Blackhawks at Blue Jackets 4/12/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Zack |

Last Updated: 04/11/2021 at 9:25 PM ET

The Blackhawks are coming in after playing the Blue Jackets on Saturday here, The game seen the Chicago team score a total of 4 goals, but also move to a record of 19-18-5. No matter what, the Blackhawks are looking a lot more impressive than what they have in the past few years.

Columbus is coming here after playing the Blackhawks in their last game. The game seen the Blue Jackets counter with a total of 3 goals. When the game finally ended the Columbus Blue Jackets were able to move to a record of 15-20-8. 

On the year the Blackhawks offense has been good when Kane is pin the ice with 2.76 goals per game. The power play for Chicago is only converting at a clip of 24.4%, but the penalty kill for the Chicago club is killing off 73.3%. The defense for Chicago is shaky at times without a true standout in the net and has allowed 3.10 goals per game.

Columbus for their part are very weak offensively and have only managed to get 2.49 goals per game. The lack of offense for the Blue Jackets have put tremendous pressure on the defense which has allowed 3.21 goals per game. The power play for Columbus is looking decent with 14% conversion, but the penalty kill for the Blue Jackets is sitting at 78.1%.

Columbus may not be that good of a team on the year, but have been fairly consistent in how the Blue Jackets have played. The Blackhawks for their part are good when the teams shows up on the ice, but that is the key the Blackhawks have to show up. The lack of consistent play for the Chicago team is going to be a major issue in the game here as the Columbus team with their consistent play is able to pull out the win here. Final Score Prediction, Columbus Blue Jackets win 3-2.

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