Friday, January 13, 2017

Amalie Arena

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday, January 13, 2017.

Columbus comes into this matchup having played 40 games. They have an overall record of 28-8-4 and on the road they have a record of 12-4-3. Currently they are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 135 goals and given up 90 goals for a point differential of +45. The Blue Jackets have an overall record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-12 and an over/under record of 15-21-4. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 19-19-4 including 11-7-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 118 goals and surrendered 127 for a goal differential of -9. The Lightning have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 17-23 while their over/under record sits at 21-16-5.

Zach Werenski has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 6 goals this season with 100 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Cam Atkinson has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 20 goals on 121 shots. He has 20 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 26 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 960 shots against him and has given up 66 goals. He has made 894 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Nikita Kucherov has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 16 goals this season with 111 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Victor Hedman has averaged 25 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 7 goals on 83 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 10 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 658 shots against him and has given up 63 goals. He has made 595 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Blue Jackets have 60 total points this season. They have scored 135 goals while giving up 90 goals. They have had 120 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. The Blue Jackets have allowed 112 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 11.18% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Lightning have a total of 42 points on the season. They have 36 power play goals on 153 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 24%. They have allowed 141 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Blue Jackets have a total of 118 goals scored while they've given up 127 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.40%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Columbus has a Corsi percentage of 49.6% as they've attempted 2,221 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,259 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.9% as they have 1,669 attempts while they've given up 1,675 shots on the defensive end. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 50.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season. They have 1,147 face off wins compared to 1,250 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.9%. On defense Columbus has 771 hits and they've blocked 584 shots from the opposition.

Tampa Bay has attempted 2,293 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,245 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.1% as they have 1,736 shots while they've given up 1,727 attempts on defense. The Lightning have an offensive zone percentage of 50.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.8% as they've compiled 1,246 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,306 face off losses. On defense Tampa Bay has blocked 518 shot attempts and they have 904 hits as a unit.

Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 26-12 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 15-21-4 against the over/under

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 17-23 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 21-16-5 against the over/under

Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/10/16 RW David Clarkson Back out indefinitely
10/10/16 GO Joonas Korpisalo Groin out indefinitely
01/11/17 LW Matt Calvert Illness out indefinitely
01/10/17 GO Sergei Bobrovsky Illness "?" Friday vs Tampa Bay

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/29/16 C Brayden Point Upper Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/16/16 C Steven Stamkos Knee out 4 months
01/11/17 GO Ben Bishop Lower Body is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Buffalo
01/11/17 LW Ondrej Palat Mouth is upgraded to probable Thursday vs. Buffalo
01/11/17 RW Ryan Callahan Hip is downgraded to expected to miss Thursday vs. Buffalo
01/10/17 C Brian Boyle Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Buffalo
01/08/17 D Braydon Coburn Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Buffalo
01/08/17 RW J.T. Brown Head out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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