Columbus Blue Jackets vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 12/8/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (+125) Jets (-150)

The Winnipeg Jets (19-8-0) are welcoming the Columbus Blue Jackets (11-11-3) at Canada Life Centre on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has the Blue Jackets at +125 and the Jets are coming in at -150. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Columbus Blue Jackets will look for better times on the ice after their 6-3 loss against the Oilers in the last game they played. Columbus accumulated 10 penalty minutes in this contest. Additionally, they had 2 chances with the advantage but didn't net one. The Blue Jackets had a middle of the road showing in the defeat. While out there on the ice, they netted 3 of the 22 shots they put on net.

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Pertaining to their scoring capabilities, the Columbus Blue Jackets have racked up 86 goals (9th in the league) on the season and have given up 90. For the current season, they have recorded 25 points and their points percentage sits at .500. Columbus is sitting with 64 power play chances and they have scored 11 goals out of those tries, earning them a percentage of 17.19%. While at even strength, the Blue Jackets have given up 67 goals while having 75 themselves. Columbus has tried 774 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.1%. The Blue Jackets have had 724 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .876. Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have amassed 82 power play opportunities (13th in pro hockey) and have come away with 23 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Elvis Merzlikins. Merzlikins has played in 207 games during his NHL career. He has a mark of 76-85-32 and he has gotten the start in 193 games. The opposition has notched 606 goals versus Merzlikins in his career and his goals against average per contest is 3.47. Merzlikins has seen 6,272 shots against him and he has 5,666 total saves. He has a save percentage of .903 for his 10,490 minutes between the pipes. Over the course of his time in hockey, Merzlikins has 93 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .482.

Their last time out, Winnipeg faced off against the Sabres in a game where the Jets ended up with the win by a mark of 3-2. They had 5 opportunities on the power play in this contest and tallied 1 out of those attempts. The Jets tallied 3 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they tried.

Winnipeg has taken 786 shots (12th in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 12.47%, while allowing their opponents 808 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 80.28% on their oppositions 71 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 91.5%. They have a tally of 80 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 30.00%. The Jets have racked up 74 goals at even strength and 24 goals (3rd in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 69 goals to be scored by way of 55 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they had less men on the ice. For the season, the Winnipeg Jets are sitting with 98 goals, 38 points, in addition to a points percentage of .704.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Eric Comrie protecting the goal. He has a tally of 1,649 stops out of 1,844 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .894. Comrie has amassed a career record of 27-29-2 and has played in 63 games. He has been a starter 59 games and has played 3,157 mins. Comrie's rate of quality starts is 44.1% and he has qualified for 26 quality starts in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 3.71 goals per game and he has conceded 195 goals altogether.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Winnipeg (-150) and under 6 goals

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