Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 11/19/2018

Monday, November 19, 2018

Scotiabank Arena

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Scotiabank Arena to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, November 19, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at +127 and the Maple Leafs at -140.

Columbus has a record of 12-6-2 this year. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 69 goals and surrendered 63 goals for a point differential of +6. For the year they have an ATS mark of 12-8-0 and an over/under record of 9-11-0. Toronto has a record of 14-6-0 this season. They are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 70 goals and given up 51 for a goal differential of +19. Their record against the spread is 14-6-0 while their over/under mark is 7-12-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 12-8-0 straight up this year

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

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 14-6-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 7-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

11/17/18 LW Nick Foligno Personal is questionable Monday vs Toronto

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

10/28/18 C Auston Matthews Shoulder is out 4-6 weeks

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 21 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 5 goals this season with 58 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 19.3 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by tallying 12 goals on 72 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 397 shots against him and he's surrendered 33 goals. He's made 364 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mitch Marner has 26 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 6 goals this year with 63 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 19.5 minutes played per contest. Morgan Rielly averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 9 goals on 59 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the year. Frederik Andersen has 11 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 501 shots against him and he's given up 33 goals. He's made 468 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 26 total points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They've scored 69 goals while giving up 63 scores, which has them ranked 4th and 10th respectively. They have had 73 power play chances and scored 12 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 22nd in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 67 power play opportunities and surrendered 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking them 21st when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.53% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 15th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 3rd in the league with a total of 28 points this season. They have 15 power play goals on 58 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 6th in the NHL. They've given up 56 power play opportunities and surrendered 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 8th overall. As a team, the Maple Leafs are 2nd with a total of 70 goals scored while they've given up 51 goals this season, ranking 25th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.04%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 5th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1%, as they've attempted 1,158 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,155 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.2% as they have 909 attempts while they have given up 866 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 51.9% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.1% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 594 face-off wins compared to 648 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Columbus has 345 hits and they have blocked 289 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 625 face-off wins compared to 603 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Toronto has 391 hits and they have blocked 290 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Toronto is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 1,255 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,231 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.7% ranks 17th as they have 928 attempts while they have given up 941 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto -140

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