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(32-10-4) Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Islanders (19-17-9)
Date: Tuesday January 23rd
Time: 7:00PM EST
Venue: Barclays Center in New York
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Columbus -135
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Columbus -1.5
NHL Betting Total: 5.5
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Two teams at opposite ends of the Metropolitan Division meet on Tuesday night. The Blue Jackets, coming off a 7-6 win over Ottawa, will head to Madison Square Garden to take on the Islanders.
New York, off a loss to Philadelphia, is just looking to get through the rest of this season at this point and try to get a few wins against the extremely tough Metropolitan Division teams.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus continues to be a wonderful team but needs to keep winning.
Despite a 16-game winning streak that spanned across two months, the Blue Jackets are tied for 1st in points in the Metroplitan with Washington, and the Penguins are only two points back.
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Every game counts for the Blue Jackets and they’ll look to get an easy victory over a struggling team like the Islanders.
The Blue Jackets have been brilliant on both sides of the ice this year.
Columbus ranks 2nd in goals against with 106 and gives up just 2.30 goals per game. On offense, the Jackets rank 3rd in goal scored with 155, averaging about 3.37 per game.
Averaging a goal more per game than they give up explains why this team continues to win.
Right winger Cam Atkinson has been Columbus’ top goal-scorer this year. He has 23 goals on the year, along with 22 assists. In his last five games, he has three goals and four assists.
New York Islanders
The Islanders sit dead last in the Metropolitan Division and aren’t looking poised to make a run up the division table. The team simply can’t win and hasn’t been particularly good on either side of the ice.
The offense has struggled to compete with other Metropolitan offenses that have the ability to put up six or seven goals in a game.
The Islanders rank 17th in goals scored this season with 129. The team averages just 2.87 goals per game.
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New York doesn’t have a lot of goal-scorers. Captain John Tavares has been the team’s best player by far and he’s having a good year despite the lack of success his team has had.
He has 19 goals and 17 assists on the year, including five goals and an assist over his last five games.
Left winger Anders Lee has been solid as well. He has 17 goals and seven assists on the year, including three and three over his last five games.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Columbus is 1-4 ATS in its last five games
- New York is 5-1 ATS in the last six games
Free Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Islanders NHL Hockey Prediction:
Columbus shouldn’t have a problem getting a win against this bad Islanders team. As long as the defense continues to play as well as it has all year, the Blue Jackets should take the W on the road.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Over 5.5
Columbus is coming off a seven-goal performance. This team can cover the Over by itself. The Islanders should get a goal or two, as well. I like the Over in this one.
NHL Free Score Prediction: Columbus 5 – New York 2
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