Monday, March 13, 2017

Wells Fargo Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, March 13, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at -125 and the Flyers at +113. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Columbus comes into this matchup having played 67 games. They have an overall record of 43-18-6 and on the road they have a record of 18-9-5. Currently they are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 214 goals and given up 157 goals for a point differential of +57. The Blue Jackets have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 41-24 and an over/under record of 28-35-4. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 31-28-8 including 19-10-4 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 173 goals and surrendered 199 for a goal differential of -26. The Flyers have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 25-36 while their over/under record sits at 29-30-8.

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Zach Werenski has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 9 goals this season with 168 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 21.2 minutes played per game. Cam Atkinson has averaged 18.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 30 goals on 200 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 57 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 36 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 1,531 shots against him and has given up 107 goals. He has made 1,424 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 13 goals this season with 167 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 28 goals on 185 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. Steve Mason has 19 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 1,257 shots against him and has given up 118 goals. He has made 1,139 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Blue Jackets have 92 total points this season. They have scored 214 goals while giving up 157 goals. They have had 185 power play opportunities and have scored 40 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Blue Jackets have allowed 178 power play opportunities and given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.33% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Flyers have a total of 70 points on the season. They have 47 power play goals on 229 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 203 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Blue Jackets have a total of 173 goals scored while they've given up 199 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.18%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Columbus has a Corsi percentage of 49.8% as they've attempted 3,741 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,772 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.8% as they have 2,800 attempts while they've given up 2,818 shots on the defensive end. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 49.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the season. They have 1,981 face off wins compared to 2,119 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.3%. On defense has 1,277 hits and they've blocked 954 shots from the opposition.

Philadelphia has attempted 4,131 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,749 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 53% as they have 3,016 shots while they've given up 2,673 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 55.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 44.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.5% as they've compiled 2,072 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,948 face off losses. On defense has blocked 1,076 shot attempts and they have 1,699 hits as a unit.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 41-24 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 28-35-4 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 25-36 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 29-30-8 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/10/16 RW David Clarkson Back out indefinitely
03/12/17 D Ryan Murray Hand injured last game, doubtful Monday vs. Philadelphia
03/06/17 RW Josh Anderson Knee out indefinitely
02/28/17 LW Matt Calvert Oblique out indefinitely
02/24/17 LW Lukas Sedlak Lower Body out indefinitely
01/20/17 D Markus Nutivaara Lower Body out indefinitely

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

03/01/17 LW Michael Raffl Lower Body out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia +113

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