Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning Game 2 Betting Tips 4/10/2019

Friday, April 12, 2019

Amalie Arena

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday in Game 2 of their Playoff series. Columbus took a 1-0 series leads after winning Game 1 by a score of 4-3. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at +190 and the Lightning at -230.

Columbus has a record of 47-31-4 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 256 goals and surrendered 231 goals for a point differential of +25. For the year they have an ATS mark of 48-35-0 and an over/under record of 32-45-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 62-16-4 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 319 goals and given up 221 for a goal differential of +98. Their record against the spread is 62-21-0 while their over/under mark is 45-35-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 48-35-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 32-45-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 62-21-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 45-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

04/06/19 D Adam McQuaid Concussion is questionable Friday vs Tampa Bay
02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

04/10/19 RW Ryan Callahan Undisclosed is questionable Friday vs Columbus

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 87 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 28 goals this season with 191 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 59 assists on the year and averages 19.9 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 41 goals on 295 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 69 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 37 wins and 24 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,756 shots against him and he's surrendered 153 goals. He's made 1,603 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has 128 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 41 goals this year with 246 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 87 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Steven Stamkos averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 45 goals on 234 attempts. He has 53 assists, giving him a total of 98 points on the year. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 39 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 1,713 shots against him and he's given up 128 goals. He's made 1,585 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 98 total points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They've scored 256 goals while giving up 231 scores, which has them ranked 12th and 21st respectively. They have had 221 power play chances and scored 34 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 200 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking them 2nd when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.88% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 18th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Lightning are 1st in the league with a total of 128 points this season. They have 74 power play goals on 262 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 1st in the NHL. They've given up 267 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 1st overall. As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 319 goals scored while they've given up 221 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.18%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9%, as they've attempted 4,572 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,402 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 3,565 attempts while they have given up 3,326 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season. That is 20th overall in the NHL. They have 2,434 face-off wins compared to 2,410 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,741 hits and they have blocked 1,076 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 2,520 face-off wins compared to 2,401 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 8th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 2,116 hits and they have blocked 1,125 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Tampa Bay is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 4,716 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,666 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.4% ranks 13th as they have 3,604 attempts while they have given up 3,541 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -230

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