1,179 shots from the opposition. Columbus had a Corsi percentage of 49.5% as they attempted 4,555 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,645 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 49.6% as they had 3,416 attempts while they gave up 3,466 shots on the defensive end.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators started possessions in the offensive zone 50.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 49.3% for the season. They had 2,599 face-off wins compared to 2,453 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 51.4%. On defense Nashville had 1,660 hits and they blocked 1,110 shots from the opposition. Nashville had a Corsi percentage of 51.1% as they attempted 4,776 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,570 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 50.6% as they had 3,545 attempts while they gave up 3,460 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Columbus +125 and over 5.5 total goals

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