Columbus Blue Jackets at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 1/5/2019

Saturday, January 5, 2019

BB&T Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to BB&T Center to play the Florida Panthers on Saturday, January 5, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +100 and the Panthers at -125.

Columbus has a record of 23-13-3 this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 129 goals and given up 119 goals for a point differential of +10. For the season they have an ATS record of 23-16-0 and an over/under record of 15-21-0. Florida has a record of 17-16-6 this year. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 127 goals and surrendered 138 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 17-21-0 while their over/under record is 21-14-0.

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 Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 17-21-0 straight up this year

The Florida Panthers are 21-14-0 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 Florida Panthers Injuries

12/13/18 C Vincent Trocheck Ankle is out indefinitely
10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out indefinitely
01/04/19 C Nick Bjugstad Upper Body is out Saturday vs Columbus

Player Spotlight

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

Player Spotlight

Aleksander Barkov has scored 41 total points this year for the Panthers. He has 16 goals this season with 103 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 23.2 minutes played per game. Roberto Luongo has 8 wins and 8 losses this year in goal for the Panthers. He has 550 shots against him and he's surrendered 57 goals. He's made 493 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Evgeni Dadonov averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 17 goals on 115 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have allowed 109 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 15th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.29% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 20th in the league. The Blue Jackets have 49 total points this season, ranking 13th in the NHL in offense. They are 12th in the league with 129 goals while they've given up 119 goals, which is 18th overall. They have had 121 power play opportunities and scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Panthers are 14th with 127 goals scored while they are 5th in the NHL with 138 goals allowed this year. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.51%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them in 30th place in the league. The Panthers have a total of 40 points this year, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 40 power play goals on 143 opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That ranks their power play unit 3rd. They've allowed 118 power play opportunities and have given up 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, which is 18th overall.

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 9th 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 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Panthers are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.7% for the season, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 1,218 face-off wins compared to 1,275 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.9%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Florida has 818 hits and they have blocked 528 shots from the opposition, which is 28th in the league. Florida is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've attempted 2,331 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,175 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52% ranks 8th as they have 1,786 attempts while they have given up 1,647 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Florida -125

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