Columbus Blue Jackets vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 1/20/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (+100) Flyers (-120)

The Columbus Blue Jackets (17-18-1) are traveling to Wells Fargo Center on Thursday where they will try to beat the Philadelphia Flyers (13-18-8). The odds on this game have Columbus at +100 while Philadelphia is priced at -120. The total comes in at 6.

The Columbus Blue Jackets had a rough game after their 9-2 loss to the Panthers in their last outing. The Blue Jackets had a below average offensive performance in this defeat. In the outing, they converted 2 out of the 30 shots they looked to score on. They also had 4 chances with extra men on the ice and netted 1 goal. Columbus tallied 8 penalty minutes in this contest.

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The Blue Jackets have had 1,252 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .896. At even strength, the Blue Jackets have allowed 108 goals while scoring 98 when they are on offense. Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have totaled 100 power play tries (28th in the league) and have scored 22 goals in those chances. For the current campaign, they have recorded 35 points and their points percentage comes in at .486. Columbus has taken 1,061 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.7%. In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Columbus Blue Jackets have accounted for 113 goals (15th in hockey) on the year and have given up 130. Columbus steps onto the ice with 93 power play chances and they have scored 15 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 16.13%.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Joonas Korpisalo. Korpisalo has been in goal for 174 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has earned an overall record of 73-63-21 and he has gotten the start in 158 games. The opposition has notched 480 goals against Korpisalo in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.98. Korpisalo has had 4,951 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 4,471 saves. His save percentage is at .903 for his 9,651 minutes in the crease. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Korpisalo has tallied 74 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .468.

In their last contest, Philadelphia faced off against the Islanders in a game where the Flyers took the defeat by a tally of 4-3. The Flyers earned 3 goals of the 34 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 3 power play attempts in this game and scored 1 goal out of those attempts.

This season, the Philadelphia Flyers have accounted for 98 goals, 34 points, in addition to a points percentage of .436. They have permitted 129 goals to be scored by way of 104 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Flyers have accumulated 80 goals at even strength and 18 goals (26th in the league) while having more men on the ice. They have earned 111 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 16.22%. Philadelphia has tried 1,194 shots (17th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 8.21%, while allowing the other team 1,353 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 78.81% on the other teams 118 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 90.5%.

Across the ice you will find Carter Hart in net. He has accrued 3,237 saves out of 3,571 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .906. Hart has compiled a lifetime record of 56-49-14 and has been in net for 125 games. He got the starting nod in 119 games and his ice time sits at 6,940 mins. Hart's quality start rate sits at 50.4% and he has 60 quality starts in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 2.89 goals per contest and he has surrendered 334 goals in total.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-120) and under 5.5 goals

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