Friday, November 27, 2015

Xcel Energy Center

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Friday, November 27, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +154 and the Wild at -171. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Winnipeg comes into this matchup having played 23 games. They have an overall record of 10-11-2 and on the road they have a record of 5-7-1. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 61 goals and given up 74 goals for a point differential of -13. Minnesota shows up with a record of 11-6-3 including 8-2-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 59 goals and surrendered 54 for a goal differential of +5.

Dustin Byfuglien has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Jets. He has 6 goals this season with 73 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 6 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 13% by scoring 8 goals on 64 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Michael Hutchinson has 5 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 298 shots against him and has given up 28 goals. He has made 270 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Mikko Koivu has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Wild. He has 4 goals this season with 34 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 9 goals on 50 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 11 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 521 shots against him and has given up 47 goals. He has made 474 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Jets have 22 total points this season. They have scored 61 goals while giving up 73 goals. They have had 72 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Jets have allowed 93 power play opportunities and given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.31% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Wild have a total of 25 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 72 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 50 power play opportunities and have given up 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 59 goals scored while they've given up 54 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.77%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 10-13 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 11-11-1 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 11-9 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 8-7-5 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/23/15 GO Ondrej Pavelec Knee out indefinitely
11/04/15 C Andrew Copp Upper Body out indefinitely
10/25/15 D Grant Clitsome Back out indefinitely

Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/25/15 C Jordan Schroeder Illness "?" Friday vs Winnipeg
11/25/15 D Marco Scandella Lower Body likely to miss another 3 games
11/24/15 LW Zach Parise Knee out at least another week
11/03/15 RW Justin Fontaine Knee expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/03/15 C Tyler Graovac Groin out another 6 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Minnesota

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