Blue Jackets vs Oilers Picks and Prediction – 1/24/2024
The Columbus Blue Jackets go on the road Tuesday night with a game in Edmonton, Alberta against the Edmonton Oilers. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks.
Columbus has been below average this season with 14 wins through 36 games played on a one game losing streak following their loss against the New Jersey Devils. Offensively Columbus has been bad scoring 2.96 goals on 29.6 shots per game. Defensively the Blue Jackets have also been bad allowing 3.73 goals on 34.0 shots per game.
Johnny Gaudreau leads the way for the Blue Jackets offense with 29 points and 22 assists this season. Kirill Marchenko leads the team with 14 goals on 109 shots. Elvis Merzlikins has been the top goalie for Columbus this season with 8 wins and 17 outings carrying a .905 save percentage.
The Edmonton Oilers stay at home Tuesday night with 26 wins on the year and have a team record 13 game winning streak. Edmonton has been exceptional offensively averaging 3.50 goals on 34.3 shots. Defensively the Oilers have been very strong allowing only 2.91 goals on 28.0 shots and gave up only one goal in their recent win against the Calgary Flames.
Stuart Skinner was in the net for the Oilers against Calgary posting the .963 save percentage after giving up only one goal on 27 shots in 59 minutes of play. Edmonton scored two goals in the third period and was a main reason why they won the game.
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Our Free NHL Pick for Edmonton Oilers vs Columbus Blue Jackets
Edmonton Oilers -1.5
The Edmonton Oilers host the Columbus Blue Jackets as winners of 13 straight games. Edmonton has a 13-6-1 record in home games. The Oilers have a 23-7-0 record when scoring three or more goals. In the last ten games the Oilers are averaging 3.5 goals, 5.9 assists, 4.5 penalties and 11.9 penalty minutes while giving up 1.6 goals per game. Columbus has gone 5-9-5 in road games. The Blue Jackets have gone 6-8-5 in games their opponents commit fewer penalties. The Edmonton Oilers will continue their winning streak against Columbus. Final Score Prediction, Edmonton Oilers win 4-1.