Hockey bettors look for value at Nationwide Arena on Saturday as host Columbus battles the Chicago Blackhawks in hockey odds action.

The Blue Jackets bring a 17-34-6 record to the battle against the 30-21-7 Blackhawks. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Columbus go 26-29-2 so far and the Blackhawks go 31-27.



View Chicago vs Columbus Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Blue Jackets in this one, they're listed as moneyline underdogs of +140 on most hockey betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
This game matches up the No. 30 (Blue Jackets) and the No. 10 (Blackhawks) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Columbus' No. 28-ranked offense (2.3 goals per game) against a Blackhawks defense that ranks No. 26 at 3 goals per game allowed. The Blue Jackets Sportsbook has clicked at a 16.2% rate while the Blackhawks have a 78.7% rate on the penalty kill.

Chicago was a 4-2 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Rangers. They won as +145 underdogs, while the total score of 6 made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors.

Last time out for Columbus, they were a 2-1 Sportsbook as they battled the Blues at home. Moneyline bettors who got the Blue Jackets at +167 were rewarded, while the 3 combined goals moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.


Chicago Blackhawks Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 8-2
Before playing Edmonton are 5-5
After playing NY Rangers are 2-2-1
After a win are 5-5

Columbus Blue Jackets Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing NY Rangers are 4-4-1
After playing St. Louis are 2-8
After a win are 1-9

A few Blackhawks at Blue Jackets trends to consider:
Chicago is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Chicago's last 5 games when playing on the road against Columbus
Chicago is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing on the road against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Chicago's last 7 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus' last 5 games when playing at home against Chicago
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Columbus' last 7 games when playing Chicago
Columbus is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus' last 6 games


Next up:
Chicago home to St. Louis, Sunday, February 19
Columbus at NY Rangers, Sunday, February 19