Minnesota Wild vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, 3/11/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Date: Friday, March 11, 2022

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (-175) Blue Jackets (+145)

The Minnesota Wild (33-19-3) are en route to Nationwide Arena on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets (28-26-3). The moneyline on this contest has the Wild at -175 and the Blue Jackets are coming in at +145. The betting total is set at 6.

The Minnesota Wild were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 win over the Rangers in their last outing. The Wild played really well in this win. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 5 out of the 28 shots they put on goal. In addition, they had 1 power play chance and netted 1 goal. Minnesota recorded 2 penalty minutes for this game.

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Concerning scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have notched 204 goals (4th in hockey) on the campaign and have conceded 176. For the year, they have 69 points and their points percentage sits at .627. Minnesota comes into tonight with 167 power play opportunities and they have tallied 33 goals out of those attempts, earning them a percentage of 19.76%. When playing at even strength, the Wild let the opposition score 133 goals while scoring 171 themselves. Minnesota has attempted 1,784 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.4%. The Wild have had 1,774 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .901. Minnesota Wild opponents have recorded 181 power play opportunities (5th in pro hockey) and have notched 43 goals in those chances.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Kaapo Kahkonen. In his career, Kahkonen has accounted for 26 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .531. He has a save percentage of .908 during his 2,975 minutes played. Kahkonen has seen 1,547 shots against him and he has 1,404 total saves. Opponents have notched 143 goals versus Kahkonen in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.88. He has amassed a win-loss record of 31-16-3 and he has gotten the start in 49 games. Kahkonen has been involved in 52 matchups over the course of his professional hockey career.

In their last outing, Columbus opposed the Maple Leafs in a matchup where the Blue Jackets went home in defeat by a mark of 5-4. They had 3 power play attempts in this one and recorded 1 goal out of those chances. The Blue Jackets notched 4 goals of the 35 shots on goal they took.

Over the course of the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have tallied 187 goals, 59 points, and a points percentage of .518. They have allowed 208 goals to be scored by of a combination of 176 goals at even strength and 32 goals while they were shorthanded. The Blue Jackets are sitting with 161 goals at even strength and 26 goals (27th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 141 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 18.44%. Columbus has put up 1,695 shots (21st in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.03%, while allowing the opposition 2,038 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 80.12% on their opponents 161 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 89.8%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Joonas Korpisalo in net. His opponents are averaging 2.99 goals per game and he has surrendered 491 goals in total. Korpisalo's quality start percentage sits at 47.2% and he has 76 quality starting assignments in his career. He has been a starter 161 games and has racked up 9,851 mins. Korpisalo has a lifetime record of 75-64-21 and has been in net for 178 games. He has racked up 4,576 stops out of the 5,067 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .903.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus (+145)

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