Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Betting Tips 2/28/2019

Thursday, February 28, 2019

Nationwide Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to Nationwide Arena to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, February 28, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at +150 and the Blue Jackets at -180.

Philadelphia has a record of 30-26-7 this year. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 186 goals and surrendered 210 goals for a point differential of -24. For the year they have an ATS mark of 29-33-0 and an over/under record of 32-29-0. Columbus has a record of 35-24-3 this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 197 goals and given up 184 for a goal differential of +13. Their record against the spread is 35-26-0 while their over/under mark is 23-32-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 29-33-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 32-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 35-26-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 23-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
02/23/19 GO Carter Hart Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/12/19 GO Michal Neuvirth Undisclosed IR (01/12)

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

Claude Giroux has scored 65 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 19 goals this season with 179 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 46 assists on the year and averages 21.2 minutes played per contest. Jakub Voracek averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 17 goals on 172 attempts. He has 37 assists, giving him a total of 54 points on the year. Brian Elliott has 8 wins and 7 losses this season in goal for the Flyers. He has 517 shots against him and he's surrendered 42 goals. He's made 475 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has 69 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 24 goals this year with 149 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 45 assists on the year and averages 20.1 minutes played per contest. Cam Atkinson averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 35 goals on 237 attempts. He has 24 assists, giving him a total of 59 points on the year. Sergei Bobrovsky has 26 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has 1,308 shots against him and he's given up 122 goals. He's made 1,186 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 67 total points this year, which is 17th in the NHL. They've scored 186 goals while giving up 210 scores, which has them ranked 17th and 5th respectively. They have had 186 power play chances and scored 33 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That is 21st in the league. The Flyers have given up 185 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.30% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 26th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 14th in the league with a total of 73 points this season. They have 28 power play goals on 177 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 26th in the NHL. They've given up 163 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 4th overall. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 10th with a total of 197 goals scored while they've given up 184 goals this season, ranking 19th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.98%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 21st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2%, as they've attempted 3,696 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,667 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.7% as they have 2,762 attempts while they have given up 2,688 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time, which is 22nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 2,069 face-off wins compared to 1,634 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 55.9%. That ranks them 1st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 1,367 hits and they have blocked 979 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 11th 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 1,829 face-off wins compared to 1,851 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.7%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Columbus has 1,269 hits and they have blocked 836 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Columbus is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9% as they've attempted 3,470 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,347 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.9% ranks 8th as they have 2,712 attempts while they have given up 2,511 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus -180

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