I’m going to take a different course of action this week and take a look at a game on the ice this evening.
Winnipeg Jets (10-9-3, 23 pts) @ Columbus Blue Jackets (6-12-2, 14 pts)
Overview: The Winnipeg Jets come in to this evening’s game losers of 2 straight and 4 of their last 5 games. They are 6-4-2 on the road this season. They are 6-3-2 versus Eastern Conference opponents. Tonight is the 1st game of a 3 game Eastern Conference road trip and is the 1st game of a back to back. The team is 29th in the league in goals per game with 2 per game. They are 5th in the league in goals against with 2.2 per game. They are 29th in the league in power play % and are 8th in the league in penalty kill %. Right winger Blake Wheeler leads the team in points with 14 and in goals with 8 goals. Defenseman Tobias Enstrom leads the team in assists with 8 assists. Goalie Michael Hutchinson is 3-1-1 on the season. Winnipeg is in 5th place in the Central division, 6 points behind the leading Blues. The Columbus Blue Jackets have lost 3 straight and 12 of their last 14 games. They are 3-6-1 at home this season. They are 3-3 versus Western Conference opponents. Including tonight they play 3 of their next 4 games at home. The team is 23rd in the league in goals per game with 2.5 per game. They are 30th in the league in goals against with 3.6 per game. They are 4th in the league in power play % and 26th in the league in penalty kill %. Center Ryan Johansen leads the team in points with 23 and in assists with 16 assists. Left winger Nick Foligno leads the team in goals with 10 goals. Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky is 5-6-1 on the season. Columbus is in last place in the Metropolitan division, 16 points behind the leading Penguins.
Winnipeg and Columbus split their 2 meetings last season.
Prediction: The Blue Jackets are really having a rough go at it so far this season and it doesn’t like it’s going to get any better for them any time soon. Take the Winnipeg Jets. Play: Jets +240 (Bet365)
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