Jonathan Marchessault, William Karlsson, and the Vegas Golden Knights will do battle against Artemi Panarin, Cam Atkinson, and the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena in an East-West showdown. This one will get started at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, December 17 and it will be shown live on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain.
Vegas Golden Knights at Columbus Blue Jackets Odds
Moneyline and Over/Under (O/U) odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
Vegas is 19-16 straight up (SU) and has lost 3.3 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 35 regular season matches, 17 of its games have gone under the total, while 16 have gone over and just one has pushed. This 2018-19 Golden Knights team is 9-12 SU on the road.
Vegas has converted on 21.1 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked ninth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.9 percent of all penalties..
Sporting a .907 save percentage and 24.9 saves per game, Marc-Andre Fleury (19-12-2) has been the top option in goal for Vegas this season. Fleury did just play yesterday, however, so head coach Gerard Gallant might decide to rest him and instead roll with Malcolm Subban (0-5 record, .859 save percentage, 4.02 goals against average).
On the other side of the ice, Columbus is 17-15 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.5 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 17 of its contests have gone under the total, while 12 have gone over and just three have pushed. The team’s 8-9 SU at home this season.
The Blue Jackets have converted on just 15.4 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that places them in the bottom 5 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 17th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 79.6 percent of all penalties.
Sergei Bobrovsky has stopped 25.8 shots per game as the top netminder in goal for the Blue Jackets. Bobrovsky has 12 wins, 11 losses, and one OT loss to his name and has maintained a poor .901 save percentage and 2.99 goals against average this season.
Vegas Golden Knights vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Free Picks
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner \u2013 Blue Jackets, O/U \u2013 Over
Betting Notes
- The under has hit in four of Columbus’ last five games.
- Two clubs that have clobbered opponents’ goalies with shots, Vegas has attempted the league’s 10th-most shots on goal (32.3) while Columbus’s attempted the seventh-most (32.8).
- Four of Vegas’ last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 3-1 in those games.
- Vegas skaters have dished out the league’s third-most hits per game (27.1).
