New York at Columbus NHL Picks 1/13/2019

Sunday, January 13, 2019

Nationwide Arena

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The New York Rangers travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday, January 13, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Rangers at +180 and the Blue Jackets at -220.

New York has a record of 17-19-7 this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 119 goals and given up 149 goals for a point differential of -30. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-26-0 and an over/under record of 22-20-0. Columbus has a record of 25-15-3 this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 139 goals and surrendered 133 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 25-18-0 while their over/under record is 17-22-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 17-26-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 22-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 25-18-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 17-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

01/10/19 C Kevin Hayes Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs NY Islanders

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)
01/10/19 GO Sergei Bobrovsky Disciplinary is questionable Saturday vs Washington

Player Spotlight

Henrik Lundqvist has 12 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has 1,043 shots against him and he's given up 97 goals. He's made 946 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mika Zibanejad has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 12 goals this year with 125 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 19.7 minutes played per game. Chris Kreider averages 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 20 goals on 117 shots. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Cam Atkinson has scored 43 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 24 goals this season with 166 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Joonas Korpisalo has 7 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 387 shots against him and he's surrendered 42 goals. He's made 345 saves for a save percentage of 89%. Artemi Panarin averages 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 15 goals on 113 shots. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 47 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have allowed 143 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75% this year. That is 28th in the NHL. They average 28 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.83% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 21st in the league. The Rangers have 41 total points this season, ranking 23rd in the NHL in offense. They are 26th in the league with 119 goals while they've given up 149 goals, which is 6th overall. They have had 122 power play opportunities and scored 24 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blue Jackets are 12th with 139 goals scored while they are 15th in the NHL with 133 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.09%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 20th place in the league. The Blue Jackets have a total of 53 points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 18 power play goals on 127 opportunities for a percentage of 14%. That ranks their power play unit 29th. They've allowed 115 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 30th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.4%, as they've attempted 2,231 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,680 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.4% as they have 1,658 attempts while they have given up 1,994 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 47.8% of the time, which is 26th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.2% for the season. That is 6th overall in the NHL. They have 1,189 face-off wins compared to 1,267 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.4%. That ranks them 23rd in the league. On defense New York has 1,141 hits and they have blocked 686 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 10th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.6% for the season, which is 22nd in the NHL. They have 1,256 face-off wins compared to 1,320 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.8%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Columbus has 836 hits and they have blocked 596 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Columbus is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 2,408 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,375 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.6% ranks 10th as they have 1,898 attempts while they have given up 1,779 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus -220

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