Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 2/14/2018

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Air Canada Centre

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, February 14, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +109 and the Maple Leafs at -12.

Columbus has a record of 28-23-4 this season and on the road they have a record of 11-13-3-3. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 147 goals and given up 155 goals for a point differential of -8. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-27-0 and an over/under record of 24-30-0. Toronto is 34-19-5 including 18-8-2-0 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 192 goals and surrendered 162 for a goal differential of +30. Their record against the spread is 34-24-0 while their over/under record is 26-28-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 28-27-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 24-30-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 34-24-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 26-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/01/17 D Ryan Murray Upper Body IR (11/27)
01/17/18 LW Sonny Milano Oblique IR (01/08)

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia IR (10/03)
02/12/18 RW Nikita Soshnikov Lower Body IR (12/11)

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has accumulated 45 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 15 goals this year with 154 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 30 assists on the season and averages 20.5 minutes played per game. Seth Jones averages 24.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 8 goals on 177 shots. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 23 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,391 shots against him and he's given up 112 goals. He's made 1,279 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Auston Matthews has scored 47 total points this year for the Maple Leafs. He has 26 goals this season with 146 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. William Nylander averages 16.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 14 goals on 131 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 28 wins and 15 losses this year in goal for the Maple Leafs. He has 1,610 shots against him and he's surrendered 127 goals. He's made 1,483 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 60 total points this season, which ranks them 20th in the NHL. They are 25th in the league in goals scored with 147 while they've given up 155 goals, ranking them 23rd overall. They have had 157 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 31st in the NHL. The Blue Jackets have allowed 142 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, putting them 27th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.81% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 10th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 5th in the NHL with a total of 73 points this year. They have 33 power play goals on 161 opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That ranks them 14th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 171 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 6th in the NHL. As a team, the Maple Leafs are 3rd in the league with 192 goals scored while they've given up 162 goals, which is 17th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.43%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 5th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1%, as they've attempted 3,343 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,199 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.3% as they have 2,586 attempts while they have given up 2,363 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 6th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,621 face-off wins compared to 1,759 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That ranks them 26th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,219 hits and they have blocked 836 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 48.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the year. That ranks them 24th and 10th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,887 face-off wins as opposed to 1,784 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Toronto has 1,183 hits and they've blocked 811 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 17th in blocked shots. Toronto is ranked 18th in Corsi percentage with 49.6% as they've tried 3,498 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,554 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 21st in the NHL at 48.6%, as they have 2,589 shots while they've given up 2,743 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto -12

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