T.M. Selection: Blue Jackets/Stars OVER.

I am on the over in the Columbus Blue Jackets vs Dallas Stars game on Thursday. The Jackets have lost 2 games in a row and they have given up 6 goals in each of those games, only scoring 3 goals in 1 of those games. Their defense and their goalkeeping has not looked good but they just got shut out in their most recent game so I think that they are going to come and play extra hard in this game after going scoreless in their most recent game. The Jackets were playing well before they hit this losing skid though. They had scored 3+ goals in each of the 3 games in a row before losing their previous 2. I think that the Jackets are going to play hard here and try to score some goals quickly but their defensive end has looked shaky as of late and I think that they are going to give up some goals too. The Stars have been very hot at the moment and they have won 5 games in a row. They have scored 3+ goals in each of those games and that has been a common theme for them in more than half of their games this year. The Stars just put up a 4-1 score on the Hurricanes who are 1 of the top teams in the league. They will find ways to score against the Jackets in this game with the way they have been playing on the defensive end. The Jackets can score goals and so can the Stars which is why I think this is going to be a high scoring game. I like the over in this game.

T.M. Prediction: 5-2 Stars.