Columbus Blue Jackets vs Ottawa Senators Prediction, 1/3/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Ottawa Senators

Date: Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Location: Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON

TV: TSN5

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

The Ottawa Senators (17-17-3) will go up against the Columbus Blue Jackets (11-22-2) at Canadian Tire Centre on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Columbus at +140 and Ottawa is at -170. The over/under has been set at 7.

The Columbus Blue Jackets came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 4-1 win against the Blackhawks their last time on the ice. Columbus earned 10 penalty mins in this contest. Additionally, they had 3 chances on the power play and were able to notch 1 goal. The Blue Jackets had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in this win. For the game, they earned a goal on 4 out of the 38 shots they put on net.

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In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Columbus Blue Jackets have earned 94 goals (29th in the NHL) so far this year and have conceded 137. For the current season, they have earned 24 points and their points % is .343. Columbus has tallied 95 power play opportunities and they have added 15 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 15.79%. When at even strength, the Blue Jackets have allowed the opponent to score 113 goals while having 79 themselves. Columbus has attempted 1,029 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.1%. The Blue Jackets have had 1,237 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .889. Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have earned 112 power play opportunities (24th in hockey) and have racked up 24 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Joonas Korpisalo. Opponents have been able to score 547 goals against Korpisalo in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 3.05. Korpisalo has been involved in 197 contests during his professional hockey career. His save percentage is .902 for his 10,771 minutes in the crease. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 81-73-22 and he started in 177 games. Over the course of his career, Korpisalo is sitting with 83 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .469. Korpisalo has had 5,605 shots taken against him and he has 5,058 saves.

In their last outing, Ottawa opposed the Sabres in a game where the Senators earned a victory by a score of 3-1. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this game and netted 1 on that attempt. The Senators netted 3 goals out of the 33 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Senators have scored 73 goals at even strength and 38 goals (2nd in the league) while having more men on the ice. Ottawa has tried 1,230 shots (10th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.02%, while allowing the other team 1,203 shots. For the year, the Ottawa Senators have earned 111 goals, 37 points, and a points percentage of .500. They have allowed 116 goals to be scored by way of 92 goals at even strength and 24 goals while they were shorthanded. They have recorded 137 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 27.74%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 81.68% on their oppositions 131 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 90.4%.

For the opposition you will find Cam Talbot in net. His opponents are averaging 2.63 goals per contest and he has relinquished 1,050 goals altogether. Talbot's rate of quality starts sits at 54.1% and he has earned 217 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He has made the start in 401 games and has played for a total of 23,921 mins. Talbot has compiled a career mark of 211-151-35 and has participated in 418 games. He has accrued 11,238 saves out of the 12,288 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .915.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Ottawa (-170) and under 6.5 goals

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