Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, 11/14/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Penguins (-200) Blue Jackets (+150)

The Columbus Blue Jackets (4-7-4) will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins (7-6-0) at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Penguins at -200 while the Blue Jackets are coming in at +150. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Pittsburgh Penguins came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 4-0 win against the Sabres in their previous game. Pittsburgh amassed 4 penalty mins in this contest. The Penguins had a solid offensive outing and it was apparent in the win. Additionally, they had 3 power play chances and scored 1 goal. In the outing, they tallied a score on 4 of the 40 shots they put on net.

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When discussing their goal scoring prowess, the Pittsburgh Penguins have accumulated 46 goals (16th in the league) for the year and have allowed 34. For the current season, they have 14 points and their points percentage is sitting at .538. Pittsburgh has accounted for 38 power play opportunities and they have scored 7 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 18.42%. When playing at even strength, the Penguins have surrendered 27 goals while having 39 on offense. Pittsburgh has tried 455 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.1%. The Penguins have had 387 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .912. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have tallied 42 power play opportunities (30th in pro hockey) and have scored 7 goals in those chances.

The player between the pipes for this game is Tristan Jarry. Jarry has been in goal for 216 games during his professional hockey career. He has a win-loss record of 122-65-20 and got the start in 208 games. Opponents have scored 537 goals versus Jarry in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.63. Jarry has seen 6,234 shots taken against him and has gathered 5,697 saves. He has a save percentage of .914 in his 12,256 mins guarding the cage. Over the course of his pro career, Jarry has accumulated 126 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .606.

In their last contest, Columbus faced off against the Rangers in a matchup where the Blue Jackets got the tie by a mark of 3-3. The Blue Jackets scored 3 goals of the 28 shots on goal they pursued. They had 1 chance on the power play in this matchup but didn't put one in the back of the net.

During this campaign, the Columbus Blue Jackets are sitting with 41 goals, 12 points, in addition to a points percentage of .400. They have granted a total of 52 goals to be scored by of a combination of 47 goals at even strength and 5 goals while they were shorthanded. The Blue Jackets have 35 goals at even strength and 6 goals (27th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a tally of 46 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 13.04%. Columbus has tried 457 shots (10th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.97%, while allowing the opposition 496 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 89.13% on their opponents 46 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.5%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Elvis Merzlikins defending the goal. Teams are averaging 3.14 goals/game and he has yielded 456 goals overall. Merzlikins' quality start percentage sits at 48.3% and he has 71 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He got the starting nod in 147 games and has been on the ice for 8,725 mins. Merzlikins is the owner of a lifetime record of 58-65-25 and has been in net for 160 games. He has gathered 4,379 saves out of 4,835 shots tried, giving him a save % of .906.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus (+150)

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