Thursday will feature an NHL outing between the road favorite Utah Hockey Club (22-22-9, -162 on the moneyline to win) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (26-21-7, +136 moneyline odds) at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.

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Utah Hockey Club vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Utah Hockey Club (-162)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+136)
• Over/under: 5.5

Utah Hockey Club vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• Utah and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 26 of 53 games this season.
• So far this season, 66.7% of Columbus’ games (36/54) have had more goals than Thursday’s over/under of 5.5.
• The combined goals scored average of these two teams, 6.0, is 0.5 above Thursday’s over/under.
• This game’s over/under is 0.7 less than the 6.2 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Utah Hockey Club Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Utah Hockey Club Season Stat Insights

• The Utah Hockey Club’s 2.8 average goals per game add up to 147 total, which makes them the 24th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
• Utah ranks 14th in total goals against, allowing 2.9 goals per game (155 total) in NHL action.
• The team is ranked 18th in goal differential at -8.
• The 32 power-play goals Utah has recorded this season (on 147 chances) rank 16th in the league.
• The Utah Hockey Club are ranked 15th in the league with a 21.77% power-play conversion rate this season.
• Utah’s offense has scored two shorthanded goals this season (23rd among all squads).
• The Utah Hockey Club defeat 82.32% of opponent power plays, currently the seventh-best penalty-kill percentage in the NHL.
• The Utah Hockey Club’s players win 51.4% of their faceoffs to rank 11th in the NHL.
• Utah converts 10% of its shots, ranking 25th in the NHL.
• The Utah Hockey Club have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 16.9 hits and 15.8 blocked shots per game.

Utah Hockey Club Moneyline

• Utah has gone 11-12 as the oddsmakers’ choice this season.
• Through seven games with moneyline odds shorter than -162 this season, the Utah Hockey Club have been victorious three times.
• The moneyline odds imply that Utah has a 61.8% chance of winning this contest.

Utah Hockey Club Leaders

• Clayton Keller: 18 goals and 39 assists
• Logan Cooley: 15 goals and 29 assists
• Nick Schmaltz: 11 goals and 30 assists
• Karel Vejmelka: 12-14-4 record, .910 save percentage, 77 goals allowed

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• The Blue Jackets’ 175 total goals (3.2 per game) are the ninth-most in the NHL.
• Columbus has conceded 3.3 goals per game, and 178 total, which ranks 26th among all NHL teams.
• Their 15th-ranked goal differential is -3.
• Columbus has scored 27 power-play goals this season (24th in the NHL) on 131 chances.
• The Blue Jackets have a 20.61% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 20 percentage.
• Columbus has scored six shorthanded goals.
• The Blue Jackets’ 26th-ranked penalty kill rate is 74.83%.
• The Blue Jackets have the NHL’s 28th-ranked faceoff win rate (46.8%).
• Columbus’ collective 11.1% shooting percentage ranks sixth in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have not shut out an opponent this season. They average 19 hits and 17 blocked shots per game.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• This season the Blue Jackets have 22 wins in the 46 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
• Columbus has gone 14-16 when oddsmakers have made them underdogs of +136 or longer on the moneyline.
• The win probability for the Blue Jackets, implied from the moneyline, is 42.4%.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Zachary Werenski: 17 goals and 40 assists
• Kirill Marchenko: 21 goals and 34 assists
• Sean Monahan: 14 goals and 27 assists
• Elvis Merzlikins: 19-13-3 record, .894 save percentage, 104 goals conceded