Ottawa Senators vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, 1/23/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ottawa Senators vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Date: Sunday, January 23, 2022

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Nationwide Arena is where the Columbus Blue Jackets (18-18-1) will attempt to beat the Ottawa Senators (11-20-2) on Sunday.

The Ottawa Senators will look for better times on the ice after their 6-4 loss against the Penguins the last time they stepped on the ice. The Senators had a solid offensive performance and it showed in the loss. In the game, they scored on 4 of the 43 shots they launched. Moreover, they had 3 chances with extra men on the ice but didn't convert them into a score. Ottawa had 18 minutes in the box in this game.

The Senators have had 1,114 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .891. At even strength, the Senators have surrendered 98 goals while getting 72 on offense. Ottawa Senators opponents have totaled 106 power play opportunities (24th in professional hockey) and have come away with 23 goals in those chances. For the current season, they have earned 24 points and their points percentage is .364. Ottawa has taken 975 shots and has a shot percentage of 9.5%. In regard to scoring goals, the Ottawa Senators have racked up 93 goals (28th in the NHL) on the campaign and have allowed 121. Ottawa has accounted for 108 power play chances and they have notched 21 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 19.44%.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Anton Forsberg. Forsberg has been in net for 71 games throughout his NHL career. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 21-35-6 and he has gotten the start in 64 games. Opponents have scored 190 goals versus Forsberg in his pro career and his goals against rate is 3.20. Forsberg has seen 1,965 shot attempts against him and he has 1,775 total saves. He has a save percentage of .903 for his 3,557 minutes guarding the cage. For his career, Forsberg has accumulated 29 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .453.

In their last contest, Columbus faced off against the Flyers in a matchup where the Blue Jackets got the win by a final score of 2-1. The Blue Jackets recorded 2 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this game but weren't able to score a goal.

Columbus has put up 1,090 shots (28th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.55%, while allowing the opposition 1,286 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 78.85% on the other teams 104 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 89.8%. They have a total of 96 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 15.63%. The Blue Jackets have accumulated 100 goals at even strength and 15 goals (29th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 131 goals to be scored by way of 109 goals at even strength and 22 goals while they were shorthanded. During this campaign, the Columbus Blue Jackets have a total of 115 goals, 37 points, and a points percentage of .500.

Across the ice you are likely to see Joonas Korpisalo protecting the net. His opposition is averaging 2.98 goals/game and he has yielded 480 goals overall. Korpisalo's quality start percentage comes out to 46.8% and he has accumulated 74 quality starting assignments in his career. He has started in 158 games and has played 9,651 mins. Korpisalo has accrued a lifetime mark of 73-63-21 and has played in 174 games. He has accrued 4,471 stops out of 4,951 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .903.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Columbus

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