Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers NHL Picks & Predictions 3/27/2018

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Rogers Place

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Rogers Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at -175 and the Oilers at +158.

Columbus has a record of 42-29-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 17-17-3-3. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 215 goals and surrendered 208 goals for a point differential of +7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 42-34-0 and an over/under record of 35-40-0. Edmonton has a record of 34-36-6 including 17-17-4-0 on home ice this year. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 221 goals and have given up 243 for a goal differential of -22. Their record against the spread is 34-42-0 while their over/under mark is 36-36-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 42-34-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 35-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 34-42-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 36-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

03/24/18 D Jack Johnson Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Edmonton
03/24/18 D Dean Kukan Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Edmonton
03/23/18 LW Lukas Sedlak Head is out indefinitely
02/27/18 RW Josh Anderson Knee is out indefinitely

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

03/25/18 RW Zack Kassian Head is "?" Tuesday vs Columbus
03/25/18 LW Michael Cammalleri Undisclosed is "?" Tuesday vs Columbus
03/25/18 GO Al Montoya Undisclosed is "?" Tuesday vs Columbus
03/19/18 D Oscar Klefbom Shoulder is out for season

Player Spotlight

Seth Jones has scored 50 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 15 goals this season with 240 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 35 assists on the year and averages 24.6 minutes played per contest. Artemi Panarin averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 25 goals on 216 attempts. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 69 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 34 wins and 22 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,860 shots against him and he's surrendered 145 goals. He's made 1,715 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has 67 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 24 goals this year with 180 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 43 assists on the year and averages 19.3 minutes played per contest. Connor McDavid averages 21.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 39 goals on 258 attempts. He has 60 assists, giving him a total of 99 points on the year. Cam Talbot has 29 wins and 27 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 1,871 shots against him and he's given up 171 goals. He's made 1,700 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 89 total points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They've scored 215 goals while giving up 208 scores, which has them ranked 20th and 22nd respectively. They have had 209 power play chances and scored 32 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 30th in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 197 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 24th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.35% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 6th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 22nd in the league with a total of 74 points this season. They have 28 power play goals on 193 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 31st in the NHL. They've given up 230 power play opportunities and surrendered 57 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking 29th overall. As a team, the Oilers are 16th with a total of 221 goals scored while they've given up 243 goals this season, ranking 5th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.65%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3%, as they've attempted 4,593 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,363 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.4% as they have 3,549 attempts while they have given up 3,225 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.8% of the time, which is 5th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 2,201 face-off wins compared to 2,370 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,625 hits and they have blocked 1,138 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the year. That ranks them 10th and 21st respectively in the NHL. They have 2,224 face-off wins as opposed to 2,353 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Edmonton has 2,022 hits and they've blocked 1,205 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 4th in blocked shots. Edmonton is ranked 8th in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've tried 4,695 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,520 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 6th in the NHL at 51.5%, as they have 3,525 shots while they've given up 3,315 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus -175

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