Columbus Blue Jackets at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Parlay 10/17/2017

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Bell MTS Place

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at -114 and the Jets at -109.

Columbus has a record of 4-1-0 this year and away from home they have a record of 2-1-0. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 16 goals and surrendered 11 goals for a point differential of +5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-1-0 and an over/under record of 2-3-0. Winnipeg has a record of 3-2-0, including 1-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 16 goals and have given up 18 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 3-2-0 while their over/under mark is 4-1-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 4-1-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 2-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 3-2-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 4-1-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/15/17 D Gabriel Carlsson Upper Body IR (10/15)

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

10/15/17 C Mathieu Perreault Lower Body left last game, "?" Tuesday vs. Columbus
10/14/17 C Adam Lowry Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs. Columbus
10/08/17 LW Matt Hendricks Lower Body IR (10/01)

Player Spotlight

Sergei Bobrovsky has 4 wins and 0 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 126 shots against him and he's surrendered 6 goals. He's made 120 stops for a save percentage of 95%. Sonny Milano has scored 4 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 4 goals this season with 9 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 44%. Artemi Panarin averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 1 goal on 11 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has 5 total points this season for the Jets. He has 3 goals this year with 11 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 27%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Connor Hellebuyck has 3 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 111 shots against him and he's given up 7 goals. He's made 104 saves for a save percentage of 94%. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 5 goals on 21 attempts. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have given up 13 power play opportunities and surrendered 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this season. That is 23rd in the league. They average 35 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.14% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, ranking them 6th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blue Jackets are 5th overall with 8 total points this year. They are 13th in the league with 16 goals and 27th in goals allowed with 11. They've had 13 power play chances and scored 1 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 8%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 16th with a total of 16 goals scored while they are 9th with 18 goals surrendered this season. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.74%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 16th in the league. The Jets have a total of 6 points this season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have had 2 power play goals on 19 chances for a percentage of 11%. That is 23rd overall. They've given up 21 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 71%, ranking 30th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus has a Corsi percentage of 53.2% as they've tried 301 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 265 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 8th in Corsi percentage. They are 6th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 54.7% as they have 233 shots while they've given up 193 attempts on defense. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the year. That puts them 19th and 11th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 143 face-off wins as opposed to 175 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 45%. That is 28th overall in the NHL. On defense Columbus has 95 hits and they've blocked 72 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 14th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 39.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 60.8% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 156 face-off wins compared to 165 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 98 hits and they have blocked 86 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Winnipeg is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.6% as they've attempted 263 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 314 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.3% ranks 30th as they have 189 attempts while they have given up 228 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Winnipeg -109 and under 5.5 total goals

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