Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils NHL Parlay 12/23/2018

Sunday, December 23, 2018

Prudential Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Prudential Center to take on the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, December 23, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at -120 and the Devils at -105.

Columbus has a record of 19-12-3 this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 110 goals and surrendered 106 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 19-15-0 and an over/under record of 12-19-0. New Jersey has a record of 12-15-7 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 102 goals and given up 122 for a goal differential of -20. Their record against the spread is 12-22-0 while their over/under mark is 21-11-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 19-15-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 12-19-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 12-22-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 21-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/21/18 LW Marcus Johansson Undisclosed IR (12/21)
12/17/18 GO Cory Schneider Abdominal is out indefinitely
12/15/18 RW Stefan Noesen Undisclosed IR (12/15)

Player Spotlight

Sergei Bobrovsky has 14 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 717 shots against him and he's surrendered 66 goals. He's made 651 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Artemi Panarin has scored 34 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 9 goals this season with 91 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 20 goals on 132 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Kyle Palmieri has 33 total points this season for the Devils. He has 18 goals this year with 108 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 15 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Keith Kinkaid has 12 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has 814 shots against him and he's given up 79 goals. He's made 735 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Taylor Hall averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 11 goals on 108 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have given up 96 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 14th in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.83% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 21st in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blue Jackets are 14th overall with 41 total points this year. They are 13th in the league with 110 goals and 15th in goals allowed with 106. They've had 110 power play chances and scored 16 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Devils are 19th with a total of 102 goals scored while they are 4th with 122 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.04%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 29th in the league. The Devils have a total of 31 points this season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have had 20 power play goals on 110 chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st overall. They've given up 110 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 8th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7%, as they've attempted 1,929 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,878 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.1% as they have 1,532 attempts while they have given up 1,406 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,003 face-off wins compared to 1,051 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Columbus has 621 hits and they have blocked 472 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 1,027 face-off wins compared to 1,141 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.4%. That is 30th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 725 hits and they have blocked 460 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. New Jersey is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.8% as they've attempted 1,948 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,967 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 12th as they have 1,539 attempts while they have given up 1,507 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Columbus -120 and over 6 total goals

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