Blue Jackets at Blackhawks 2/16/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Jim |

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 9:11 AM ET

The Chicago Blackhawks remain at home on Saturday and will welcome in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Chicago is 24-25-9 on the season and are 7th in the Central. The Blackhawks are 8-2 over their last ten games and beat the Devils 5-2 at home on Thursday. Chicago is 13-10-6 on their home ice.

Collin Delia will protect the net for the Blackhawks on Saturday. Delia is 6-3-3 on the season with 40 goals allowed. Delia carries a 3.22 goals against average with a .916 save percentage. The Chicago Blackhawks allow 3.62 goals per game which ranks 30th in the NHL. The Columbus Blue Jackets are 32-21-3 on the season and 3rd in the Metro. Columbus lost at home 3-0 to the Islanders on Thursday and are just 4-6 over their last ten games. The Blue Jackets are 17-9-1 on the road this season and lost 4-1 to Chicago back in October.

Sergei Bobrovsky will make the start in the goal for Columbus. Bobrovsky is 23-17-1 on the season with three shutouts. Bobrovsky has allowed 113 goals this season and carries a 2.90 goals against average.

The Chicago Blackhawks looked solid on Thursday night when they scored 5 goals. Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews both found the back of the net and that winning momentum will carry over into this game. The Blue Jackets are 6-14 in their last 20 Saturday games. The home team is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings. Final Score Prediction: The Chicago Blackhawks win 4-2.

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