Columbus Blue Jackets at Arizona Coyotes Expert NHL Picks 2/7/2019

Thursday, February 7, 2019

Gila River Arena

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, February 7, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at -125 and the Coyotes at +105.

Columbus has a record of 29-20-3 this year. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 169 goals and surrendered 162 goals for a point differential of +7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-23-0 and an over/under record of 20-26-0. Arizona has a record of 23-25-5 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 140 goals and given up 155 for a goal differential of -15. Their record against the spread is 23-29-0 while their over/under mark is 23-27-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 28-23-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 20-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 23-29-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 23-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

02/05/19 C Brandon Dubinsky Hamstring is questionable Thursday vs Arizona
02/05/19 D Ryan Murray Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Arizona
01/31/19 C Boone Jenner Ankle is out indefinitely

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/06/18 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body IR (12/06)
12/03/18 RW Michael Grabner Eye is out indefinitely
11/17/18 D Jason Demers Lower Body is out for season
10/03/18 C Christian Dvorak Lower Body IR (10/03)
02/05/19 GO Darcy Kuemper Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Columbus
02/05/19 D Jakob Chychrun Lower Body IR (02/05)
01/14/19 C Brad Richardson Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/03/19 C Nick Schmaltz Upper Body IR (01/03); is out for season

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 60 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 20 goals this season with 134 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 40 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 29 goals on 197 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 20 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,060 shots against him and he's surrendered 105 goals. He's made 955 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has 27 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 7 goals this year with 116 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 23.8 minutes played per contest. Clayton Keller averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 11 goals on 132 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Darcy Kuemper has 11 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 857 shots against him and he's given up 76 goals. He's made 781 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 61 total points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They've scored 169 goals while giving up 162 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 15th respectively. They have had 152 power play chances and scored 24 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 141 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.22% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 21st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 26th in the league with a total of 51 points this season. They have 29 power play goals on 171 chances for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the NHL. They've given up 156 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 1st overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 28th with a total of 140 goals scored while they've given up 155 goals this season, ranking 20th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.57%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 14th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4%, as they've attempted 2,911 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,863 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.6% as they have 2,286 attempts while they have given up 2,143 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,526 face-off wins compared to 1,599 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That ranks them 22nd in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,010 hits and they have blocked 720 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 1,473 face-off wins compared to 1,660 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47%. That is 30th in the league. On defense Arizona has 1,222 hits and they have blocked 827 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Arizona is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50% as they've attempted 3,082 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,085 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.3% ranks 15th as they have 2,288 attempts while they have given up 2,258 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus -125

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