Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 11/12/2018

Monday, November 12, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Monday, November 12, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at -105 and the Stars at -105.

Columbus has a record of 9-6-2 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 56 goals and given up 58 goals for a point differential of -2. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-7-0 and an over/under record of 7-9-0. Dallas is 9-6-2 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 50 goals and surrendered 48 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 9-7-0 while their over/under record is 6-8-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 9-7-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 7-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 9-7-0 straight up this year

The Dallas Stars are 6-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/08/18 C Brandon Dubinsky None is OUT 4-6 weeks

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

11/10/18 D Marc Methot Lower Body is questionable Monday vs Columbus
11/10/18 D Roman Polak Illness is questionable Monday vs Columbus
11/09/18 RW Alexander Radulov Lower Body IR (11/09)
11/09/18 D John Klingberg Upper Body IR (11/09)
11/02/18 D Connor Carrick Foot IR (11/02)
10/03/18 C Martin Hanzal Back IR (10/03)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 7 goals this year with 58 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Artemi Panarin averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 5 goals on 56 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 5 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 339 shots against him and he's given up 31 goals. He's made 308 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin has scored 17 total points this year for the Stars. He has 5 goals this season with 78 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 21.4 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn averages 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 7 goals on 47 shots. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 6 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Stars. He has 364 shots against him and he's surrendered 31 goals. He's made 333 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 20 total points this season, which ranks them 10th in the NHL. They are 7th in the league in goals scored with 56 while they've given up 58 goals, ranking them 6th overall. They have had 64 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the NHL. The Blue Jackets have allowed 56 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, putting them 24th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.89% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 22nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars are 11th in the NHL with a total of 20 points this year. They have 11 power play goals on 45 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks them 9th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 54 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 14th in the NHL. As a team, the Stars are 18th in the league with 50 goals scored while they've given up 48 goals, which is 22nd overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.77%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3%, as they've attempted 1,008 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 956 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.4% as they have 798 attempts while they have given up 725 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 53.2% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.8% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 512 face-off wins compared to 549 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Columbus has 285 hits and they have blocked 231 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Stars are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 46.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 53.8% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 535 face-off wins compared to 480 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Dallas has 365 hits and they have blocked 248 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Dallas is 25th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.3% as they've attempted 881 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,023 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.4% ranks 26th as they have 671 attempts while they have given up 775 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus -105

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