Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Parlay 1/8/2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Amalie Arena

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at +162 and the Lightning at -180.

Columbus has a record of 24-14-3 this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 135 goals and surrendered 126 goals for a point differential of +9. For the year they have an ATS mark of 24-17-0 and an over/under record of 16-21-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 32-8-2 this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 176 goals and given up 124 for a goal differential of +52. Their record against the spread is 32-10-0 while their over/under mark is 25-15-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 24-17-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 16-21-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 32-10-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 25-15-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

01/06/19 LW Nick Foligno Personal is questionable Tuesday vs Tampa Bay
01/06/19 D Scott Harrington Illness is questionable Tuesday vs Tampa Bay

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/29/18 C J.T. Miller Upper Body is out indefinitely
12/18/18 RW Mathieu Joseph Lower Body IR (12/18)

Player Spotlight

Sergei Bobrovsky has 18 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 893 shots against him and he's surrendered 82 goals. He's made 811 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Artemi Panarin has scored 45 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 13 goals this season with 106 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 24 goals on 160 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Nikita Kucherov has 69 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 20 goals this year with 116 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 49 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 16 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 739 shots against him and he's given up 59 goals. He's made 680 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Brayden Point averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 24 goals on 112 attempts. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have given up 112 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this season. That is 15th in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.28% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 19th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Blue Jackets are 11th overall with 51 total points this year. They are 11th in the league with 135 goals and 16th in goals allowed with 126. They've had 124 power play chances and scored 16 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 13%. That is 31st in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 176 goals scored while they are 17th with 124 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.54%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 10th in the league. The Lightning have a total of 66 points this season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have had 43 power play goals on 143 chances for a percentage of 30%. That is 1st overall. They've given up 137 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 9th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2%, as they've attempted 2,289 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,267 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.6% as they have 1,813 attempts while they have given up 1,700 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.5% of the time, which is 10th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.5% for the season. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,201 face-off wins compared to 1,262 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That ranks them 21st in the league. On defense Columbus has 786 hits and they have blocked 567 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 1,280 face-off wins compared to 1,271 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 1,008 hits and they have blocked 583 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Tampa Bay is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51% as they've attempted 2,510 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,408 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.2% ranks 11th as they have 1,916 attempts while they have given up 1,825 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Columbus +162 and over 6.5 total goals

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