Ottawa Senators at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 3/17/2018

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Nationwide Arena

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, March 17, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +205 and the Blue Jackets at -230.

Ottawa has a record of 25-33-11 this season and on the road they have a record of 11-19-5-3. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 193 goals and given up 240 goals for a point differential of -47. For the season they have an ATS record of 25-44-0 and an over/under record of 37-32-0. Columbus has a record of 38-28-5 including 23-11-2-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 198 goals and surrendered 198 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 38-33-0 while their over/under record is 33-37-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 25-44-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 37-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 38-33-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 33-37-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/17/17 D Chris Wideman Hamstring IR (11/16)
03/15/18 RW Mark Stone Leg is out indefinitely

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

03/15/18 D Ryan Murray Undisclosed is "?" Saturday vs Ottawa
02/27/18 RW Josh Anderson Knee is out indefinitely
02/19/18 D Dean Kukan Upper Body IR (02/18)

Player Spotlight

Craig Anderson has 20 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has 1,536 shots against him and he's given up 151 goals. He's made 1,385 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Erik Karlsson has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Senators. He has 8 goals this year with 172 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 46 assists on the season and averages 26.5 minutes played per game. Mike Hoffman averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 21 goals on 222 shots. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Seth Jones has scored 49 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 14 goals this season with 234 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 24.6 minutes played per game. Sergei Bobrovsky has 31 wins and 21 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,743 shots against him and he's surrendered 139 goals. He's made 1,604 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Artemi Panarin averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 21 goals on 203 shots. He has 42 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have allowed 199 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 27th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.14% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 30th in the league. The Senators has 61 total points this season, ranking 28th in the NHL in offense. They are 24th in the league with 193 goals while they've given up 240 goals, which is 2nd overall. They have had 213 power play opportunities and scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 22nd with 198 goals scored while they are 21st in the NHL with 198 goals allowed this year. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.20%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 8th place in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 81 points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 30 power play goals on 197 opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That ranks their power play unit 29th. They've allowed 182 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, which is 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 47.5% as they've tried 3,926 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,343 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 24th in Corsi percentage. They are 25th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.9% as they have 2,933 shots while they've given up 3,193 attempts on defense. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 50% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50% for the year. That puts them 17th and 13th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,129 face-off wins as opposed to 2,079 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That is 11th overall in the NHL. On defense Ottawa has 1,642 hits and they've blocked 1,150 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 3rd in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 2,061 face-off wins compared to 2,226 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 27th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,530 hits and they have blocked 1,059 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Columbus is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.3% as they've attempted 4,303 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,081 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.5% ranks 3rd as they have 3,334 attempts while they have given up 3,022 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus -230

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