Columbus at Vancouver

Last place Columbus is the worst defensive team in the NHL, allowing 3.2 goals per game. The offense is much better at #18 in scoring, tallying 11 goals the last three games that included a pair of 5-2 upsets of Montreal. The defense let them down the last game in a 5-1 loss at Edmonton. Columbus is currently depleted at goaltender, with Sergei Bobrovsky (lower body) and Curtis McElhinney (ankle) out. McElhinney is with the team on the four-game trip, but Joonas Korpisalo faced the Oilers. Columbus is 18-6-2 OVER the total against the Pacific Division. Vancouver is no defensive dynamo either #24 in the league in goals allowed. The Canucks are well rested, working on eight days between games. Vancouver has enjoyed a 15-2-2 stretch against the Blue Jackets with an average of 3.31 goals per game, including a 5-3 win in Columbus the last time they met. All of which means more offense than defense tonight. Play this one to finish OVER.