Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 10/25/2018

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Enterprise Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Enterprise Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, October 25, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at +123 and the Blues at -159.

Columbus has a record of 4-4-0 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 24 goals and surrendered 30 goals for a point differential of -6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 4-4-0 and an over/under record of 4-4-0. St. Louis has a record of 2-3-3 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 25 goals and given up 29 for a goal differential of -4. Their record against the spread is 2-6-0 while their over/under mark is 4-3-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

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

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

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 2-6-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 4-3-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

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

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

10/22/18 D Robert Bortuzzo Lower Body is questionable
10/04/18 D Carl Gunnarsson Hip is out indefinitely
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Luke Opilka Hip is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Nikita Soshnikov Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 C Robby Fabbri Groin is out indefinitely
10/03/18 C Oskar Sundqvist Upper Body IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 9 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 3 goals this season with 25 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 4 goals on 32 attempts. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 2 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 179 shots against him and he's surrendered 23 goals. He's made 156 stops for a save percentage of 87%.

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has 6 total points this season for the Blues. He has 2 goals this year with 35 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 21.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 2 goals on 23 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 10 points on the year. Jake Allen has 2 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 221 shots against him and he's given up 26 goals. He's made 195 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 8 total points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They've scored 24 goals while giving up 30 scores, which has them ranked 19th and 8th respectively. They have had 32 power play chances and scored 4 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 27th in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 25 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, ranking them 24th when short-handed. They average 34 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.82% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 88%, which is 29th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blues are 25th in the league with a total of 7 points this season. They have 10 power play goals on 36 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 9th in the NHL. They've given up 28 power play opportunities and surrendered 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Blues are 17th with a total of 25 goals scored while they've given up 29 goals this season, ranking 11th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.73%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 23rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54%, as they've attempted 491 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 419 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.1% as they have 392 attempts while they have given up 320 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 54.9% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.1% for the season. That is 26th overall in the NHL. They have 246 face-off wins compared to 251 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Columbus has 106 hits and they have blocked 99 shots from the opposition, putting them 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 277 face-off wins compared to 227 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 178 hits and they have blocked 128 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. St. Louis is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 456 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 470 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50% ranks 16th as they have 342 attempts while they have given up 342 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus +123

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