This Friday night March 11th, 2022 6pm EDT the NHL is back with more exciting hockey action. The Minnesota Wild are in Columbus, OH to face the Columbus Blue Jackets in Nationwide Arena. 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 Minnesota Wild are 33-19-3, 16-13-2 at home, sitting in 3rd place in the Central Division. Offensively the Wild are averaging 3.71 goals and 32.4 shots. The Wild are 19.8% on power play opportunities and 47.3% on faceoffs.
Defensively the Wild are allowing 3.2 goals and 32 shot attempts with a 76.27% penalty kill. Expected goalie for the Wild is KaapoKahkonen(12-7-2) with a .912 save percentage.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are 28-26-3, 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(19-15-3) with a .902 save percentage.
