Saturday, March 12, 2016

MTS Centre

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to MTS Centre to play the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday, March 12, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +100 and the Jets at -110. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Colorado comes into this matchup having played 69 games. They have an overall record of 35-30-4 and on the road they have a record of 18-15-0. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 186 goals and given up 195 goals for a point differential of -9. The Avalanche have 4 overtime losses including 0 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 6-4-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 33-34 and an over/under record of 32-33-4. Winnipeg shows up with a record of 27-35-5 including 14-17-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 173 goals and surrendered 201 for a goal differential of -28. The Jets have 5 losses in OT and 3 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 25-40 while their over/under record sits at 30-32-5.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 17 goals this season with 149 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 21 goals on 238 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 24 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 1,363 shots against him and has given up 114 goals. He has made 1,249 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Dustin Byfuglien has accumulated 43 total points this season for the Jets. He has 16 goals this season with 207 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 25 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 18 goals on 205 shots. He has 41 assists giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Ondrej Pavelec has 7 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 620 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 559 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Avalanche have 74 total points this season. They have scored 183 goals while giving up 195 goals. They have had 228 power play opportunities and have scored 44 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Avalanche have allowed 218 power play opportunities and given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.22% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Jets have a total of 59 points on the season. They have 33 power play goals on 215 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 246 power play opportunities and have given up 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Avalanche have a total of 171 goals scored while they've given up 198 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.58%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Colorado has a Corsi percentage of 44.8% as they've attempted 3,490 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,292 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 46% as they have 2,662 attempts while they've given up 3,121 shots on the defensive end. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the season. They have 1,999 face off wins compared to 2,016 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.8%. On defense Colorado has 1,590 hits and they've blocked 1,171 shots from the opposition.

Winnipeg has attempted 3,741 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,616 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.4% as they have 2,755 shots while they've given up 2,714 attempts on defense. The Jets have an offensive zone percentage of 52.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.6% as they've compiled 1,899 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,091 face off losses. On defense Winnipeg has blocked 902 shot attempts and they have 1,731 hits as a unit.

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 33-34 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 32-33-4 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 25-40 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 30-32-5 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/30/15 D Brad Stuart Back out indefinitely
10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely
03/10/16 LW Gabriel Landeskog Suspension expected to miss next 3 games; eligible to return Mar 20 vs Edmonton

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

10/25/15 D Grant Clitsome Back out indefinitely
03/08/16 RW Joel Armia Lower Body expected to miss 7-10 days
03/04/16 RW Anthony Peluso Shoulder expected to miss 3-4 weeks
03/04/16 LW Nikolaj Ehlers Eye out indefinitely
02/25/16 C Bryan Little Back out for season
02/15/16 D Mark Stuart Hand expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg

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