This Wednesday night March 16th, 2022 9:30pm EDT the NHL is back with more exciting hockey action. The Columbus Blue Jackets are in Ottawa, ON, CAN to face the Ottawa Senators in the Canadian Tire Center. Stay tuned we've got you covered on all the best betting angles here at Picks and Parlays your leader in free sports betting picks!
The Columbus Blue Jackets are 30-27-3, 15-12-3, sitting in 5th place in the Metropolitan Division. Offensively the Blue Jackets are averaging 3.28 goals and 29.7 shots. The Blue Jackets are 18.4% on power play opportunities and 49.1% on faceoffs.
Defensively the Blue Jackets are allowing 3.65 goals and 35.8 shot attempts with a 80.1% penalty kill. Expected goalie for the Blue Jackets is Elvis Merzlikins(21-15-3) with a .902 save percentage.
The Ottawa Senators are 21-33-5, 11-18-2 at home, sitting in 7th place in the Atlantic Division. Offensively the Senators are averaging 2.64 goals and 30.1 shots. The Senators are 18.3% on power play opportunities and 48.5% on faceoffs.
Defensively the Senators are allowing 3.27 goals and 33.4 shot attempts with a 79.8% penalty kill. Expected goalie for the Senators is Anton Forsberg(13-11-2) with a .916 save percentage.
