We have our Columbus Blue Jackets vs Utah Hockey Club prediction ready to go for you as both teams are in the thick of the playoff race for their respective conferences. Columbus is currently holding the 2nd wild card spot with 57 points in 51 games played. They are 7-2-1 in their last ten and they are hoping to improve their win streak to three games with a win here. Meanwhile, the Utah Hockey Club is seven points away from the final card spot with a total of 50 points in 50 games. They are 4-5-1 in their last ten and will need a win to propel them that much closer. Utah is favored at a -190 money line while the total is set at 6.5 goals. Can the Blue Jackets earn an upset win?
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Columbus Coming Back
Columbus keeps finding wins out of nowhere, this time defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in overtime by a score of 2-1 in their latest contest. Adam Fantilli and Cole Sillinger were the goal-scorers for the Blue Jackets while Zach Werenski and Kent Johnson provided an assist each. Fantilli led the unit with five shots on goal and Elvis Merzlikins made 25 of 26 saves to earn the victory.
Marchenko leads the offense in points with 20, including eight goals. Sean Monahan leads all forwards with 13 assists and Marchenko has a +9 to lead all players on Columbus. Mathieu Oliver has the most penalty minutes for the offense with 35 and Monahan has scored three power plays goals on the season for the Blue Jackets. Marchenko has a team-high five power play assists while Monahan has 58 shots on goal this year. Monahan also beats out Marchenko with an average ice time of 18:56. Overall, the Blue Jackets rank 8th in goals/game with 3.45, 4th with 32.1 shots on goal this year, and 20th in the face-off circle with a 49.4% win rate. They are also 19th on the power play with a 18.2% success rate.
Defensively, the Blue Jackets rank 20th in the penalty kill with a 77.8% kill rate and 20th in shots against with an average of 29.1 per game. They are 29th in goals against however with 3.60 per contest. Daniil Tarasov and Elvis Merzlikins have each played eight games thus far, and neither have exactly impressed. The latter has outperformed the former, but his stats aren’t that great with a 3.08 GAA and an 89.4% save percentage. Werenski leads nearly every category on defense and he leads the entire team in assists with 14. His six goals and 20 points is the most among defenders and he has the most time on the ice with over 26 minutes per game. He is the only defender with multiple power play goals with a team-high six power play assists and 76 shots. Fabbro has the best +/- among defenders with a +6 and Damon Severson has the most penalty minutes with 12. Boone Jenner is one of four players listed on the injury report for the Blue Jackets. Cole Sillinger is listed as day-to-day while the rest are out for this upcoming matchup.
Hockey Club Holding On
Utah managed to earn a point but eventually fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins in overtime by a score of 3-2 in their latest outing. Michael Carcone and Mikhail Sergachev scored one goal each for Utah while four different players had an assist on the day. Josh Doan was the only player for the Hockey Club to have more than three shots on goal and Connor Ingram made 26 of 29 saves.
Clayton Keller currently leads the Hockey Club with 36 points, although two other players are close behind with 30+ points each. Dylan Guenther has 16 goals to his name and Keller has 23 assists, both leading the squad. Logan Cooley has a +13 and Jack McBain leads the team in penalty minutes with 45. Dylan Guenther is the primary power-play scorer with seven goals for Utah and Keller has the most assists on the power play with nine. Keller has the most shots on the squad as well with 87 and is the only forward with over 19 minutes of average ice time. As a unit, the Hockey Club’s offense ranks 18th in goals per game with an average of 3.00 despite ranking 26th in shots per game with 26.9. Their power play is at a 21.4% success rate, good for 17th in the league and they are at a 51.3% win percentage in the face-off circle, ranking 13th overall.
On the defensive side, Mikhail Sergachev has the most points with 26, including eight goals and 18 assists. Michael Kesserling has the best +/- ratio among defenders with a +10 and Maverick Lamoureux leads the defense in penalty minutes with 42. Sergachev is far and away leading the squad in ice time with an average of 25:52 and he is the only defender to have multiple power play assists to his name. He has eight to put it in perspective. Sergachev is the main shot-taker for the defense with 58 total shots on the season and he is the only blue-liner with multiple power play goals as well. Utah ranks 15th in shots against with an average of 28.3, 13th in goals against with 2.85 per game, and 16th on the penalty kill with a 79.8% kill rate. Vejmelka has gotten the majority of starts in net for the Hockey Club, and he has a 2.33 GAA and an 91.7% save percentage. Sean Durzi, John Marino, and Ingram are some of the players listed on the injury report. All five players listed are defenders or goalies, and they are all absent from this upcoming contest.
Insiders Status:
Columbus has been subpar on the road this year with an 8-14-4 record, but they have turned into around a .500 team away from home as of late. Utah has dropped their last three in a row and their playoff ambitions are slowly slipping away. Utah is without a couple defenders, and they haven’t done that well at home with an 8-11-5 record on home ice. I trust Columbus to keep this game competitive at the very least. Utah’s offense doesn’t scare me enough to think they will score two more goals than Columbus, particularly when the Blue Jackets have scored 14 goals in their last four games. If you’re feeling risky, I wouldn’t mind taking the Blue Jackets on the money line, but I’m looking for as for sure of a winner as possible here.
Insiders Status:
I enjoy the idea of a cushion with our bet hitting if only six goals are scored between the two games. Utah hasn’t scored more than two goals in their last three games and both goaltending pairs have done well in net as of late. Columbus has two goalies combining for a 2.60 GAA and a 92.1% save percentage in their last five games while Utah has a GAA of 2.40 and a 91.3% save percentage. Utah has hit the under in the majority of contests this season and I expect them to control a bit of the pace on home ice. Both teams are still in the midst of the playoff race, and I expect the games to get more intense as we get closer to the end of the regular season. Columbus has gone 8-2 on the under in their last ten and Utah has hit the under in three of their last four games.
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