The Columbus Blue Jackets (33-21-11), coming off a 2-1 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers, visit the Philadelphia Flyers (31-23-11) at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Flyers took down the Minnesota Wild 3-2 in a shootout in their last outing.

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Here is our pick for who will secure the victory in Saturday's matchup.

Over the past 10 games, the Flyers have registered a 6-3-1 record after totaling 21 total goals (three power-play goals on 27 power-play opportunities during that time, for a success rate of 11.1%). Their opponents have scored a combined 23 goals in those games.

Blue Jackets vs. Flyers Predictions for Saturday

Our computer projection model for this encounter calls for a final result of Flyers 4, Blue Jackets 2.

Moneyline Pick: Flyers (+104)
Total Pick: Under 6.5 (computer predicts 6.2 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Flyers (+1.5)

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Blue Jackets Splits and Trends

The Blue Jackets have finished 10-11-21 in overtime matchups to contribute to an overall record of 33-21-11.
Columbus has 30 points (10-7-10) in the 27 games it has played that were decided by one goal.
Looking at the 12 times this season the Blue Jackets ended a game with just one goal, they have a 2-7-3 record, good for seven points.
Columbus has lost all eight games this season when it scored exactly two goals.
The Blue Jackets have scored three or more goals in 43 games (31-4-8, 70 points).
In the 19 games when Columbus has recorded a lone power-play goal, it went 12-3-4 to record 28 points.
In the 37 games this season in which it has outshot its opponent, Columbus is 19-11-7 (45 points).
The Blue Jackets have been outshot by opponents 26 times, and went 13-9-4 (30 points).

Flyers Splits and Trends

The Flyers have a 31-23-11 record this season and are 11-11-22 in matchups that have needed overtime.
Philadelphia has earned 16 points (4-4-8) in its 16 games decided by one goal.
Across the 12 games this season the Flyers ended with just one goal, they have earned three points.
Philadelphia has 14 points (5-6-4) when scoring exactly two goals this season.
The Flyers have scored at least three goals 35 times, earning 56 points from those matchups (26-5-4).
This season, Philadelphia has recorded a single power-play goal in 19 games and registered 23 points with a record of 10-6-3.
When outshooting its opponent this season, Philadelphia is 13-10-3 (29 points).
The Flyers have been outshot by opponents 34 times this season, and earned 38 points in those games.

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