Friday’s NHL slate features a matchup between the heavily favored Utah Hockey Club (21-21-8) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (25-19-7) at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Utah Hockey Club are -225 on the moneyline to win at home against the Blue Jackets (+185) in the game, which starts at 9:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Utah Hockey Club vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Utah Hockey Club (-225)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+185)
• Over/under: 5.5

Utah Hockey Club vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• Utah and its opponent have gone over the current 5.5-goal total in 26 of 50 matches (52.0%) so far this season.
• So far this season, 68.6% of Columbus’ games (35/51) have had more goals than Friday’s over/under of 5.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.1, is 0.6 more than Friday’s over/under.
• These two clubs give up a combined 6.2 goals per game, 0.8 more than this game’s over/under.

Utah Hockey Club Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Utah Hockey Club Season Stat Insights

• The Utah Hockey Club’s 2.8 average goals per game add up to 141 total, which makes them the 23rd-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• Utah is ranked 15th in league action in goals against this season, having allowed 148 (3.0 per game).
• The team is ranked 18th in goal differential at -7.
• Utah’s 31 power-play goals this season (11th in the NHL) have come on 138 chances.
• The Utah Hockey Club’s offense has the NHL’s 13th-ranked power-play conversion rate (22.46%).
• Utah’s two shorthanded goals this season rank 23rd in the league.
• The Utah Hockey Club kill 81.76% of opponent power plays, currently the eighth-best penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Utah Hockey Club’s players win 51.2% of their faceoffs to rank 11th in the NHL.
• Utah scores on 10.3% of its shots as a team, ranking 19th in the league.
• The Utah Hockey Club’s players are looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 16.6 hits and 15.9 blocked shots per game.

Utah Hockey Club Moneyline

• Utah has won 10 of its 20 games as a favorite this season.
• In two games with moneyline odds shorter than -225, the Utah Hockey Club have one win.
• The moneyline odds say Utah has a 69.2% chance of winning this game.

Utah Hockey Club Leaders

• Clayton Keller: 18 goals and 36 assists
• Logan Cooley: 15 goals and 29 assists
• Nick Schmaltz: 10 goals and 30 assists
• Karel Vejmelka: 11-14-3 record, .912 save percentage, 72 goals given up

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• The Blue Jackets have scored the eighth-most goals (167 goals, 3.3 per game) in the NHL.
• Columbus’ 168 total goals given up (3.3 per game) rank 24th in the NHL.
• They have a -1 goal differential, which ranks 15th in the league.
• Columbus has scored 27 power-play goals this season (22nd in the NHL) on 125 chances.
• The Blue Jackets’ power-play conversion rate (21.6%) ranks 15th in the league.
• Columbus has scored six shorthanded goals.
• The 75% of opponent power plays the Blue Jackets kill is the 25th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
• The Blue Jackets win 47.1% of their faceoffs. That’s the 28th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
• The 11.2% shooting percentage Columbus has compiled ranks fourth in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been the underdog 43 times this season, and upset their opponent in 21, or 48.8%, of those games.
• Columbus has won six of its 13 games when it is the underdog by +185 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Blue Jackets, implied from the moneyline, is 35.1%.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Zachary Werenski: 16 goals and 39 assists
• Kirill Marchenko: 20 goals and 33 assists
• Sean Monahan: 14 goals and 27 assists
• Elvis Merzlikins: 19-11-3 record, .896 save percentage, 96 goals allowed