Sunday, December 18, 2016

MTS Centre

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The Colorado Avalanche head to MTS Centre to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, December 18, 2016. The opening line for this matchup has the Avalanche at +136 and the Jets at -150. The over/under is 5.5.

Colorado comes into this game having played 29 contests. They have an overall record of 11-17-1 and away from home they have a record of 7-7-0. Currently they are 7th in the Central Division. They've tallied 64 goals and surrendered 93 goals for a point differential of -29. The Avalanche have an overall record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-18 and an over/under record of 12-13-4. Winnipeg comes into this game with a record of 14-16-3 including 9-6-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 86 goals and surrendered 99 for a goal differential of -13. The Jets have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 12-19 while their over/under record sits at 13-17-3.

Matt Duchene has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 12 goals this season with 59 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 8 goals on 104 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 6 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 605 shots against him and has given up 58 goals. He has made 547 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Mark Scheifele has accumulated 28 total points this season for the Jets. He has 14 goals this season with 76 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 8 goals on 89 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 11 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 670 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 609 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Avalanche have 23 total points this season. They have scored 64 goals while giving up 93 goals. They have had 94 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Avalanche have allowed 111 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.75% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Jets have a total of 31 points on the season. They have 16 power play goals on 108 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 119 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 86 goals scored while they've given up 99 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.41%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 47.4% as they've attempted 1,507 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,670 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 47.6% as they have 1,131 attempts while they've given up 1,243 shots on the defensive end. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 47.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the season. They have 951 face off wins compared to 817 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 53.8%. On defense Colorado has 660 hits and they've blocked 427 shots from the opposition.

Winnipeg has attempted 1,702 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,867 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.7% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.8% as they have 1,270 shots while they've given up 1,386 attempts on defense. The Jets have an offensive zone percentage of 48.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 46.7% as they've compiled 899 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,027 face off losses. On defense Winnipeg has blocked 481 shot attempts and they have 787 hits as a unit.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 11-18 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 12-13-4 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 12-19 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 13-17-3 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/16/16 C Joe Colborne Lower Body "?" Sunday vs. Winnipeg
12/16/16 GO Semyon Varlamov Groin "?" Sunday vs. Winnipeg
12/04/16 D Erik Johnson Fibula expected to miss 6-8 weeks

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/30/16 C Nic Petan Lower Body out indefinitely
11/23/16 D Tyler Myers Lower Body out indefinitely
11/05/16 RW Joel Armia Ankle out indefinitely
11/02/16 C Shawn Matthias Ankle out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado +136

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