New Jersey at Columbus NHL Betting Tips 1/15/2019

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Nationwide Arena

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The New Jersey Devils head to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Devils at +195 and the Blue Jackets at -265.

New Jersey has a record of 17-20-7 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 128 goals and surrendered 148 goals for a point differential of -20. For the year they have an ATS mark of 17-27-0 and an over/under record of 24-18-0. Columbus has a record of 27-15-3 this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 148 goals and given up 139 for a goal differential of +9. Their record against the spread is 27-18-0 while their over/under mark is 18-23-0.

Valuable New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 17-27-0 straight up this year

The New Jersey Devils are 24-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 27-18-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 18-23-0 against the over/under this season

Key New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/17/18 GO Cory Schneider Abdominal is out indefinitely
01/01/19 LW Taylor Hall Lower Body IR (01/01)

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

01/10/19 C Brandon Dubinsky Lower Body IR (01/10)
01/10/19 LW Markus Hannikainen Upper Body IR (01/10)

Player Spotlight

Nico Hischier has scored 31 total points this year for the Devils. He has 13 goals this season with 91 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 18 assists on the year and averages 18 minutes played per contest. Kyle Palmieri averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 20 goals on 144 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the year. MacKenzie Blackwood has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in goal for the Devils. He has 243 shots against him and he's surrendered 13 goals. He's made 230 stops for a save percentage of 95%.

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has 46 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 26 goals this year with 173 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 19.7 minutes played per contest. Artemi Panarin averages 20.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 17 goals on 117 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 50 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 19 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 939 shots against him and he's given up 91 goals. He's made 848 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Devils have 41 total points this year, which is 27th in the NHL. They've scored 128 goals while giving up 148 scores, which has them ranked 21st and 7th respectively. They have had 143 power play chances and scored 25 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the league. The Devils have given up 140 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, ranking them 2nd when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.91% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 28th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 9th in the league with a total of 57 points this season. They have 19 power play goals on 135 chances for a percentage of 14%. That is 28th in the NHL. They've given up 120 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 10th overall. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 9th with a total of 148 goals scored while they've given up 139 goals this season, ranking 14th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.28%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 19th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New Jersey is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2%, as they've attempted 2,486 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,565 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.1% as they have 1,961 attempts while they have given up 1,955 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 16th in the league. The Devils start possessions in the offensive zone 46.8% of the time, which is 29th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 53.2% for the season. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. They have 1,326 face-off wins compared to 1,455 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.7%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense New Jersey has 937 hits and they have blocked 610 shots from the opposition, putting them 25th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season, which is 21st in the NHL. They have 1,339 face-off wins compared to 1,381 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That is 20th in the league. On defense Columbus has 861 hits and they have blocked 624 shots from the opposition, which is 22nd in the league. Columbus is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4% as they've attempted 2,532 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,488 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.7% ranks 9th as they have 1,994 attempts while they have given up 1,864 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus -265

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