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(32-12-4) Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Rangers (31-17-1)
Date: Tuesday January 31st
Time: 7:00PM EST
Venue: Madison Square Garden in New York, New York
NHL Hockey Moneyline Odds: Off
NHL Hockey Puck Line Odds: Off
NHL Betting Total: Off
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Coming off of two straight losses, the Columbus Blue Jackets will look to start the second half of the season on a better note.
The Rangers are coming off a disappointing end to the first half of the season as well, after losing 2-0 to the Flyers last week.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus continues to be impressive this year. However, the Blue Jackets have looked beatable over the past 10 games after having that amazing 16-game winning streak.
The Jackets are 5-5 over the last 10 games and haven’t been nearly as good defensively as they were for the majority of the season. Despite grabbing the win, the Jackets let in six goals against Ottawa, while also giving up four or more goals in all five of those losses.
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Columbus will need to get things back on track and start playing better defensively. There’s a reason why the team ranks 3rd in the NHL in goals against and it’s because of the solid defense and great goaltending of Sergei Bobrovsky.
Bobrovsky is 28-9-2 with a 2.10 goals against average. He’s been fantastic and got a well-deserved All-Star nod because of it.
For Columbus to beat the Rangers on Tuesday, the team has to limit the goal-scoring opportunities of New York’s forwards and take some pressure off of Bobrovsky.
New York Rangers
The way Columbus has played on defense recently, you have to think that a high-flying offensive team like the Rangers can get things done, especially on their home ice.
The Rangers rank 2nd in the league in goals scored, with 167. The team has gotten a lot of good production from a lot of players. Seven players are double-digit goal scorers already this season.
Right wing Michael Grabner leads the team in goals. He has 21 goals and eight assists this year. Over his last five games, he has two goals.
On the opposite side, left wing Chris Kreider is having a great year as well. He has 18 goals and 16 assists this year. Over his last five games, he has a goal and two assists.
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A healthy Rick Nash is a good Rick Nash and, right now, he looks to be healthy. His season has been hampered by a couple of injuries but he’s still posted good numbers.
In his 37 games this season, he has 14 goals and 10 assists.
He has three assists in his last five games.
NHL Betting Trends:
- Columbus is 1-4 ATS in the last five games
- The Total has gone OVER in 10 of New York’s last 15 games
Free Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Rangers NHL Hockey Prediction:
The Columbus defense has been worrisome recently and the Rangers are an offensive powerhouse. As much as I like Columbus, the Rangers should be able to capitalize on offensive chances and grab a win in MSG. New York gets the W.
4* Free NHL Betting Pick: New York ML
New York has been playing better hockey than Columbus as of late. Columbus’ defense has been suspect recently and I think the Rangers will take advantage of that. The Rangers money line is a good pick here.
NHL Free Score Prediction: Columbus 3 – New York 4
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