Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders NHL Betting Tips 3/11/2019

Monday, March 11, 2019

Nassau Coliseum

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Nassau Coliseum to take on the New York Islanders on Monday, March 11, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at -103 and the Islanders at -127.

Columbus has a record of 38-27-3 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 208 goals and surrendered 201 goals for a point differential of +7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 38-30-0 and an over/under record of 26-36-0. New York has a record of 39-22-7 this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 194 goals and given up 163 for a goal differential of +31. Their record against the spread is 39-29-0 while their over/under mark is 24-40-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 38-30-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 26-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 39-29-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 24-40-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key New York Islanders Injuries

03/10/19 D Johnny Boychuk Upper Body left last game, is questionable Monday vs Columbus
03/09/19 RW Cal Clutterbuck Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Columbus
03/09/19 LW Matt Martin Upper Body is questionable Monday vs Columbus
03/09/19 GO Robin Lehner Head is questionable Monday vs Columbus

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 73 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 25 goals this season with 169 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 48 assists on the year and averages 20.1 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 38 goals on 257 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 29 wins and 21 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,442 shots against him and he's surrendered 135 goals. He's made 1,307 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has 50 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 14 goals this year with 103 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 36 assists on the year and averages 17 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 17.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 23 goals on 176 attempts. He has 20 assists, giving him a total of 43 points on the year. Thomas Greiss has 19 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 980 shots against him and he's given up 74 goals. He's made 906 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 79 total points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They've scored 208 goals while giving up 201 scores, which has them ranked 11th and 18th respectively. They have had 193 power play chances and scored 29 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 179 power play opportunities and surrendered 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 3rd when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.62% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 22nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders are 7th in the league with a total of 85 points this season. They have 30 power play goals on 195 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 26th in the NHL. They've given up 188 power play opportunities and surrendered 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 12th overall. As a team, the Islanders are 20th with a total of 194 goals scored while they've given up 163 goals this season, ranking 31st in goals against. They average 28 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.02%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 1st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1%, as they've attempted 3,823 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,655 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.9% as they have 2,967 attempts while they have given up 2,754 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season. That is 21st overall in the NHL. They have 2,015 face-off wins compared to 2,016 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50%. That ranks them 17th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,428 hits and they have blocked 901 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 28th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the season, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 1,787 face-off wins compared to 1,941 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.9%. That is 28th in the league. On defense New York has 1,663 hits and they have blocked 1,081 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. New York is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.4% as they've attempted 3,567 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,956 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48% ranks 24th as they have 2,649 attempts while they have given up 2,875 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York -127

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