Columbus Blue Jackets at New Jersey Devils NHL Picks 3/5/2019

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Prudential Center

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at -160 and the Devils at +135.

Columbus has a record of 36-26-3 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 203 goals and given up 196 goals for a point differential of +7. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-28-0 and an over/under record of 25-33-0. New Jersey is 25-33-8 this season. They are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 187 goals and surrendered 220 for a goal differential of -33. Their record against the spread is 25-41-0 while their over/under record is 35-29-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 36-28-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 25-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 25-41-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 35-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/19/19 LW Markus Hannikainen Illness IR (02/19)

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

03/03/19 C John Quenneville Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Columbus
03/03/19 C Pavel Zacha Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs Columbus
03/02/19 D Mirco Mueller Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/28/19 RW Kyle Palmieri Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/28/19 LW Miles Wood Ankle is out indefinitely
01/14/19 RW Stefan Noesen Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has accumulated 73 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 25 goals this year with 162 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 20.1 minutes played per game. Cam Atkinson averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 35 goals on 245 shots. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 60 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 27 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,383 shots against him and he's given up 133 goals. He's made 1,250 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Travis Zajac has scored 37 total points this year for the Devils. He has 14 goals this season with 100 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Nico Hischier averages 18.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 17 goals on 142 shots. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 4 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Devils. He has 464 shots against him and he's surrendered 50 goals. He's made 414 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 75 total points this season, which ranks them 14th in the NHL. They are 11th in the league in goals scored with 203 while they've given up 196 goals, ranking them 17th overall. They have had 185 power play opportunities and have scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 27th in the NHL. The Blue Jackets have allowed 169 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, putting them 3rd in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.73% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 24th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils are 28th in the NHL with a total of 58 points this year. They have 37 power play goals on 206 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks them 19th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 210 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 4th in the NHL. As a team, the Devils are 19th in the league with 187 goals scored while they've given up 220 goals, which is 3rd overall. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.18%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2%, as they've attempted 3,663 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,490 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.1% as they have 2,855 attempts while they have given up 2,625 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,932 face-off wins compared to 1,937 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That ranks them 18th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,337 hits and they have blocked 865 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Devils are 31st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 45.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 54.4% for the season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have 1,966 face-off wins compared to 2,036 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That is 21st in the league. On defense New Jersey has 1,500 hits and they have blocked 936 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. New Jersey is 24th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48% as they've attempted 3,539 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,839 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.8% ranks 20th as they have 2,771 attempts while they have given up 2,903 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus -160

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