Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 10/30/2018

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +188 and the Blue Jackets at -210.

Detroit has a record of 2-7-2 this year. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 25 goals and surrendered 43 goals for a point differential of -18. For the year they have an ATS mark of 1-9-0 and an over/under record of 5-5-0. Columbus has a record of 6-4-0 this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 36 goals and given up 38 for a goal differential of -2. Their record against the spread is 6-4-0 while their over/under mark is 6-4-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 1-9-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 5-5-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 6-4-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 6-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

10/18/18 D Danny DeKeyser Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 RW Evgeny Svechnikov Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

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

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has scored 9 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 4 goals this season with 34 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 20.5 minutes played per contest. Gustav Nyquist averages 16.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 4% by tallying 1 goal on 25 attempts. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 1 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 265 shots against him and he's surrendered 23 goals. He's made 242 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has 11 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 6 goals this year with 41 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 5 assists on the year and averages 18.2 minutes played per contest. Artemi Panarin averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 5 goals on 34 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 2 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 179 shots against him and he's given up 23 goals. He's made 156 saves for a save percentage of 87%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 6 total points this year, which is 31st in the NHL. They've scored 25 goals while giving up 43 scores, which has them ranked 30th and 2nd respectively. They have had 35 power play chances and scored 8 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 15th in the league. The Red Wings have given up 42 power play opportunities and surrendered 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 11th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.25% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 23rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 16th in the league with a total of 12 points this season. They have 6 power play goals on 39 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 22nd in the NHL. They've given up 33 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking 25th overall. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 8th with a total of 36 goals scored while they've given up 38 goals this season, ranking 9th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.56%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 88%, putting them 28th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.3%, as they've attempted 599 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 667 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.9% as they have 449 attempts while they have given up 509 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 47.9% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the season. That is 7th overall in the NHL. They have 368 face-off wins compared to 357 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Detroit has 232 hits and they have blocked 158 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 304 face-off wins compared to 325 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Columbus has 132 hits and they have blocked 126 shots from the opposition, which is 30th in the league. Columbus is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.8% as they've attempted 606 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 542 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.6% ranks 6th as they have 480 attempts while they have given up 416 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit +188

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