Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, 10/28/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Date: Friday, October 28, 2022

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Bruins (-170) Blue Jackets (+140)

The Columbus Blue Jackets (3-5-0) host the Boston Bruins (6-1-0) at Nationwide Arena on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Bruins at -170 while the Blue Jackets are sitting at +140. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Boston Bruins came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 3-1 victory over the Stars in their previous game. Boston amassed 11 penalty minutes in this game. The Bruins played like an average offensive team in this win. In addition, they had 4 power play chances and were able to score 1 goal. In the matchup, they scored on 3 of the 29 shots they put on net.

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While at even strength, the Bruins let the opposition score 18 goals while scoring 24 of their own. Boston Bruins opponents have earned 25 power play opportunities (15th in the NHL) and have come away with 2 goals in those chances. In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the Boston Bruins have accumulated 29 goals (2nd in hockey) for the year and have given up 20. Boston has taken 249 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.7%. For the current campaign, they have 12 points and their points percentage is sitting at .857. The Bruins have seen 220 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .909. Boston comes into tonight with 26 power play chances and they have notched 5 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 19.23%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Linus Ullmark. The opposition has notched 415 goals against Ullmark in his career and his goals against average is 2.67. Ullmark has played in 164 games throughout his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .914 in his 9,335 minutes in the crease. He has amassed an overall record of 81-57-15 and was named the starter in 156 games. Over the course of his career, Ullmark has 87 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .558. Ullmark has seen 4,836 shots against him and he has 4,421 saves.

In their last game, Columbus went up against the Coyotes in a game where the Blue Jackets went home in defeat by a final of 6-3. They had 5 opportunities on the power play in this game but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Blue Jackets netted 3 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they pursued.

During this campaign, the Columbus Blue Jackets have earned a total of 25 goals, 6 points, and a points percentage of .375. They have granted a total of 33 goals to be scored by of a combination of 28 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Blue Jackets have racked up 25 goals at even strength and 0 goals (32nd in the NHL) while on the power play. They have a total of 20 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 0.00%. Columbus has taken 246 shots (9th in hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.16%, while allowing the other team 257 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 81.48% on their oppositions 27 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 87.2%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Elvis Merzlikins protecting the goal. He has accrued 3,459 stops out of 3,795 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .911. Merzlikins has a career record of 50-46-20 and has participated in 125 games. He has been a starter 114 games and has racked up 6,898 minutes. Merzlikins' quality start percentage comes out to 51.8% and he has accumulated 59 quality starts in his pro career. Teams are averaging 2.92 goals per game and he has given up 336 goals overall.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Boston (-170)

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