Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction, 1/27/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Vancouver Canucks

Date: Friday, January 27, 2023

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (+130) Canucks (-154)

The Vancouver Canucks (19-26-3) will compete against the Columbus Blue Jackets (15-30-3) at Rogers Arena on Friday. The line on this contest has Columbus at +130 while Vancouver is at -154. The betting total is set at 6.

The Columbus Blue Jackets went home feeling good about their game by earning a 3-2 victory over the Oilers in their last outing. Columbus garnered 2 penalty mins in this contest. The Blue Jackets played like an average offensive team in the victory. Additionally, they had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. For the outing, they converted 3 out of the 27 shots they put on net.

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In regard to scoring goals, the Columbus Blue Jackets have racked up 124 goals (28th in the league) on the campaign and have given up 185. For the current season, they have tallied 33 points and their points percentage is .344. Columbus has compiled 127 power play opportunities and they have scored 20 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 15.75%. While at even strength, the Blue Jackets have allowed the opponent to score 150 goals while scoring 104 when they are on offense. Columbus has taken 1,385 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 9.0%. The Blue Jackets so far have had 1,688 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .890. Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have earned 153 power play tries (16th in the league) and have come away with 35 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Joonas Korpisalo. Opponents have been able to score 568 goals versus Korpisalo in his career and his goals against rate is 3.06. Korpisalo has been involved in 203 matchups throughout his professional hockey career. His save percentage currently sits at .903 for his 11,140 minutes on the ice. He has amassed a win-loss mark of 84-75-23 and he started in 183 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Korpisalo has accrued 87 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .475. Korpisalo has seen 5,831 shots taken against him and has accrued 5,263 total saves.

When they took the ice last, Vancouver faced the Kraken in an outing where the Canucks took the loss by a score of 6-1. The Canucks notched 1 goal of the 20 shots on goal they attempted. They had 5 power play attempts in this one but weren't able to notch a goal.

The Canucks are sitting with 120 goals at even strength and 37 goals (12th in professional hockey) while on the power play. Vancouver has put up 1,473 shots (18th in professional hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 10.66%, while allowing their opponents 1,529 shots. For the season, the Vancouver Canucks have earned a total of 157 goals, 41 points, and a points percentage of .427. They have granted a total of 190 goals to be scored by way of 143 goals at even strength and 47 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 167 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 22.16%. They have a penalty kill rate of 65.94% on their opponents 138 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is currently 87.6%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Collin Delia patrolling the crease. His opponents are averaging 3.52 goals/game and he has yielded 126 goals overall. Delia's percentage of quality starts comes out to 42.9% and he has 15 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He has been a starter 35 contests and has racked up 2,146 mins. Delia holds a career record of 14-15-5 and has been in goal for 42 games. He has recorded 1,162 saves out of the 1,288 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .902.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus (+130)

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