Columbus Blue Jackets at Calgary Flames NHL Game Picks 3/19/2019

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

Scotiabank Saddledome

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Scotiabank Saddledome to take on the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at +155 and the Flames at -205.

Columbus has a record of 40-28-4 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 219 goals and surrendered 209 goals for a point differential of +10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 40-32-0 and an over/under record of 27-39-0. Calgary has a record of 44-21-7 this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have scored 256 goals and given up 202 for a goal differential of +54. Their record against the spread is 44-28-0 while their over/under mark is 38-30-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 40-32-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 27-39-0 against the over/under this season

Important Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 44-28-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 38-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

03/16/19 LW Nick Foligno Personal is questionable Tuesday vs Calgary
02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

03/16/19 C Sam Bennett Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Columbus
03/16/19 C Sean Monahan Illness is questionable Tuesday vs Columbus
02/20/19 LW James Neal Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/20/19 D Michael Stone Arm IR (11/21)

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 64 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 38 goals this season with 264 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 19.6 minutes played per contest. Artemi Panarin averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 25 goals on 171 attempts. He has 50 assists, giving him a total of 75 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 31 wins and 22 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,538 shots against him and he's surrendered 140 goals. He's made 1,398 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Johnny Gaudreau has 91 total points this season for the Flames. He has 34 goals this year with 228 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 57 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. Sean Monahan averages 19.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 31 goals on 192 attempts. He has 45 assists, giving him a total of 76 points on the year. David Rittich has 25 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Flames. He has 1,115 shots against him and he's given up 100 goals. He's made 1,015 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 84 total points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They've scored 219 goals while giving up 209 scores, which has them ranked 12th and 21st respectively. They have had 200 power play chances and scored 30 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 188 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking them 3rd when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.63% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 18th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames are 3rd in the league with a total of 95 points this season. They have 52 power play goals on 244 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 224 power play opportunities and surrendered 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 20th overall. As a team, the Flames are 4th with a total of 256 goals scored while they've given up 202 goals this season, ranking 22nd in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.00%. As a unit they give up 29 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8%, as they've attempted 4,012 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,892 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.5% as they have 3,119 attempts while they have given up 2,936 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 2,128 face-off wins compared to 2,122 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,536 hits and they have blocked 956 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flames are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 2,195 face-off wins compared to 2,022 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Calgary has 1,090 hits and they have blocked 910 shots from the opposition, which is 29th in the league. Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.4% as they've attempted 4,341 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,791 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.8% ranks 4th as they have 3,228 attempts while they have given up 2,881 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus +155

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