Columbus Blue Jackets at Montreal Canadiens NHL Parlay 2/19/2019

Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Bell Centre

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Bell Centre to take on the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday, February 19, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at +100 and the Canadiens at -120.

Columbus has a record of 33-21-3 this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 185 goals and surrendered 172 goals for a point differential of +13. For the year they have an ATS mark of 33-24-0 and an over/under record of 23-28-0. Montreal has a record of 31-21-7 this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 176 goals and given up 174 for a goal differential of +2. Their record against the spread is 31-28-0 while their over/under mark is 26-31-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 33-24-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 23-28-0 against the over/under this season

Important Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 31-28-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 26-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

02/16/19 LW Markus Hannikainen Illness is questionable Monday vs Tampa Bay
02/15/19 C Brandon Dubinsky Hamstring IR (02/15)
01/31/19 C Boone Jenner Ankle is out indefinitely

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

02/09/19 LW Paul Byron Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Sergei Bobrovsky has 24 wins and 17 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,202 shots against him and he's surrendered 115 goals. He's made 1,087 stops for a save percentage of 90%. Cam Atkinson has scored 55 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 32 goals this season with 220 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. 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 24 goals on 146 attempts. He has 43 assists, giving him a total of 67 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Tomas Tatar has 43 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 18 goals this year with 148 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 25 assists on the year and averages 16.4 minutes played per contest. Carey Price has 23 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 1,340 shots against him and he's given up 113 goals. He's made 1,227 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Max Domi averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 131 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have given up 149 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this season. That is 4th in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.21% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 21st in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blue Jackets are 12th overall with 69 total points this year. They are 11th in the league with 185 goals and 20th in goals allowed with 172. They've had 162 power play chances and scored 26 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Canadiens are 15th with a total of 176 goals scored while they are 18th with 174 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.98%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th in the league. The Canadiens have a total of 69 points this season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have had 24 power play goals on 186 chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 30th overall. They've given up 189 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 20th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7%, as they've attempted 3,199 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,116 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 2,505 attempts while they have given up 2,337 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time, which is 12th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 1,685 face-off wins compared to 1,723 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,148 hits and they have blocked 779 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canadiens are 9th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season, which is 23rd in the NHL. They have 1,694 face-off wins compared to 1,858 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That is 28th in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,597 hits and they have blocked 854 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Montreal is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53% as they've attempted 3,759 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,338 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.9% ranks 7th as they have 2,677 attempts while they have given up 2,484 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Columbus +100 and over 6 total goals

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