Thursday’s NHL schedule features a matchup between the Columbus Blue Jackets (8-7-1) and the Edmonton Oilers (8-6-4) at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets are -125 on the moneyline to win at home against the Oilers (+105) in the game, which begins at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Blue Jackets vs. Oilers Betting Lines

• Favorite: Blue Jackets (-125)
• Underdog: Oilers (+105)
• Over/under: 6.5

Blue Jackets vs. Oilers Quick Facts

• Columbus and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in six of 16 games this season.
• In 50.0% of Edmonton’s previous games this season (9/18), the teams combined to score more than Thursday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, six, is 0.5 less than Thursday’s over/under.
• The 6.5 goals per game these two clubs are conceding this season are 0.0 more than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stat Insights

• The Blue Jackets’ three average goals per game add up to 48 total, which makes them the 21st-ranked scoring team in the league.
• Columbus ranks 16th in total goals against, conceding 3.2 goals per game (51 total) in NHL play.
• They’re ranked 20th in the league with a -3 goal differential .
• Columbus has put up six power-play goals on 40 chances this season, to rank 31st in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets’ offense has the NHL’s 30th-ranked power-play conversion rate (15%).
• Columbus’ offense has scored one shorthanded goal this season (14th among all teams).
• The Blue Jackets kill 72.73% of their opponent’s power plays, the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets’ players win 51.6% of their faceoffs to rank 11th in the league.
• Columbus has a 9.4% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 28th in the NHL.
• The Blue Jackets have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 19.4 hits and 13.8 blocked shots per game.

Blue Jackets Moneyline

• Columbus has won three of the three games it’s been the moneyline favorite in this season.
• In one matches with moneyline odds shorter than -125, the Blue Jackets have won every time.
• There is a 55.6% chance that Columbus wins this contest, per the moneyline.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Kirill Marchenko: eight goals and 10 assists
• Dmitri Voronkov: six goals and seven assists
• Zachary Werenski: four goals and seven assists
• Jet Greaves: 4-4-1 record, .900 save percentage, 26 goals conceded

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Oilers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Oilers Season Stats Insights

• The Oilers have the NHL’s 13th-ranked scoring offense (54 total goals, three per game).
• Edmonton has allowed 60 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank 27th.
• They have a -6 goal differential, which ranks 25th in the league.
• Edmonton has put up 15 power-play goals this season, which are the third-most in the NHL (on 48 chances).
• The Oilers have the league’s third-best power-play conversion rate of 31.25%.
• Edmonton has scored two shorthanded goals this season (sixth in league).
• The 81.63% of opponent power plays the Oilers kill is the 10th-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Oilers win 53.2% of their faceoffs. That’s the sixth-best rate in the NHL.
• Edmonton is shooting 10.5% (18th in the league).
• The Oilers have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 17 hits and 15.9 blocked shots per game.

Oilers Moneyline Insights

• The Oilers have been an underdog in two games this season, going 0-2.
• Edmonton’s moneyline odds have been +105 or longer two times this season, and it lost both.
• The win probability for the Oilers, implied from the moneyline, is 48.8%.

Oilers Leaders

• Connor McDavid: seven goals and 18 assists
• Leon Draisaitl: 10 goals and eight assists
• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins: five goals and 11 assists
• Stuart Skinner: 6-4-3 record, .887 save percentage, 35 goals given up