Free NHL Hockey Prediction: Blue Jackets vs. Islanders NHL Odds
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(32-30-5) Columbus Blue Jackets vs New York Islanders (29-27-9)
Date: Thursday, March 31th
Time: 7:00 PM ET
Venue: UBS Arena
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Blue Jackets +165 | Islanders -190 (Bet Now!)
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Blue Jackets +1.5 -145 | Islanders -1.5 +125
NHL Betting Total: 6
The Columbus Blue Jackets and New York Islanders face off on Thursday in an NHL showdown at UBS Arena. When these two teams faced off on Tuesday it was the Islanders that were able to win 4-3.
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Blue Jackets currently sit with a 32-30-5 record and they have gone 14-16-2 away from home. The Blue Jackets have lost four games in a row and although the offense hasn’t been terrible during the stretch, they have really struggled to defend.
In the last game against the Islanders they gave up four goals total in the first two periods and that led to the defeat. The Blue Jackets are averaging 3.21 goals per game while their defense is giving up 3.71 goals per game.
The defense is ranked 30th in the NHL and in this game if they want a chance to come away with the victory, The Blue Jackets are giving up 35.3 shots per game which is 31st in the NHL, and a big reason that the defense has struggled.
New York Islanders
On the other side of this matchup is the New York Islanders who sit with a 29-27-9 record overall and they have gone 17-13-4 at home. Over the last four games the Islanders have gone 2-2 including that last game against the Blue Jackets where the offense scored four goals on the way to the victory.
The Islanders are averaging 2.72 goals per game while the defense is giving up 2.69 goals per game. The Islanders are only averaging 29.1 shots per game and in this game they need to put more shots on goal in this game.
Center Brock Nelson has been the best offensive player for this team scoring 32 goals and grabbing 16 assists. If the offense can be strong early in this game, the Islanders will be in good shape.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Islanders are 6-1 in their last seven home games.
- Columbus is 8-2 in their last 10 games played on one day of rest.
- Columbus is 0-4 in their last four games.
- The over is 5-0-1 in Columbus last six games played on Thursday.
- The over is 12-3-1 in the Islanders last 16 games playing on one days rest.
Free Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Islanders NHL Prediction:
These two teams just faced off and there were seven goals scored, and I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t happen again in this game. I expect the Islanders are going to run up the score but the Blue Jackets will also find their offensive success.
There isn’t a strong play on the side, but this game is going over the total.
Overview 4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Over 6
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