Columbus Blue Jackets vsPittsburgh Penguins Prediction
The Pittsburgh Penguins are heavy 73.2 percent favorites over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Penguins are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +8 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 38 shots on goal vs 30 shots for the Blue Jackets. The Penguins goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 91% compared to the Blue Jackets goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 88.6%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Elvis Merzlikins 34, Tristan Jarry 27 SHOTS: Boone Jenner 3.3, Evgeni Malkin 3.2 GOALS: Boone Jenner 0.59, Jake Guentzel 0.66 PTS: Johnny Gaudreau has a 60% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Sidney Crosby has a 68% chance of 1+PTs