Jackets at Panthers 12/7/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 12/06/2019 at 9:59 PM ET

The Columbus Blue Jackets look to snap a three-game losing streak on Saturday when they visit the Florida Panthers. The Blue Jackets were beaten Thursday by the New York Rangers 3-2 and fell to 11-13-4 and 26 points. Seth Jones and Cam Atkinson scored for the Blue Jackets, while goalie Joonas Korpisalo stopped 16 shots in net. Columbus is next to last in goals scored in the NHL.

Pierre-Luc Dubois leads Columbus in goals scored with 10 and in points with 18, while Seth Jones leads in assists with 12. In net for Columbus, Joonas Korpisalo is 11-10-1 with goals against average of 2.85 and save percentage of .900. Columbus is scoring an average of 2.50 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.07 per game.

Florida looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting the Blue Jackets on Saturday. The Panthers fell to 13-9-5 and 31 points following a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. In the loss Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov scored for the Panthers, while Chris Driedger stopped 22 shots in net. Florida has lost four of its last five.

Brett Connolly leads Florida in goals scored with 12, while Aleksander Barkov leads in assists with 23 and Jonathan Huberdeau in points with 33. Sergei Bobrovsky is 9-6-4 in net for Florida with goals against of 3.48 and saves percentage of .884. Florida is scoring an average of 3.44 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.48 per game.

Both teams have played poorly of late, but the Blue Jackets have fared well against teams from the Atlantic winning 5 of the last 6. Columbus has played very well head-to-head with Florida winning 20 of the last 27 overall between the two. Florida has lost 4 of its last 5 overall and 5 of its last 6 when playing on 1 days rest. Final Score Prediction, Columbus Blue Jackets win 3-2

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