Anaheim Ducks vs Columbus Blue Jackets live stream online
Today’s NHL schedule sees the Ducks welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets in what should be an entertaining match at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. If you plan to watch Anaheim Ducks vs Columbus Blue Jackets live, stream online, or on TV today then first check out our Ducks vs Blue Jackets match preview.
Anaheim Ducks vs Columbus Blue Jackets
The Anaheim Ducks go into this one with a 54% points percentage, and naturally as underdogs against the Blue Jackets. Randy Carlyle will be sure to keep an eye on how their Central division foes collected 43 points in 40 games played this season but he will know that a lot of it will come down to containing Rick Nash and R.J. Umberger. The Anaheim goal differential is -0.3 this season (good for number 24 in the NHL), and better than the Columbus Blue Jackets’s negative goal margin of -0.42 in the 2010-2011 NHL season.
Playing on the road, the Blue Jackets will need to play to their strengths and their 51.4 faceoff win % is their strongest statistical attribute (and 8th best in the whole league in that area). Scott Arniel’s team is 20-17 this season and today will hope to improve their 43 point total to climb further up in the standings.
Anaheim are number 9 in the league in the ‘power play %’ departement and Scott Arniel and his coaching staff will therefore certainly want to balance out Anaheim’s 20 power play % this season. The Ducks have a 89% winning percentage when leading after the first period, so getting off to a good start will be important.