As 2 of my three picks dropped the last of which again arrived from fashion I could not recover my momentum from a 2-0 Wednesday night.
Before the game needed a shootout with the two clubs because Boston Bruins and the Tampa Bay Lightning moved back-and-forth the night actually got off to a great start. The Lighting got a Steven Stamkos target late as we struck on the Lighting at +100 chances that were nice in this particular one, while Andrei Vasilevskiy stood tall.
The night went downhill from there. After once more getting the first objective of the game, the few markers would be allowed by the Winnipeg Jets and proceeded to lose their third straight home game. The offense isnt clicking and I had been bitten by it two of the few nights.
Finally, my selection of the night between the Predators and Coyotes lost as the total went thanks — you guessed it — a empty-netter. We stumbled with a push late into the third stage but our destiny was secured by a Carl Soderberg empty-netter and gave us second night that was losing over the last three.
Its been a back-and-forth week for this point, but lets enter the weekend on a high note in a matchup between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks from the United Center in Chicago.
Season Record: 6-7
Units: -1.85
*Odds courtesy of Bovada
Blue Jackets vs. Blackhawks Betting Odds:
Blue Jackets (+120)
Blackhawks (-140)
Over 6.5 (-105)
Under 6.5 (-115)
Blue Jackets vs. Blackhawks NHL Choose
As Jackets ass and the Blackhawks heads from the United Center, its a meeting in the Windy City tonight.
Columbus enters this one riding high after winning successive games that are 3-2 across the Hurricanes and Stars, a mini win streak after falling three of the four games of the year. John Tortorellas team has a lot to establish with expectations after losing Artemi Panarin Sergei Bobrovsky, Matt Duchene along with Ryan Dzingel to a free agency in the offseason. Naturally, theyve been much better.
Scoring targets remains an issue, however. The Blue Jackets enters this one yelling tied for 28th with just 2.33 goals per game over the season and while they have been better against a couple of poorer offenses within the last 3 games, they have still permitted 3.33 goals per match on the back end. Goaltending was an issue so far after GM Jarmo Kekalainen decided against updating the situation after the passing of Bobrovsky, instead handing the keys to Joonas Korpisalo. It seems the beginning of tonight will go while Korpisalo has been much better of late.
Needless to say, said begin didnt go well. Merzlikins has been torched by the Pittsburgh Penguins to the song of seven goals on 40 shots, so great to get an .825 Svpercent within his NHL debut. Before taking his talents while we dont know about Merzlikins in an NHL perspective, we do understand he put in some work from the league for six months. Merzlikins posted a good .921 Svpercent in each of the previous two seasons in Switzerland, however he found out first that the NHL is an entirely new ball game.
Merzlikins will come face to face with keep whats a talented Chicago Blackhawks crime at bay within this one. They have reach their stride this year because they sit regardless of the regular surge in October scoring with an even three goals per match, however keep in mind this was the league crime from a year ago. The quarter of Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Dylan Strome and Alex DeBrincat ought to find the Blackhawks back into the top 10 this season while Erik Gustafsson is all the sudden one of the most effective defensemen in the league from an offensive perspective.
On the back end, the Blackhawks are decent whilst allowing 3.25 goals per game, a number that puts them right in the middle of the league. However, it has been in their penalty kill thats hurt them the most as they position 30th having an ugly 61.5% mark over the PK, nevertheless for tonight the great news is the Blue Jackets power play has scuffled a tiny bit having a 16.7% roster, good for a share of 23rd alongside the Vancouver Canucks.
In four matches played this season, the Blackhawks have allowed only six even-strength targets against. Their blueline was updated from the offseason from a perspective using the trade acquisitions of Olli Maatta from the Penguins and Calvin p Haan. The hope is that the Blackhawks can be improved from their defense in the season ago.
They upgraded their situation in the offseason. Lehner has made only 1 start this season, but may get beginning number two. In his lone start of the year, Lehner allowed three goals on 33 shots in a 3-2 overtime loss. Despite getting most of his notoriety last season, Lehner has actually been a really good goaltender throughout his nine-year NHL profession as he owns a .918 Sv and has been at .920 or greater in 3 of the four seasons. He simply wasnt enjoying for winning teams with the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres. For me, there is very little doubt about who gets the goaltending advantage in this one.
All told, Im about the Blackhawks tonight. They snapped a losing run with a rock-solid 3-1 triumph over the white-hot Edmonton Oilers. They outshot the Oilers 35-28 because one as well. I like the looks of this offense and that I can not help but believe they have a huge chance tonight with no goaltender who cant be playing after being torched this season. They have scored at least three goals in each match this year, but I guess they can eclipse that mark awarded tonight to the situation.
The Blue Jackets have been better recently, especially but defending the Blackhawks may be a tricky undertaking and I feel that the Blackhawks crime is ready to break out. That will not be great news for Elvias Merzlikins and Co. as I am carrying the Blackhawks to win this one around the moneyline tonight.

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