Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders NHL Picks & Predictions 2/13/2018

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Barclays Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Barclays Center to take on the New York Islanders on Tuesday, February 13, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at +100 and the Islanders at -110.

Columbus has a record of 28-23-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 11-13-3-3. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 147 goals and surrendered 155 goals for a point differential of -8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-27-0 and an over/under record of 24-30-0. New York has a record of 27-24-6 including 15-9-4-1 on home ice this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 193 goals and have given up 210 for a goal differential of -17. Their record against the spread is 27-30-0 while their over/under mark is 36-18-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 28-27-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 24-30-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 27-30-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 36-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/01/17 D Ryan Murray Upper Body IR (11/27)
01/17/18 LW Sonny Milano Oblique IR (01/08)

Key New York Islanders Injuries

12/18/17 D Calvin de Haan Shoulder IR (12/16)
11/08/17 LW Nikolay Kulemin Shoulder IR (11/06)
02/11/18 LW Tanner Fritz Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs Columbus
02/08/18 D Scott Mayfield Upper Body IR (02/05)
01/20/18 LW Shane Prince Upper Body IR (01/18)

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 45 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 15 goals this season with 154 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 30 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Seth Jones averages 24.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by tallying 8 goals on 177 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 23 wins and 18 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,391 shots against him and he's surrendered 112 goals. He's made 1,279 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has 60 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 14 goals this year with 95 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 46 assists on the year and averages 18.1 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 29 goals on 140 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the year. Jaroslav Halak has 17 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 1,289 shots against him and he's given up 118 goals. He's made 1,171 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 60 total points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They've scored 147 goals while giving up 155 scores, which has them ranked 24th and 23rd respectively. They have had 157 power play chances and scored 22 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 31st in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 142 power play opportunities and surrendered 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 27th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 7.81% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 11th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders are 21st in the league with a total of 60 points this season. They have 39 power play goals on 182 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the NHL. They've given up 167 power play opportunities and surrendered 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking 30th overall. As a team, the Islanders are 2nd with a total of 193 goals scored while they've given up 210 goals this season, ranking 1st in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.89%. As a unit they give up 36 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 29th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1%, as they've attempted 3,343 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,199 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.3% as they have 2,586 attempts while they have given up 2,363 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,621 face-off wins compared to 1,759 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,219 hits and they have blocked 836 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 29th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 47.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52.5% for the season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 1,667 face-off wins compared to 1,782 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That is 28th in the league. On defense New York has 1,237 hits and they have blocked 863 shots from the opposition, which is 9th in the league. New York is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.2% as they've attempted 3,230 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,614 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.5% ranks 29th as they have 2,390 attempts while they have given up 2,751 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus +100

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