Boston Bruins at Columbus Blue Jackets - 4/4/22 NHL Picks and Prediction

Through 68 games, the Boston Bruins goal and overall scoring leader is David Pastrnak with 71 points. He has reached his mark of 38 goals, on a shooting percentage of 12.6%. So far, 37.0% of his goals have come during power play time. Behind him is Brad Marchand, who has 40 assists to go along with his 31 goals. While on the ice, his offensive production has led to a plus-minus rating of +12. Boston's top goalie is Linus Ullmark, who is giving up an average of 2.65 goals per game.

Through 50 games, the Columbus Blue Jackets' goal and overall scoring leader is Patrik Laine, with 51 points. He has reached his mark of 25 goals, on a shooting percentage of 17.1%. So far, 16.0% of his goals have come during power play time. Behind him is Oliver Bjorkstrand, who has 26 assists to go along with his 24 goals. However, when on the ice the Blue Jackets are -30 in scoring differential. Columbus's top goalie is Elvis Merzlikins, who is giving up an average of 3.41 goals per game. In his 47 games played, he has come up with a quality start just 44 percent of the time.

In Boston's 68 games, the over has hit in over half of their games, going 33-31-4. So far, the team has been less likely to go over the betting line when playing on the road, going just 15-16-2. On the season, 54.0% of Boston's games have gone for at least 6 goals or more, with 56% of the scoring coming from the Bruins. In Columbus's 69 games, the over has hit in over half of their games, going 43-23-3. So far, taking the over when the Blue Jackets are playing at home has been a good bet with an over-under record of 23-10-2. On the season, 72.0% of Columbus's games have gone for at least 6 goals or more, with 46.0% of the scoring coming from the Blue Jackets. With an over-under betting line sitting at 6 goals, look for this matchup to fall surpass this number, in what should be a high-scoring game.