Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/1/2018

Thursday, November 1, 2018

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, November 1, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at +135 and the Sharks at -165.

Columbus has a record of 6-5-0 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 39 goals and surrendered 43 goals for a point differential of -4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 6-4-0 and an over/under record of 6-4-0. San Jose has a record of 6-3-3 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 41 goals and given up 36 for a goal differential of +5. Their record against the spread is 6-5-0 while their over/under mark is 6-5-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 6-4-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 6-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 6-5-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 6-5-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/08/18 C Brandon Dubinsky None is out 4-6 weeks

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 11 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 6 goals this season with 45 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 18.5 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 13% by tallying 5 goals on 39 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 2 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 203 shots against him and he's surrendered 24 goals. He's made 179 stops for a save percentage of 88%.

Player Spotlight

Logan Couture has 14 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 6 goals this year with 31 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 8 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Brent Burns averages 24.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 3 goals on 34 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Martin Jones has 5 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 246 shots against him and he's given up 24 goals. He's made 222 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 12 total points this year, which is 19th in the NHL. They've scored 39 goals while giving up 43 scores, which has them ranked 10th and 4th respectively. They have had 44 power play chances and scored 6 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That is 26th in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 35 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 71%, ranking them 26th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.32% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is 28th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 9th in the league with a total of 15 points this season. They have 9 power play goals on 41 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 14th in the NHL. They've given up 45 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%, ranking 6th overall. As a team, the Sharks are 7th with a total of 41 goals scored while they've given up 36 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 37 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.13%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 14th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.2%, as they've attempted 680 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 597 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.7% as they have 536 attempts while they have given up 463 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 55.2% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.8% for the season. That is 26th overall in the NHL. They have 337 face-off wins compared to 359 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense Columbus has 151 hits and they have blocked 134 shots from the opposition, putting them 29th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.2% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 352 face-off wins compared to 372 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense San Jose has 199 hits and they have blocked 156 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. San Jose is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 56.5% as they've attempted 844 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 651 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 56.9% ranks 3rd as they have 653 attempts while they have given up 495 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus +135

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