Nationwide Arena will be the site for an enticing matchup as the Columbus Blue Jackets square off against the visiting Anaheim Ducks. This East-West matchup will get started at 7 p.m. ET on Friday, October 11 and it is being shown live on Prime Ticket.
Anaheim Ducks at Columbus Blue Jackets Odds
This matchup’s moneyline and Over/Under odds have not been posted by oddsmakers yet.
Anaheim is 3-1 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 3.0 units this year. That winning percentage, ranked second in the Pacific Division so far this season, is a welcomed improvement over the 35-47 record from the 2018-19 season campaign. The Ducks are 1-1 SU on the road in 2019-20.
Anaheim has converted on 0.0 percent of its power play opportunities so far. That’s a fairly big drop-off from last season, when it was ranked 24th in the NHL by scoring on 17.0 percent of its extra-man advantages. Its penalty kill has gotten stronger since last year, however, as the team’s gone from successfully defending 79.7 percent of opponents’ power plays (ranked 20th overall last year) to 92.3 percent this year.
For the team as a whole, Anaheim has been called for penalties 3.8 times per game this season. Last year, that number was the fourth-highest mark in the league at 3.9 penalties per game. The team served an average of 9.0 penalty minutes per game last season and is right around that same amount this year.
Sporting a .961 save percentage and 31.0 saves per game, John Gibson (3-1) has been the top option in goal for Anaheim this year.
The visiting Ducks will be led by Hampus Lindholm and Ondrej Kase. Lindholm has tallied three assists this season while Kase has one goal and two assists to his name through the early stages of the regular season.
Columbus is 1-2 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.0 unit for moneyline bettors this year. Through three regular season matches, two of its games have gone over the total, while one has gone under and none have pushed. It’s 1-1 SU at home this year.
Columbus has killed off a remarkable 61.5 percent of all penalties, a few points lower than the 84.9 percent the team posted a year ago (when it was ranked second overall). It has scored on 33.3 percent of its power plays this year after converting on 16.7 percent (ranked 25th in league) last season.
The Blue Jackets have been penalized 5.0 times per game this season. Last year, that number was at 2.8, the best mark in the NHL. After serving an average of 6.5 penalty minutes per game a season ago the team has been forced to stave off opponent power plays for a taxing 11.0 minutes per matchup this year.
Joonas Korpisalo has stopped 20.0 shots per game as the top option in the crease for Columbus. Korpisalo has one win and one loss and has recorded a pedestrian 3.45 goals against average and a fairly-weak .851 save percentage this year.
The Jackets offense will be led by Nick Foligno (one goal, two assists).
Anaheim Ducks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Predictions
NHL Pick: SU Winner – Ducks, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The under has hit in three of Anaheim’s last five outings.
- Anaheim has managed 30.5 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Columbus has been attempting 36.5 shots per game over its last five at home.
- Anaheim has yet to lose a game by two more more goals this season.
- Anaheim skaters registered 23.2 hits per game last season, while the Blue Jackets forced 23.0 hits per contest.
