Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild NHL Point Spread Picks 1/19/2019

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Xcel Energy Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, January 19, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +100 and the Wild at -120.

Columbus has a record of 28-15-3 this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 152 goals and given up 140 goals for a point differential of +12. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-18-0 and an over/under record of 18-24-0. Minnesota has a record of 23-21-3 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 131 goals and surrendered 137 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 23-23-0 while their over/under record is 20-22-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 28-18-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 18-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 23-23-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 20-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

01/18/19 C Brandon Dubinsky Lower Body is upgraded to probable Friday vs Montreal
01/10/19 LW Markus Hannikainen Upper Body IR (01/10)

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
01/10/19 C Eric Fehr Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Sergei Bobrovsky has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 939 shots against him and he's given up 91 goals. He's made 848 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Cam Atkinson has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 27 goals this year with 177 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 19.6 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 15% by scoring 18 goals on 119 shots. He has 34 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Zach Parise has scored 41 total points this year for the Wild. He has 19 goals this season with 149 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Devan Dubnyk has 17 wins and 16 losses this year in goal for the Wild. He has 1,077 shots against him and he's surrendered 95 goals. He's made 982 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jason Zucker averages 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 13 goals on 130 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have allowed 122 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 10th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.32% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 19th in the league. The Blue Jackets have 59 total points this season, ranking 10th in the NHL in offense. They are 10th in the league with 152 goals while they've given up 140 goals, which is 16th overall. They have had 138 power play opportunities and scored 20 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 25th with 131 goals scored while they are 21st in the NHL with 137 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.85%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 17th place in the league. The Wild have a total of 49 points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 29 power play goals on 136 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks their power play unit 12th. They've allowed 141 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, which is 2nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4%, as they've attempted 2,584 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,544 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 2,037 attempts while they have given up 1,901 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 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.4% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,364 face-off wins compared to 1,416 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Columbus has 880 hits and they have blocked 643 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.2% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 1,436 face-off wins compared to 1,413 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 915 hits and they have blocked 716 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. Minnesota is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6% as they've attempted 2,655 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,693 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.3% ranks 14th as they have 2,004 attempts while they have given up 1,977 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota -120

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