Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes NHL Picks & Predictions 1/4/2019

Friday, January 4, 2019

PNC Arena

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to PNC Arena to take on the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday, January 4, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at -105 and the Hurricanes at -115.

Columbus has a record of 23-13-3 this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 129 goals and surrendered 119 goals for a point differential of +10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 23-16-0 and an over/under record of 15-21-0. Carolina has a record of 16-17-5 this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 94 goals and given up 109 for a goal differential of -15. Their record against the spread is 16-22-0 while their over/under mark is 12-26-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 23-16-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 15-21-0 against the over/under this season

Important Carolina Hurricanes Betting Trends

The Carolina Hurricanes are 16-22-0 straight up this year

The Carolina Hurricanes are 12-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

01/03/19 C Brandon Dubinsky Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs Carolina
01/03/19 D Markus Nutivaara Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs Carolina
01/02/19 LW Nick Foligno Personal is questionable Friday vs Carolina

Key Carolina Hurricanes Injuries

01/01/19 D Haydn Fleury Concussion is questionable Thursday vs Philadelphia
01/01/19 C Jordan Staal Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Philadelphia

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 42 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 24 goals this season with 151 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 19.4 minutes played per contest. Artemi Panarin averages 19.9 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by tallying 12 goals on 101 attempts. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 17 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 847 shots against him and he's surrendered 76 goals. He's made 771 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Teuvo Teravainen has 29 total points this season for the Hurricanes. He has 8 goals this year with 86 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 17.7 minutes played per contest. Sebastian Aho averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 15 goals on 116 attempts. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 39 points on the year. Petr Mrazek has 6 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Hurricanes. He has 413 shots against him and he's given up 41 goals. He's made 372 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 49 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 129 goals while giving up 119 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 16th respectively. They have had 121 power play chances and scored 16 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 109 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 15th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.29% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 20th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Hurricanes are 25th in the league with a total of 37 points this season. They have 19 power play goals on 132 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 28th in the NHL. They've given up 117 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Hurricanes are 30th with a total of 94 goals scored while they've given up 109 goals this season, ranking 27th in goals against. They average 37 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 6.66%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4%, as they've attempted 2,188 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,152 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 1,730 attempts while they have given up 1,613 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.6% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,148 face-off wins compared to 1,211 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.7%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Columbus has 735 hits and they have blocked 539 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Hurricanes are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 57.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 42.1% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 1,194 face-off wins compared to 1,162 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Carolina has 1,034 hits and they have blocked 482 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Carolina is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 57% as they've attempted 2,653 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,002 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 56.8% ranks 1st as they have 1,999 attempts while they have given up 1,520 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Carolina -115

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