Blackhawks at Blue Jackets 4/10/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Chicago Blackhawks look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday. Chicago 18-18-5 with 41 points following a 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday. Chicago has lost three of the last four and the Blackhawks are fifth in the Central division. Chicago trails its closest competitor Nashville by four points and is 16 points behind the first-place Carolina Hurricanes.

Alex DeBrincat is the leading goal scorer for Chicago with 20, while Patrick Kane is the leader in assists with 37 and in points with 51. In goal, Kevin Lankinen is 14-11-4 with a goals-against average of 2.77, save percentage of .916 and two shutouts. Chicago is scoring an average of 2.73 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.10 goals per game. Chicago's power play is scoring 24.6% of the time and it's penalty-kill unit has been successful 73.0% of the time.

The Columbus Blue Jackets look to bounce back from a loss when hosting Chicago on Saturday. Columbus is 15-19-8 with 38 points following a 6-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Columbus has lost four of the last five and eight of the last 10. The Blue Jackets have dropped into a tie for sixth place  the Central division with Dallas 19 points behind first place Carolina.

Oliver Bjorkstrand is leading Columbus in goals scored with 14 and points with 32, while Jack Roslovic is the leader in assists with 19. In goal, Elvis Merzlikins is 6-8-2 with a goals-against average of 2.86, save percentage of .914 and one shutout. Columbus is scoring an average of 2.42 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.19 goals per game. The Blue Jackets power play is scoring 14.1% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 78.0% of the time.