Columbus Blue Jackets at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks 1/31/2019

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, January 31, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +120 and the Jets at -145.

Columbus has a record of 28-18-3 this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 158 goals and given up 151 goals for a point differential of +7. For the season they have an ATS record of 28-20-0 and an over/under record of 18-26-0. Winnipeg is 32-16-2 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 172 goals and surrendered 140 for a goal differential of +32. Their record against the spread is 31-18-0 while their over/under record is 21-21-0.

Valuable Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 28-20-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 18-26-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 31-18-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 21-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

01/10/19 LW Markus Hannikainen Upper Body IR (01/10)

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/31/18 D Dustin Byfuglien Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/06/19 LW Nikolaj Ehlers Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 28 goals this year with 191 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 19.8 minutes played per game. Artemi Panarin averages 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 125 shots. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 19 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,004 shots against him and he's given up 98 goals. He's made 906 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has scored 61 total points this year for the Jets. He has 25 goals this season with 125 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 22.7 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler averages 21.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 9 goals on 144 shots. He has 53 assists, giving him a total of 62 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 22 wins and 14 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 1,184 shots against him and he's surrendered 106 goals. He's made 1,078 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have 59 total points this season, which ranks them 12th in the NHL. They are 10th in the league in goals scored with 158 while they've given up 151 goals, ranking them 15th overall. They have had 146 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 27th in the NHL. The Blue Jackets have allowed 131 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, putting them 7th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.10% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 20th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 3rd in the NHL with a total of 66 points this year. They have 41 power play goals on 155 opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That ranks them 4th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 154 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 11th in the NHL. As a team, the Jets are 6th in the league with 172 goals scored while they've given up 140 goals, which is 26th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.79%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5%, as they've attempted 2,754 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,704 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.7% as they have 2,170 attempts while they have given up 2,027 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Blue Jackets start possessions in the offensive zone 52.5% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.5% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,442 face-off wins compared to 1,510 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That ranks them 20th in the league. On defense Columbus has 940 hits and they have blocked 677 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.1% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 1,531 face-off wins compared to 1,506 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,062 hits and they have blocked 719 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Winnipeg is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5% as they've attempted 2,898 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,962 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.2% ranks 20th as they have 2,175 attempts while they have given up 2,243 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Columbus +120

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