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Jets vs Blue Jackets 11/1/24 Game Information

 

When:  Friday, November 1, 2024 at 7 ET/6 CT/4 PT
Where: Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio 
Jets vs Blue Jackets Line: Jets -196
Total: 6o -115
TV: ESPN+

Jets vs. Blue Jackets Preview

The red-hot Winnipeg Jets (9-1-0) try to keep another great early season start going when they skate with the Columbus Blue Jackets (5-3-1) at Nationwide Arena in Columbus (ESPN+, 7 ET/4 PT). The Jets swept this series last year and come in with the best Goal Differential (+22) in the NHL. After this inter-conference game on Friday, the Blue Jackets will head out on the Road for five straight, the latter four on a West Coast trip (SJ, LA, ANA, SEA).

Jets Fly Off to Another Scorching Start

Winnipeg started the 2023-24 NHL Regular Season off in amazing fashion, with the Jets going 12-5-2 and 2024-25 has started even better for Scott Arniel’s boys, with the team possessing the league’s best record and beginning the year with an 8-game win streak. How are they doing it? With a great attack on offense (4.6 gpg, #2) and a solid defense led by the goaltending tandem of Colin Hellebuyck (7-1-0, 2.14 GA) and Eric Comrie (2-0-0, 3.00 GA). Four Jets players are already in double-digits scoring—including two defensemen—led by LW Kyle Connor (9 goals, 7 assists) and C Mark Scheifele (6 goals, 7 assists). Against the Blue Jackets last season, Hellebuyck went 2-0-0 and allowed just one goal on 59 shots despite Winnipeg being outshot in both games. Tyler Toffoli and Cole Perfetti both had two-goal games vs. Columbus last season but Toffoli is now with the Kings. On Wednesday, Winnipeg manhandled the Red Wings in Detroit, 6-2.

Jets Betting Trends

  • Kyle Conner has recorded a point in every game this season 
  • Winnipeg is an unbeaten 5-0-0 on the Road (24 GF-10 GA)
  • The Jets have been favored in 11 straight games
  • Winnipeg led both meetings last year after one period, 1-0 
  • The Jets swept the Blue Jackets last season 2-0, outscoring them 11-1
  • Winnipeg overs are 6-3-1 this season and have hit in 6 of the last 7 skates

Blue Jackets Looking to Make it Three Straight Wins on Friday Night 

Columbus (35 GF-25 GA) has proved they can skate and score with the big boys already this season, having defeated Western Conference heavyweights Colorado (6-4) and Edmonton (6-1) and scoring six goals in each of these contests. But still, the Jackets are just 2-3 against the West, with two losses to Minnesota and one to Nashville. On offense, Columbus has been led by RW Kirill Marachenko (4 goals, 7 assists) and C Sean Monahan (5 goals, 4 assists) with the Goalie tandem of Daniil Tarasov (3-1-1, 3.42 GAA) and Elvis Merz?ikins (2-2-0, 2.05) in the crease for the Metropolitan Division side. The lifetime series shows the Jets-Blue Jackets at 17-17. Here, finding a way to get an early lead—Columbus never led Winnipeg last season—and getting 3-4 goals against the Jets netminder will be paramount to winning this game. On Wednesday, Columbus and Merzjikins shut out the Islanders at Home. The Blue Jackets lost their heart and soul this summer, Johnny Gaudreau (48 assists, 60 points in 2023-24), when he and his brother Matthew were killed by a drunk driver in New Jersey while they were riding their bikes.

Blue Jackets Betting Trends

  • Columbus is 3-1 in the last 4 Home meetings with Winnipeg
  • Blue Jackets had alternated Wins and Losses every game until winning two in a row (LWLWLWLWW)
  • Columbus went a woeful 5-12-2 to close out the 2023–24 Regular Season
  • Blue Jackets Goalies allowed 11 goals on 50 shots vs. the Jets last year
  • On the Power Play, Columbus is #21 (16.7%) while Winnipeg is #1 (44.8%) 
  • Blue Jackets rank a respectable #27 in Penalty Minutes (62), but the Jets have stayed out of the Sin Bin even more and rank #30 with just 48 PIM

 

Jets, Hellebuyck Seeking Their 10th Win in 11 Skates to Start Off Season

In the six periods these two played last NHL season, the Blue Jackets never outscored the Jets with Winnipeg winning five of the six 20-minute periods. With top-goalie Hellebuyck getting the start against the Red Wings on Tuesday, backup Comrie may be between the pipes in the Ohio capital, but this is the last game of a short two-game road trip, and Hellebuyck will have at least one day to rest if he needs it. This free NHL pick and Jets vs Blue Jackets prediction is all about backing the better and the hotter side, with the better Goalies and the top Power Play mark and one who outscored this opponent 11-1 last season and never trailed en route to a 2-0 season sweep. Until the Blue Jackets show they can play three good games in a row, they will be fade material, and when they go out on the Road next week, an automatic go-against.

Kevin’s Pick: Jets -196