Golden Knights vs. Blue Jackets betting preview

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The Vegas Golden Knights (15-6-9) have -148 moneyline odds to win when they go on the road for a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets (13-12-6), who have +124 moneyline odds, on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Golden Knights to win vs Blue Jackets -148

Bet $20, Payout $33.51

Golden Knights vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Golden Knights (-148)
  • Underdog: Blue Jackets (+124)
  • Over/under: 6.5

Golden Knights vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

  • Vegas’ games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 13 of 30 times.
  • So far this season, 48.4% of Columbus’ games (15/31) have had more goals than Saturday’s over/under of 6.5.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.0, is 0.5 less than Saturday’s over/under.
  • The 6.3 goals per game that these two clubs give up combined are 0.2 less than the 6.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Golden Knights Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Golden Knights Season Stat Insights

  • The Golden Knights’ 3.1 average goals per game add up to 92 total, which makes them the 18th-ranked scoring team in the league.
  • Vegas is ranked 11th in league play in goals against this season, having conceded 85 (2.8 per game).
  • The team’s goal differential is seventh-best in the league at +7.
  • The 23 power-play goals Vegas has scored this season have come on 94 chances, seventh-best in the NHL.
  • The Golden Knights have the NHL’s seventh-best power-play conversion rate at 24.47%.
  • Vegas’ one shorthanded goal this season rank 22nd in the league.
  • The Golden Knights’ 82.89% penalty-kill success rate is currently 10th-best in the NHL.
  • The Golden Knights’ players win 53.4% of their faceoffs to rank fourth in the league.
  • Vegas scores on 10.4% of its shots as a team, ranking 19th in the league.
  • The Golden Knights average 19.3 hits and 15.4 blocked shots per game.

Golden Knights Moneyline

  • Through 26 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Vegas has won 13 of those matchups.
  • In 17 games with moneyline odds shorter than -148 this season, the Golden Knights have won 10 times.
  • Based on the moneyline odds, Vegas has a 59.7% chance of winning this contest.

Golden Knights Leaders

  • Jack Eichel: 12 goals and 28 assists
  • Mitchell Marner: six goals and 23 assists
  • Ivan Barbashev: 11 goals and 14 assists
  • Akira Schmid: 11-2-4 record, .903 save percentage, 39 goals given up

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

  • The Blue Jackets have the league’s 20th-ranked scoring offense (90 total goals, 2.9 per game).
  • Columbus’ 108 total goals allowed (3.5 per game) rank 29th in the NHL.
  • Their -18 goal differential ranks 29th in the league.
  • Columbus has recorded 15 power-play goals this season (24th in the NHL) on 75 chances.
  • The Blue Jackets have a 20% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 14 percentage.
  • Columbus has scored two shorthanded goals.
  • The 71.76% of opponent power plays the Blue Jackets kill is the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Blue Jackets have the 19th-ranked faceoff win percentage in the NHL (49.8%).
  • Columbus is shooting 9.7% (30th in the league).
  • The Blue Jackets have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

  • The Blue Jackets have claimed an upset victory in six, or 27.3%, of the 22 games they have played as an underdog this season.
  • Columbus has won two of its nine games when it is the underdog by +124 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The win probability for the Blue Jackets, implied from the moneyline, is 44.6%.

Blue Jackets Leaders

  • Zachary Werenski: nine goals and 23 assists
  • Kirill Marchenko: 10 goals and 16 assists
  • Dmitri Voronkov: 12 goals and 10 assists
  • Jet Greaves: 7-7-5 record, .906 save percentage, 52 goals allowed
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