The Columbus Blue Jackets (32-29-9) have -142 moneyline odds to win when they host the Vancouver Canucks (34-26-12), who have +120 odds, on Friday, March 28 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
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Blue Jackets to win vs Canucks -142
Blue Jackets vs. Canucks Betting Lines
- Favorite: Blue Jackets (-142)
- Underdog: Canucks (+120)
- Over/under: 5.5
Blue Jackets vs. Canucks Quick Facts
- Columbus and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 46 of 70 games this season.
- Vancouver’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 39 of 72 chances this season.
- Friday’s over/under is 0.5 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.0 goals per game.
- The 6.3 goals per game these two teams are giving up this season are 0.8 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.
Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Blue Jackets Season Stat Insights
- The Blue Jackets’ 3.1 average goals per game add up to 220 total, which makes them the 14th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
- Columbus is ranked 23rd in NHL play in goals against this season, having allowed 232 (3.3 per game).
- The team is ranked 17th in goal differential at -12.
- Columbus has scored 29 power-play goals on 161 chances this season, to rank 28th in the NHL.
- The Blue Jackets are 26th in the league with an 18.01% power-play conversion rate this season.
- Columbus’ nine shorthanded goals this season rank fourth in the NHL.
- The Blue Jackets rank 25th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 75.79%.
- The Blue Jackets’ players win 47.5% of their faceoffs to rank 27th in the NHL.
- Columbus connects on 10.9% of its shots, ranking 14th in the league.
- The Blue Jackets have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 20 hits and 16.6 blocked shots per game.
Blue Jackets Moneyline
- Through 10 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Columbus has won six of those games.
- In five games with moneyline oddds shorter than -142, the Blue Jackets have three wins.
- Columbus has a 58.7% chance of winning this game, based on the moneyline odds.
Blue Jackets Leaders
- Zachary Werenski: 20 goals and 49 assists
- Kirill Marchenko: 26 goals and 37 assists
- Kent Johnson: 21 goals and 24 assists
- Elvis Merzlikins: 23-19-5 record, .896 save percentage, 143 goals conceded
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Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Canucks Season Stats Insights
- The Canucks’ 203 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 22nd in the league.
- Vancouver has conceded 218 total goals (3.0 per game) to rank 19th.
- They have a -15 goal differential, which ranks 19th in the league.
- Vancouver has scored 43 power-play goals this season (on 196 chances). That ranks 16th in the NHL.
- The Canucks have the NHL’s 15th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 21.94%.
- Vancouver has scored three shorthanded goals this season (24th in NHL).
- The Canucks’ third-best penalty kill rate is 82.74%.
- The Canucks have the 20th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.4%).
- Vancouver is shooting 11.1% (10th in the league).
- The Canucks have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Canucks Moneyline Insights
- The Canucks have been listed as the underdog 40 times this season, and upset their opponent 17 times.
- Vancouver has 24 games this season playing as the underdog by +120 or longer, and is 11-13 in those contests.
- The win probability for the Canucks, implied from the moneyline, is 45.5%.
Canucks Leaders
- Quinn Hughes: 16 goals and 53 assists
- Elias Pettersson: 15 goals and 30 assists
- Brock Boeser: 23 goals and 21 assists
- Kevin Lankinen: 24-14-8 record, .900 save percentage, 118 goals given up
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