Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Verizon Center

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Verizon Center to play the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, November 25, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +164 and the Capitals at -182. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Winnipeg comes into this matchup having played 22 games. They have an overall record of 10-10-2 and on the road they have a record of 5-6-1. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 58 goals and given up 69 goals for a point differential of -11. Washington shows up with a record of 14-5-1 including 8-3-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 62 goals and surrendered 44 for a goal differential of +18.

Dustin Byfuglien has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Jets. He has 6 goals this season with 72 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 5 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 62 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Michael Hutchinson has 5 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 264 shots against him and has given up 23 goals. He has made 241 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Alex Ovechkin has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Capitals. He has 10 goals this season with 101 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. John Carlson has averaged 24 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 4 goals on 43 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Braden Holtby has 12 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Capitals. He has had 407 shots against him and has given up 30 goals. He has made 377 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Jets have 22 total points this season. They have scored 58 goals while giving up 68 goals. They have had 70 power play opportunities and have scored 10 goals on those chances for a percentage of 14%. The Jets have allowed 91 power play opportunities and given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.22% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Capitals have a total of 29 points on the season. They have 13 power play goals on 62 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 54 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 61 goals scored while they've given up 44 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.81%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 10-12 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 10-11-1 against the over/under

Washington Capitals Betting Trends

The Washington Capitals are 13-6 straight up

The Washington Capitals are 6-12-2 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

Washington Capitals Injuries

11/23/15 D Brooks Orpik Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs Winnipeg
10/09/15 C Chris Brown Hand expected to miss 2-6 weeks

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg

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