Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Predictions 10/13/2018

Saturday, October 13, 2018

Amalie Arena

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +130 and the Lightning at -182.

Columbus has a record of 3-1-0 this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 14 goals and given up 11 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 3-1-0 and an over/under record of 2-2-0. Tampa Bay is 1-1-0 this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 3 goals and surrendered 5 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 1-1-0 while their over/under record is 0-2-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 3-1-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 2-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 1-1-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 0-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/08/18 C Brandon Dubinsky None is out 4-6 weeks
09/26/18 D Seth Jones Knee is out indefinitely

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 2 goals this year with 18 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 2 assists on the season and averages 18.8 minutes played per game. Artemi Panarin averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 30% by scoring 3 goals on 10 shots. He has 3 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 62 shots against him and he's given up 5 goals. He's made 57 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Ryan McDonagh has scored 1 total point this year for the Lightning. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 24.5 minutes played per game. Anthony Cirelli averages 14.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 1 goal on 6 shots. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 69 shots against him and he's surrendered 3 goals. He's made 66 saves for a save percentage of 96%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 6 total points this season, which ranks them 5th in the NHL. They are 12th in the league in goals scored with 14 while they've given up 11 goals, ranking them 16th overall. They have had 18 power play opportunities and have scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 14th in the NHL. The Blue Jackets have allowed 10 power play opportunities and have given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 16th in the league when short-handed. They average 35 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.14% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 13th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 25th in the NHL with a total of 2 points this year. They've allowed 9 power play opportunities and have given up no goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 100%. That is 1st in the NHL. As a team, the Lightning are 29th in the league with 3 goals scored while they've given up 5 goals, which is 29th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 4.76%. As a team they give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.6%, as they've attempted 243 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 210 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.8% as they have 190 attempts while they have given up 163 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 55.6% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.4% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 134 face-off wins compared to 127 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense Columbus has 40 hits and they have blocked 47 shots from the opposition, putting them 17th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 53 face-off wins compared to 56 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 59 hits and they have blocked 22 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Tampa Bay is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.9% as they've attempted 128 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 114 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.3% ranks 13th as they have 93 attempts while they have given up 92 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -182

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