Columbus Blue Jackets at Vancouver Canucks Expert NHL Picks 3/24/2019

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Rogers Arena

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The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday, March 24, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Blue Jackets at -145 and the Canucks at +120.

Columbus has a record of 40-30-4 this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 222 goals and surrendered 217 goals for a point differential of +5. For the year they have an ATS mark of 40-34-0 and an over/under record of 27-41-0. Vancouver has a record of 32-32-10 this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 202 goals and given up 224 for a goal differential of -22. Their record against the spread is 32-42-0 while their over/under mark is 30-40-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 40-34-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 27-41-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 32-42-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 30-40-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

03/22/19 GO Sergei Bobrovsky Upper Body is questionable Sunday vs Vancouver
03/21/19 LW Nick Foligno Personal is out indefinitely
02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

03/22/19 LW Sven Baertschi Illness is upgraded to questionable Saturday vs Calgary
03/21/19 C Ryan Spooner Undisclosed is questionable Saturday vs Calgary
03/20/19 D Ben Hutton Foot is questionable Saturday vs Calgary
03/14/19 LW Antoine Roussel Knee is out for season
02/21/19 D Christopher Tanev Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/15/19 C Brandon Sutter Undisclosed is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 76 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 25 goals this season with 175 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 51 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 38 goals on 268 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 64 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 31 wins and 23 losses this season in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,568 shots against him and he's surrendered 143 goals. He's made 1,425 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Brock Boeser has 52 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 24 goals this year with 184 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 28 assists on the year and averages 19.2 minutes played per contest. Bo Horvat averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 27 goals on 212 attempts. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 27 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 1,768 shots against him and he's given up 153 goals. He's made 1,615 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 84 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 222 goals while giving up 217 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 18th respectively. They have had 203 power play chances and scored 31 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 15%. That is 28th in the league. The Blue Jackets have given up 190 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking them 3rd when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.54% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 21st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 23rd in the league with a total of 74 points this season. They have 37 power play goals on 232 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the NHL. They've given up 230 power play opportunities and surrendered 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 18th overall. As a team, the Canucks are 23rd with a total of 202 goals scored while they've given up 224 goals this season, ranking 15th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.17%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 15th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7%, as they've attempted 4,120 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,004 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.5% as they have 3,199 attempts while they have given up 3,017 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 9th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 51.8% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 2,178 face-off wins compared to 2,191 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,585 hits and they have blocked 987 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.6% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.4% for the season, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 2,181 face-off wins compared to 2,230 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Vancouver has 1,628 hits and they have blocked 1,115 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Vancouver is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.6% as they've attempted 4,097 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,327 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.9% ranks 20th as they have 3,068 attempts while they have given up 3,212 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus -145

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