Columbus Blue Jackets at Colorado Avalanche Expert NHL Picks 2/5/2019

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at -105 and the Avalanche at -120.

Columbus has a record of 28-20-3 this year. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 163 goals and surrendered 159 goals for a point differential of +4. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-23-0 and an over/under record of 20-26-0. Colorado has a record of 22-21-8 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 170 goals and given up 167 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 22-29-0 while their over/under mark is 27-23-0.

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 Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 22-29-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 27-23-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

02/03/19 C Brandon Dubinsky Hamstring is questionable Tuesday vs Colorado
02/03/19 RW Josh Anderson Facial is questionable Tuesday vs Colorado
02/03/19 D Ryan Murray Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Colorado
01/31/19 C Boone Jenner Ankle is out indefinitely

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
01/21/19 D Erik Johnson Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 59 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 20 goals this season with 131 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 39 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 28 goals on 193 attempts. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 19 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,030 shots against him and he's surrendered 102 goals. He's made 928 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has 74 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 23 goals this year with 132 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 51 assists on the year and averages 21.1 minutes played per contest. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 27 goals on 221 attempts. He has 44 assists, giving him a total of 71 points on the year. Semyon Varlamov has 13 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 937 shots against him and he's given up 89 goals. He's made 848 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 59 total points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They've scored 163 goals while giving up 159 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 15th respectively. They have had 150 power play chances and scored 23 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 27th in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 137 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 7th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.09% 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 Avalanche are 20th in the league with a total of 52 points this season. They have 47 power play goals on 190 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 5th in the NHL. They've given up 178 power play opportunities and surrendered 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 28th overall. As a team, the Avalanche are 8th with a total of 170 goals scored while they've given up 167 goals this season, ranking 10th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.29%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 26th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 2,852 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,813 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.5% as they have 2,241 attempts while they have given up 2,107 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 1,498 face-off wins compared to 1,568 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Columbus has 987 hits and they have blocked 706 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 1,488 face-off wins compared to 1,587 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,009 hits and they have blocked 782 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Colorado is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've attempted 2,989 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,935 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.7% ranks 13th as they have 2,218 attempts while they have given up 2,153 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus -105

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