Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks NHL Picks & Predictions 3/2/2018

Friday, March 2, 2018

Honda Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Honda Center to play the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, March 2, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +197 and the Ducks at -220.

Columbus has a record of 32-26-5 this season and on the road they have a record of 13-15-3-3. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 168 goals and given up 175 goals for a point differential of -7. For the season they have an ATS record of 32-31-0 and an over/under record of 27-35-0. Anaheim has a record of 31-21-12 including 16-9-5-2 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 176 goals and surrendered 178 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 31-33-0 while their over/under record is 23-40-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 32-31-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 27-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 31-33-0 straight up this year

The Anaheim Ducks are 23-40-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

03/01/18 LW Nick Foligno Lower Body is upgraded to probable Thursday vs Los Angeles
02/27/18 RW Josh Anderson Knee is out indefinitely
02/27/18 LW Thomas Vanek Acquired is upgraded to probable Thursday vs Los Angeles
02/20/18 D Markus Nutivaara Upper Body IR (02/16)
02/19/18 D Dean Kukan Upper Body IR (02/18)

Key Anaheim Ducks Injuries

10/22/17 RW Patrick Eaves Illness IR (10/14)
02/25/18 C Chris Kelly Acquired is "?" Sunday vs Edmonton
02/24/18 GO John Gibson Lower Body IR (02/24)

Player Spotlight

Sergei Bobrovsky has 27 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,579 shots against him and he's given up 126 goals. He's made 1,453 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Artemi Panarin has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 18 goals this year with 174 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 20.4 minutes played per game. Seth Jones averages 24.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by scoring 9 goals on 207 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Ryan Getzlaf has scored 42 total points this year for the Ducks. He has 9 goals this season with 95 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Ryan Miller has 8 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Ducks. He has 597 shots against him and he's surrendered 45 goals. He's made 552 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Rickard Rakell averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 25 goals on 171 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have allowed 162 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this year. That is 27th in the NHL. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.76% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 9th in the league. The Blue Jackets has 69 total points this season, ranking 19th in the NHL in offense. They are 25th in the league with 168 goals while they've given up 175 goals, which is 23rd overall. They have had 175 power play opportunities and scored 27 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 30th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Ducks are 23rd with 176 goals scored while they are 19th in the NHL with 178 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.08%. They give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 3rd place in the league. The Ducks have a total of 74 points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 31 power play goals on 174 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks their power play unit 24th. They've allowed 229 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.6%, as they've attempted 3,837 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,601 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.7% as they have 2,971 attempts while they have given up 2,662 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 53.3% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.7% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 1,837 face-off wins compared to 1,992 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That ranks them 25th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,387 hits and they have blocked 939 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Ducks start possessions in the offensive zone 47.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.9% for the year. That ranks them 30th and 1st respectively in the NHL. They have 1,981 face-off wins as opposed to 1,890 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Anaheim has 1,563 hits and they've blocked 982 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 10th in blocked shots. Anaheim is ranked 27th in Corsi percentage with 47.3% as they've tried 3,613 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,022 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 27th in the NHL at 47.4%, as they have 2,744 shots while they've given up 3,040 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Blue Jackets/Ducks NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Anaheim -220

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