Wednesday’s NHL lineup includes a projected competitive outing between the Columbus Blue Jackets (17-15-6, -118 on the moneyline to win) and the New Jersey Devils (20-17-2, -102 moneyline odds) at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Blue Jackets to win vs Devils -118
Blue Jackets vs. Devils Betting Lines
- Favorite: Blue Jackets (-118)
- Underdog: Devils (-102)
- Over/under: 5.5
Blue Jackets vs. Devils Quick Facts
- Columbus’ games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 23 of 38 times.
- New Jersey has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in 17 of 39 games this season.
- The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 5.6, is 0.1 more than Wednesday’s over/under.
- This game’s over/under is 0.9 less than the 6.4 goals these two teams concede per game combined.
Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Blue Jackets Season Stat Insights
- The Blue Jackets are ranked 21st in the league with 112 goals this season, an average of 3.0 per contest.
- Columbus ranks 22nd in total goals against, conceding 3.3 goals per game (127 total) in NHL action.
- Their goal differential (-15) ranks them 26th in the league.
- Columbus has put up 19 power-play goals on 99 chances this season, to rank 25th in the league.
- The Blue Jackets’ offense has the league’s 16th-ranked power-play conversion rate (19.19%).
- Columbus’ two shorthanded goals this season rank 18th in the league.
- The Blue Jackets rank 29th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 75.7%.
- The Blue Jackets’ players win 50.9% of their faceoffs to rank 13th in the NHL.
- Columbus scores on 9.9% of its shots as a team, ranking 26th in the league.
- The Blue Jackets have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 18.7 hits and 14.2 blocked shots per game.
Blue Jackets Moneyline
- Through 10 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Columbus has been victorious nine times.
- In nine games with moneyline oddds lower than -118, the Blue Jackets have eight wins.
- According to the moneyline odds, Columbus has a 54.1% chance of winning this contest.
Blue Jackets Leaders
- Zachary Werenski: 14 goals and 26 assists
- Kirill Marchenko: 14 goals and 16 assists
- Adam Fantilli: 12 goals and 13 assists
- Jet Greaves: 11-9-5 record, .908 save percentage, 65 goals allowed
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Devils Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Devils Season Stats Insights
- The Devils have scored 103 goals this season (2.6 per game) to rank 28th in the NHL.
- New Jersey’s 118 total goals allowed (3.0 per game) rank 16th in the league.
- Their -15 goal differential ranks 26th in the league.
- New Jersey has recorded 20 power-play goals this season, which ranks 20th in the NHL (on 97 chances).
- The Devils have the NHL’s 10th-best power-play conversion rate of 20.62%.
- New Jersey has recorded four shorthanded goals.
- The 75.73% penalty-kill percentage the Devils have registered is the league’s 28th-ranked rate.
- The Devils have the NHL’s 15th-ranked faceoff win percentage (50.1%).
- New Jersey is shooting 9% (31st in the league).
- The Devils have not yet shut out an opponent this season.
Devils Moneyline Insights
- The Devils have been the underdog 15 times this season, and upset their opponent in nine, or 60.0%, of those games.
- New Jersey has won eight of its 14 games when it is the underdog by -102 or longer on the moneyline.
- The win probability for the Devils, implied from the moneyline, is 50.5%.
Devils Leaders
- Jesper Bratt: eight goals and 24 assists
- Nico Hischier: 10 goals and 19 assists
- Dawson Mercer: 10 goals and 13 assists
- Jake Allen: 10-8-1 record, .910 save percentage, 50 goals conceded
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