Edmonton Oilers vsColumbus Blue Jackets Prediction
The Edmonton Oilers are slight 51.9 percent favorites over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Oilers are favored by AccuScore simulations partly because they have a +5 edge in shots on goal and are projected for 33 shots on goal vs 28 shots for the Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets goalie(s) have the edge in save percentage at 91.3% compared to the Oilers goalie(s) who have a forecasted save percentage of 90.1%. KEY PLAYER STATISTICAL DATA --- SAVES: Stuart Skinner 25, Elvis Merzlikins 30 SHOTS: Zach Hyman 3.5, Zach Werenski 3.4 GOALS: Leon Draisaitl 0.45, Yegor Chinakhov 0.38 PTS: Connor McDavid has a 64% chance of scoring at least 1 point and Zach Werenski has a 52% chance of 1+PTs