San Jose comes off a 3-2 overtime win over Pittsburgh on Thursday when Brent Burns scored on a power play 2:02 into OT and Aaron Dell had 36 saves. The road team has won six of the last eight meetings between these teams and the underdog has won four in a row. Columbus is just 3-9 its last 12 games against Western Conference teams and 1-8 its last nine Saturday games. Also, the Blue Jackets are 3-8 versus the Pacific Division and they have lost five of their last seven after scoring two or fewer goals their previous game. Columbus Elvis Merzlikins is probable tonight and he is 2-4-2-2 with a 3.25 goals-against average and Dell owns a 3.06 GAA. The value lies with the road underdog, so play the Sharks.
This pick was released to clients on January 04, 2020 at 12:13PM ET.
NHL
San Jose at Columbus
January 4, 2020
1:05 PM Eastern
1.5 units on San Jose +122 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 3.33)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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