Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Rangers NHL Parlay 12/27/2018

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Madison Square Garden

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Madison Square Garden to take on the New York Rangers on Thursday, December 27, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at -145 and the Rangers at +115.

Columbus has a record of 21-12-3 this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 117 goals and surrendered 109 goals for a point differential of +8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 20-15-0 and an over/under record of 13-19-0. New York has a record of 15-14-6 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 102 goals and given up 115 for a goal differential of -13. Their record against the spread is 15-19-0 while their over/under mark is 17-17-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 20-15-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 13-19-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 15-19-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 17-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key New York Rangers Injuries

12/18/18 D Kevin Shattenkirk Shoulder IR (12/18)
12/16/18 RW Jesper Fast Upper Body is out 2-4 weeks
11/23/18 LW Cody McLeod Hand is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Sergei Bobrovsky has 16 wins and 10 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 793 shots against him and he's surrendered 69 goals. He's made 724 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Artemi Panarin has scored 39 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 11 goals this season with 95 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 28 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 23 goals on 142 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Chris Kreider has 25 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 17 goals this year with 99 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Henrik Lundqvist has 10 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 867 shots against him and he's given up 74 goals. He's made 793 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Mika Zibanejad averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 11 goals on 107 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have given up 103 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this season. That is 13th in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.10% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 18th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blue Jackets are 8th overall with 45 total points this year. They are 10th in the league with 117 goals and 17th in goals allowed with 109. They've had 116 power play chances and scored 16 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Rangers are 23rd with a total of 102 goals scored while they are 9th with 115 goals surrendered this season. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.13%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 15th in the league. The Rangers have a total of 36 points this season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have had 20 power play goals on 105 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 17th overall. They've given up 112 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking 25th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9%, as they've attempted 2,001 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,013 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.3% as they have 1,590 attempts while they have given up 1,511 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,050 face-off wins compared to 1,116 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.5%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Columbus has 656 hits and they have blocked 502 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Rangers are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.6% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 964 face-off wins compared to 1,035 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense New York has 913 hits and they have blocked 556 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. New York is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.7% as they've attempted 1,846 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,190 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 45.8% ranks 28th as they have 1,379 attempts while they have given up 1,634 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Columbus -145 and over 6 total goals

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