Thursday, December 31, 2015

Gila River Arena

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday, December 31, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Jets at -128 and the Coyotes at +116. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Winnipeg comes into this matchup having played 36 games. They have an overall record of 17-17-2 and on the road they have a record of 6-12-1. Currently they are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 97 goals and given up 105 goals for a point differential of -8. Arizona shows up with a record of 17-16-3 including 9-6-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 100 goals and surrendered 116 for a goal differential of -16.

Dustin Byfuglien has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Jets. He has 9 goals this season with 118 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 99 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Michael Hutchinson has 5 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 392 shots against him and has given up 37 goals. He has made 355 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 9 goals this season with 103 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Mikkel Boedker has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 12 goals on 90 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Anders Lindback has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 364 shots against him and has given up 39 goals. He has made 325 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Jets have 36 total points this season. They have scored 97 goals while giving up 104 goals. They have had 112 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Jets have allowed 136 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.12% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Coyotes have a total of 37 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 135 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 131 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 100 goals scored while they've given up 116 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.34%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 17-19 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 16-19-1 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 17-19 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 19-12-5 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/27/15 C Mark Scheifele Concussion out indefinitely
11/23/15 GO Ondrej Pavelec Knee out indefinitely
10/25/15 D Grant Clitsome Back out indefinitely

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/29/15 C Boyd Gordon Head "?" Thursday vs Winnipeg
12/29/15 C Martin Hanzal Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Winnipeg
12/29/15 D Zbynek Michalek Upper Body injured last game, "?" Thursday vs Winnipeg
12/15/15 GO Mike Smith Lower Body expected to miss 8-10 weeks
10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Arizona

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