Columbus Blue Jackets at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Parlay 11/24/2018

Saturday, November 24, 2018

PPG Paints Arena

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, November 24, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at +130 and the Penguins at -160.

Columbus has a record of 12-7-2 this year. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 71 goals and surrendered 67 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 12-9-0 and an over/under record of 9-11-0. Pittsburgh has a record of 8-8-4 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 69 goals and given up 67 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 8-12-0 while their over/under mark is 8-8-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 12-9-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 9-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 8-12-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 8-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

11/23/18 GO Matt Murray Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/19/18 C Matt Cullen Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/15/18 D Justin Schultz Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Tristan Jarry Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Sergei Bobrovsky has 7 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 422 shots against him and he's surrendered 36 goals. He's made 386 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Artemi Panarin has scored 22 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 5 goals this season with 59 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 13 goals on 79 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Malkin has 28 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 8 goals this year with 47 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 18.9 minutes played per contest. Casey DeSmith has 4 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 331 shots against him and he's given up 25 goals. He's made 306 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Phil Kessel averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 10 goals on 59 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have given up 67 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78% this season. That is 21st in the league. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.23% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 17th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blue Jackets are 9th overall with 26 total points this year. They are 10th in the league with 71 goals and 15th in goals allowed with 67. They've had 73 power play chances and scored 12 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 24th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Penguins are 14th with a total of 69 goals scored while they are 14th with 67 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.49%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 16th in the league. The Penguins have a total of 20 points this season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have had 15 power play goals on 61 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 8th overall. They've given up 65 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 9th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1%, as they've attempted 1,218 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,211 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.4% as they have 961 attempts while they have given up 907 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.4% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 621 face-off wins compared to 686 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.5%. That ranks them 28th in the league. On defense Columbus has 369 hits and they have blocked 304 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Penguins are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.8% for the season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 646 face-off wins compared to 627 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 625 hits and they have blocked 289 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Pittsburgh is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 1,184 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,169 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 14th as they have 899 attempts while they have given up 880 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Columbus +130 and over 6 total goals

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