Chicago at Columbus

Columbus is rebuilding, and they are winless on the season while scoring five goals in two games. The Blue Jackets are coached by John Tortorella, who prefers defense to offense. Rookie defenseman Zach Werenski, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2015 draft, upgrades the defense and collected his first NHL goal in Saturday's 3-2 loss to San Jose. The team ended up with 28 shots on net. They are ranked #23 in goals scored after ranking #19 last season. Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky is 4-2-1 with a 2.67 goals-against average versus Chicago, a team on a 45-20-16 run UNDER the total against the Eastern Conference. Chicago coach Joel Quennville is still tinkering with his defensive lines to get back to the team that was #11 in the NHL in goals allowed last season. The Blackhawks are 20-6-8 UNDER the total against the Metropolitan Division, and this total is too high. Columbus is just 5-21 the past two seasons at home after back-to-back losses. Meanwhile, under Joel Quenneville, the Blackhawks are 59-29 following a home blowout win by 3+ goals. Take Chicago and UNDER the total.