Minnesota Wild at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 11/29/2018

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, November 29, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +110 and the Blue Jackets at -135.

Minnesota has a record of 14-8-2 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 78 goals and given up 67 goals for a point differential of +11. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-10-0 and an over/under record of 12-10-0. Columbus has a record of 14-8-2 this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 84 goals and surrendered 78 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 14-10-0 while their over/under record is 10-12-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 14-10-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 12-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 14-10-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 10-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/26/18 GO Alex Stalock Personal is questionable Tuesday vs Arizona
11/26/18 GO Devan Dubnyk Illness is probable Tuesday vs Arizona
10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 9 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 545 shots against him and he's given up 46 goals. He's made 499 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Zach Parise has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Wild. He has 11 goals this year with 66 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Jason Zucker averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 7 goals on 70 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 16 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 25 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 15 goals this season with 89 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Sergei Bobrovsky has 9 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 488 shots against him and he's surrendered 43 goals. He's made 445 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Artemi Panarin averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 6 goals on 64 shots. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 26 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have allowed 82 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85% this year. That is 3rd in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.26% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 12th in the league. The Wild have 30 total points this season, ranking 9th in the NHL in offense. They are 11th in the league with 78 goals while they've given up 67 goals, which is 24th overall. They have had 81 power play opportunities and scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 6th with 84 goals scored while they are 8th in the NHL with 78 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.65%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 20th place in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 30 points this year, which is 8th in the NHL. They have 13 power play goals on 80 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 23rd. They've allowed 74 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4%, as they've attempted 1,357 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,388 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.1% as they have 1,031 attempts while they have given up 1,025 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time, which is 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season. That is 16th overall in the NHL. They have 781 face-off wins compared to 715 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.2%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 453 hits and they have blocked 363 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 12th 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 20th in the NHL. They have 725 face-off wins compared to 767 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.6%. That is 22nd in the league. On defense Columbus has 447 hits and they have blocked 338 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Columbus is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.7% as they've attempted 1,372 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,386 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.9% ranks 10th as they have 1,088 attempts while they have given up 1,048 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota +110

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