Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 1/8/2018

Monday, January 8, 2018

Air Canada Centre

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, January 8, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +100 and the Maple Leafs at -120.

Columbus has a record of 23-16-3 this season and on the road they have a record of 9-9-3-3. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 115 goals and given up 117 goals for a point differential of -2. For the season they have an ATS record of 23-19-0 and an over/under record of 19-22-0. Toronto is 25-16-2 including 13-6-0-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 141 goals and surrendered 124 for a goal differential of +17. Their record against the spread is 25-18-0 while their over/under record is 21-19-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 23-19-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 19-22-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 25-18-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 21-19-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/25/17 C Alexander Wennberg Back IR (12/21)
12/25/17 RW Cam Atkinson Foot IR (12/23)
12/13/17 C Brandon Dubinsky Facial IR (12/12)
12/01/17 D Ryan Murray Upper Body IR (11/27)

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/18/17 RW Nikita Soshnikov Lower Body IR (12/11)
12/17/17 D Nikita Zaitsev Lower Body IR (12/16)
11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 10 goals this year with 115 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 20.2 minutes played per game. Josh Anderson averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 14 goals on 127 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 19 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,030 shots against him and he's given up 83 goals. He's made 947 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Auston Matthews has scored 33 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 19 goals this season with 106 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 14 goals on 102 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 22 wins and 12 losses this year in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 1,196 shots against him and he's surrendered 93 goals. He's made 1,103 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 49 total points this season, which ranks them 12th in the NHL. They are 23rd in the league in goals scored with 115 while they've given up 117 goals, ranking them 20th overall. They have had 123 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 11%. That is 31st in the NHL. The Blue Jackets have allowed 113 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, putting them 20th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.17% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 12th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 9th in the NHL with a total of 52 points this year. They have 26 power play goals on 123 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 8th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 138 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 8th in the NHL. As a team, the Maple Leafs are 3rd in the league with 141 goals scored while they've given up 124 goals, which is 12th overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.67%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus has a Corsi percentage of 51% as they've tried 2,471 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,376 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 10th in Corsi percentage. They are 7th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 52.1% as they have 1,908 shots while they've given up 1,752 attempts on defense. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 51% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the year. That puts them 12th and 14th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,221 face-off wins as opposed to 1,333 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 26th overall in the NHL. On defense Columbus has 914 hits and they've blocked 624 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 12th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the year. That ranks them 28th and 8th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,394 face-off wins as opposed to 1,324 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Toronto has 882 hits and they've blocked 591 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 21st in blocked shots. Toronto is ranked 23rd in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've tried 2,548 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,622 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 27th in the NHL at 48%, as they have 1,873 shots while they've given up 2,031 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto -120

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