Matt Duchene, Artemi Panarin, and the Columbus Blue Jackets will face off against Chris Kreider, Mika Zibanejad, and the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in a Metropolitan Division showdown. The puck will drop at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, April 5, and it can be seen live on Fox Sports Ohio.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Rangers Odds
The Blue Jackets (-210) are favored over the Rangers (+175) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been placed at an even 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Columbus is 45-35 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.4 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 80 regular season contests, 44 of its games have gone under the total, while 30 have gone over and just six have pushed. The Jackets are 23-16 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Columbus has converted on just 15.5 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that places them in the bottom-5 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, it has the second-strongest penalty kill in the league, and it’s successfully killed off 85.0 percent of all penalties..
Sporting a .913 save percentage and 25.9 saves per game, Sergei Bobrovsky (36-25-1) has been the best option in goal for Columbus this season. If it decides to rest him, however, the team could turn to Joonas Korpisalo (9-17-3), who has a .895 save percentage and 3.00 goals against average this year.
New York is 31-49 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.8 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 80 regular season contests, 39 of its games have gone over the total, while 37 have gone under and just four have pushed. The team is 18-22 SU at home this year.
The Rangers have converted on just 19.5 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 29th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 77.6 percent of all penalties.
Henrik Lundqvist has denied 29.6 shots per game as the primary option in the crease for the Rangers. Lundqvist has 18 wins, 34 losses, and 10 overtime losses to his credit and has registered a fairly-weak .907 save percentage and 3.07 goals against average this season.
Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Rangers Betting Predictions
NHL Pick: SU Winner – Blue Jackets, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- The Rangers (6-4 in shootouts) has significantly more shootout experience coming into this one. The Blue Jackets has only participated in two shootouts this year, winning one and losing the other.
- For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their last five matchups.
- Columbus has attempted 31.5 shots per game overall this season (ranked 16th in the NHL), and 29.5 in its last 10 outings.
- Nine of Columbus’ last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 6-3 in those games.
- The Broadway Blueshirts this season have tallied the fifth-most hits per game in the NHL (25.8).
