Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets Hockey Betting Tips 3/2/2019

Saturday, March 2, 2019

Nationwide Arena

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, March 2, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +215 and the Blue Jackets at -295.

Edmonton has a record of 27-30-7 this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 176 goals and given up 211 goals for a point differential of -35. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-37-0 and an over/under record of 29-30-0. Columbus has a record of 36-24-3 this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 201 goals and surrendered 187 for a goal differential of +14. Their record against the spread is 35-27-0 while their over/under record is 24-32-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 26-37-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 29-30-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 35-27-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 24-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

02/18/19 RW Jesse Puljujarvi Lower Body IR (02/18); is out for season
02/18/19 LW Jujhar Khaira Lower Body IR (02/18)

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

02/21/19 D Ryan Murray Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/19/19 LW Markus Hannikainen Illness IR (02/19)

Player Spotlight

Mikko Koskinen has 17 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 1,088 shots against him and he's given up 100 goals. He's made 988 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has accumulated 56 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 20 goals this year with 172 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 36 assists on the season and averages 20.3 minutes played per game. Leon Draisaitl averages 22.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 39 goals on 174 shots. He has 39 assists, giving him a total of 78 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 71 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 25 goals this season with 155 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 46 assists on the season and averages 20.2 minutes played per game. Sergei Bobrovsky has 27 wins and 19 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,339 shots against him and he's surrendered 125 goals. He's made 1,214 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Cam Atkinson averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 35 goals on 242 shots. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have allowed 198 power play opportunities and have given up 49 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75% this year. That is 29th in the NHL. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.34% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 28th in the league. The Oilers have 61 total points this season, ranking 26th in the NHL in offense. They are 26th in the league with 176 goals while they've given up 211 goals, which is 7th overall. They have had 188 power play opportunities and scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 12th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 10th with 201 goals scored while they are 17th in the NHL with 187 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.98%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 21st place in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 75 points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 28 power play goals on 180 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That ranks their power play unit 26th. They've allowed 165 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, which is 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.7%, as they've attempted 3,489 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,673 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.5% as they have 2,587 attempts while they have given up 2,752 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 23rd in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 49.1% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.9% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 1,821 face-off wins compared to 1,953 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 1,743 hits and they have blocked 921 shots from the opposition, putting them 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.2% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 1,873 face-off wins compared to 1,881 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,291 hits and they have blocked 848 shots from the opposition, which is 26th in the league. Columbus is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51% as they've attempted 3,539 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,404 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.9% ranks 8th as they have 2,761 attempts while they have given up 2,556 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Edmonton +215

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