Columbus Blue Jackets at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Parlay 12/6/2018

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, December 6, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at -105 and the Flyers at -115.

Columbus has a record of 15-10-2 this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 96 goals and surrendered 92 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 15-11-0 and an over/under record of 10-13-0. Philadelphia has a record of 11-12-2 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 76 goals and given up 88 for a goal differential of -12. Their record against the spread is 11-14-0 while their over/under mark is 15-10-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 15-11-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 10-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 11-14-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 15-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/05/18 LW Anthony Duclair Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Philadelphia

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/05/18 RW Wayne Simmonds Upper Body is probable Thursday vs Columbus
11/16/18 GO Brian Elliott Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/30/18 C Corban Knight Upper Body IR (10/28)
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Sergei Bobrovsky has 10 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 568 shots against him and he's surrendered 56 goals. He's made 512 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Cam Atkinson has scored 30 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 19 goals this season with 100 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 11 assists on the year and averages 18.8 minutes played per contest. Artemi Panarin averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 7 goals on 68 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Jakub Voracek has 20 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 7 goals this year with 62 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Anthony Stolarz has 91 shots against him and he's given up 8 goals. He's made 83 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Claude Giroux averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 9 goals on 79 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have given up 82 power play opportunities and surrendered 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this season. That is 21st in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.93% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, ranking them 25th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blue Jackets are 12th overall with 32 total points this year. They are 7th in the league with 96 goals and 5th in goals allowed with 92. They've had 87 power play chances and scored 15 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flyers are 23rd with a total of 76 goals scored while they are 11th with 88 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.62%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 31st in the league. The Flyers have a total of 24 points this season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have had 11 power play goals on 73 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 27th overall. They've given up 80 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 71%, ranking 30th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2%, as they've attempted 1,539 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,525 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.4% as they have 1,217 attempts while they have given up 1,153 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 51.6% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season. That is 21st overall in the NHL. They have 807 face-off wins compared to 855 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense Columbus has 505 hits and they have blocked 372 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 23rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 799 face-off wins compared to 630 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.9%. That is 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 596 hits and they have blocked 367 shots from the opposition, which is 25th in the league. Philadelphia is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.8% as they've attempted 1,490 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,385 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.3% ranks 7th as they have 1,118 attempts while they have given up 1,018 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Columbus -105 and over 6.5 total goals

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