Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers Expert NHL Picks Against the Spread 3/21/2019

Thursday, March 21, 2019

Rogers Place

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Rogers Place to play the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, March 21, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at -125 and the Oilers at +105.

Columbus has a record of 40-29-4 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 221 goals and given up 213 goals for a point differential of +8. For the season they have an ATS record of 40-32-0 and an over/under record of 27-39-0. Edmonton is 32-34-7 this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 203 goals and surrendered 242 for a goal differential of -39. Their record against the spread is 32-40-0 while their over/under record is 32-35-0.

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 Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 32-40-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 32-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

03/19/19 D Markus Nutivaara Undisclosed is questionable Thursday vs Edmonton
03/19/19 LW Nick Foligno Personal is questionable Thursday vs Edmonton
02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

02/18/19 RW Jesse Puljujarvi Lower Body IR (02/18); is out for season

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has accumulated 64 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 38 goals this year with 267 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Artemi Panarin averages 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 25 goals on 175 shots. He has 51 assists, giving him a total of 76 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 31 wins and 23 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,568 shots against him and he's given up 143 goals. He's made 1,425 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Leon Draisaitl has scored 91 total points this year for the Oilers. He has 43 goals this season with 202 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 22.6 minutes played per game. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 24 goals on 189 shots. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 60 points on the season. Mikko Koskinen has 22 wins and 18 losses this year in goal for the Oilers. He has 1,325 shots against him and he's surrendered 122 goals. He's made 1,203 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 84 total points this season, which ranks them 13th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 221 while they've given up 213 goals, ranking them 19th overall. They have had 203 power play opportunities and have scored 31 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th in the NHL. The Blue Jackets have allowed 189 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, putting them 3rd in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.58% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 20th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers are 25th in the NHL with a total of 71 points this year. They have 44 power play goals on 210 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks them 11th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 227 power play opportunities and have given up 56 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. That is 30th in the NHL. As a team, the Oilers are 21st in the league with 203 goals scored while they've given up 242 goals, which is 6th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.51%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8%, as they've attempted 4,078 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,945 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.6% as they have 3,171 attempts while they have given up 2,979 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 2,153 face-off wins compared to 2,161 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,560 hits and they have blocked 966 shots from the opposition, putting them 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Oilers are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 2,082 face-off wins compared to 2,218 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,967 hits and they have blocked 1,043 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Edmonton is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.3% as they've attempted 3,944 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,222 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48% ranks 24th as they have 2,931 attempts while they have given up 3,179 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Edmonton +105

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