Red Wings vs. Blue Jackets: Odds, picks and best bets 10/16/23

The Detroit Red Wings face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night in an Eastern Conference matchup. Both teams enter the game 1-1-0 to start their seasons. The Red Wings have faced two top teams in the East: the New Jersey Devils and the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Wings lost 4-3 to the Devils then won their home opener 6-4 against the Lightning. The Blue Jackets should be the easiest matchup out of the three games.

• Who: Detroit Red Wings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets
• Where: Nationwide Arena | Columbus, Ohio
• When: Monday, October 16, 2023
• Time: 7:00 p.m. ET

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The acquisition of Alex DeBrincat has looked good so far, as the new addition of the Yzerplan. In Detroit, DeBrincat gets to be the guy. He’s on the top line with captain Dylan Larkin and is helping orchestrate the Wings powerplay. DeBrincat is off to a hot start with three goals and an assist through his first two contests.

On the other side of the faceoff dot is Columbus. Like the Red Wings, the Blue Jackets are hoping to see some improvement in the 2023-24 season. On Saturday, Boone Jenner scored a hat trick for the Blue Jackets in their 5-3 win over the Rangers. Jenner led the team in goals last year.

However, the name to watch is Patrik Laine tonight. The Finnish sniper sits at 199 career goals and will look to hit that 200 mark.

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25-year-old right wing Alex DeBrincat is off to a hot start through two games, putting three pucks in the net to go along with an assist.

We like the former second-round pick to score his fourth goal of the young season against a team in Columbus that has allowed 39.5 shots on net through two games thus far.

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The offenses of both squads have gotten off to nice starts in 2023, averaging 4.0 goals scored per game. Conversely, Detroit and Columbus have combined for 3.75 goals against through two games.

This leads us to take the over in their matchup Monday night. In fact, scoring has been prevalent across the NHL early on this year as teams are still finding their groove defensively. Plus, neither of these team’s goalies are standouts.

As mentioned earlier, Laine is looking to notch career goal No. 200 tonight. Laine has the best odds out of any player to score a goal tonight at +125. The big right-handed sniper should fare well tonight at home and he is one of the most skilled players on the ice at putting the puck in the back of the net.