As 2 of my three selections lost the final of which once again arrived from frustrating fashion I couldnt regain my momentum.
The night got off to a great start because Boston Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning moved back-and-forth ahead of the match needed a shootout with the 2 clubs knotted in threes after overtime. The Lighting acquired a Steven Stamkos target late while Andrei Vasilevskiy stood tall as we hit on the Lighting at +100 chances that were nice in this particular one.
The night went downhill from there. After becoming the first objective of the game, the Winnipeg Jets would make it possible for the 3 markers and proceeded to lose their third consecutive home game. The offense isnt clicking right now and it bit me upon two of the past 3 nights.
Because the total went over 6 thanks — you guessed it — an empty-netter, Ultimately, my last choice of the night between the Predators and Coyotes lost. We sat with a push into the third period but a Carl Soderberg empty-netter sealed our destiny and gave us our night that was losing during the previous three.
Its been a back-and-forth week for this stage, but lets enter the weekend on a high note in Chicago Blackhawks in the United Center in Chicago and a matchup between the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Season Record: 6-7
Components: -1.85
Odds courtesy of Bovada
Blue Jackets vs. Blackhawks Betting Odds:
Blue Jackets (+120)
Blackhawks (-140)
More than 6.5 (-105)
Under 6.5 (-115)
Blue Jackets vs. Blackhawks NHL Choose
Because Blue Jackets butt and the Blackhawks heads in the United Center, its a rare meeting from the Windy City tonight.
Columbus enters this one riding high after winning consecutive games over Stars and the Hurricanes, a much-needed mini win streak after dropping three of those four games of the season. The group of john Tortorella has to prove with reduced expectations after losing Matt Duchene, Artemi Panarin, Sergei Bobrovsky and Ryan Dzingel to unrestricted free agency in the offseason. Of late, they have been much better.
Scoring goals remains an issue, however. The Blue Jackets passes this 1 tonight tied for 28th with only 2.33 goals per game over the season and while theyve been improved against a few weaker offenses within the previous three games, theyve still permitted 3.33 goals per game on the back end. Goaltending was an issue so far after GM Jarmo Kekalainen determined against updating the goaltending position after the passing of Bobrovsky, instead handing the keys Joonas Korpisalo. While Korpisalo was better of late, it appears tonights beginning will actually go to Elvis Merzlikins that has made only one another beginning this year.
Needless to say, said start didnt go well. The Pittsburgh Penguins torched merzlikins to the song of seven goals on 40 shots, so good for an .825 Svpercent within his NHL debut. We do know he put in some work from the league for six months prior to taking his talents overseas while we do not know about Merzlikins in an NHL standpoint. Merzlikins submitted a solid .921 Sv% in each of the last two seasons in Switzerland, but he found out that the NHL is a whole new ball game.
Merzlikins will have to deal with keep whats a Chicago Blackhawks offense at bay in this one. They havent completely reach their stride this season as they sit despite the typical surge in October scoring with an even three goals per match, however keep in mind that this has been the leagues eighth-ranked offense from a season ago. The quarter of Patrick Kane Jonathan Toews, Dylan Strome and Alex DeBrincat must find the Blackhawks back into the top 10 this year while Erik Gustafsson is the sudden one of their defensemen in the league by an offensive perspective.
On the rear end, the Blackhawks have been decent when allowing 3.25 goals per game, a number that places them directly in the center of this league. However, its been in their penalty kill thats hurt them the most as they rank 30th having an ugly 61.5% mark over the PK, but for tonight that the great thing is that the Blue Jackets power play has scuffled a little bit using a 16.7% roster, great for a share of 23rd along with the Vancouver Canucks.
In four matches played this year, the Blackhawks have allowed just six even-strength targets against. Their blueline was updated from the Hurricanes using the separate trade imports of Olli Maatta from Calvin p Haan and the Penguins in the offseason from a defensive standpoint. The expectation is that the Blackhawks can be considerably improved in their defense from a year past.
They also upgraded their goaltending situation in the offseason with Robin Lehner who is coming from a Vezina-nominated season with the New York Islanders. Lehner has made just 1 start this season, but will indeed get beginning number two. Lehner allowed three goals on 33 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss. Lehner has been a very great goaltender throughout his NHL profession as he possesses a .918 Sv and continues to be at .920 or better in three of their last four seasons. For winning teams while with the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres, he wasnt enjoying. To me, there is very little doubt about who gets the advantage in this one.
All told, I am on the tonight. They snapped a season-opening three-game losing run using a rock-solid 3-1 triumph over the Edmonton Oilers that were white-hot . They outshot the Oilers 35-28 because one. I like the appearance of this crime and that I cant help but believe they have a major chance tonight against a goaltender who cant be playing after being torched in his only appearance this season. Theyve scored at least three goals in each game this season, but I figure they are easily able to eclipse that mark awarded tonight to the situation.
The Blue Jackets have been better especially but defending the Blackhawks at the United Center may be a tricky task and I believe that the Blackhawks offense is prepared to split out. That wont be great news for Elvias Merzlikins and Co. as I am taking the Blackhawks to win that one around the moneyline tonight.

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