Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks NHL Betting Tips 2/16/2019

Saturday, February 16, 2019

United Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to United Center to take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at -115 and the Blackhawks at +104.

Columbus has a record of 32-21-3 this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 180 goals and surrendered 170 goals for a point differential of +10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 32-24-0 and an over/under record of 22-28-0. Chicago has a record of 24-25-9 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 190 goals and given up 211 for a goal differential of -21. Their record against the spread is 24-34-0 while their over/under mark is 37-18-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 32-24-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 22-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 24-34-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 37-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

02/14/19 C Brandon Dubinsky Hamstring is questionable Saturday vs Chicago
01/31/19 C Boone Jenner Ankle is out indefinitely

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/18/18 GO Corey Crawford Concussion IR (12/18)
02/07/19 C David Kampf Foot is out 3-4 weeks

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 54 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 31 goals this season with 217 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Artemi Panarin averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 22 goals on 141 attempts. He has 42 assists, giving him a total of 64 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 23 wins and 17 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,161 shots against him and he's surrendered 113 goals. He's made 1,048 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has 57 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 26 goals this year with 153 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 20.8 minutes played per contest. Patrick Kane averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 34 goals on 228 attempts. He has 51 assists, giving him a total of 85 points on the year. Cam Ward has 12 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 843 shots against him and he's given up 86 goals. He's made 757 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 67 total points this year, which is 12th in the NHL. They've scored 180 goals while giving up 170 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 17th respectively. They have had 161 power play chances and scored 26 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 148 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 2nd when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.10% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 23rd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks are 22nd in the league with a total of 57 points this season. They have 37 power play goals on 177 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL. They've given up 173 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, ranking 31st overall. As a team, the Blackhawks are 8th with a total of 190 goals scored while they've given up 211 goals this season, ranking 1st in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.39%. As a unit they give up 35 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 25th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8%, as they've attempted 3,149 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,055 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.9% as they have 2,467 attempts while they have given up 2,288 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season. That is 21st overall in the NHL. They have 1,663 face-off wins compared to 1,692 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,122 hits and they have blocked 767 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blackhawks are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.4% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 1,684 face-off wins compared to 1,710 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.6%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Chicago has 961 hits and they have blocked 762 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Chicago is 20th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.6% as they've attempted 3,305 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,492 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47% ranks 28th as they have 2,424 attempts while they have given up 2,730 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Chicago +104

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