Thursday, January 21, 2016

MTS Centre

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The Nashville Predators travel to MTS Centre to play the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, January 21, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Predators at +104 and the Jets at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.

Nashville comes into this matchup having played 46 games. They have an overall record of 20-18-8 and on the road they have a record of 7-11-5. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 117 goals and given up 127 goals for a point differential of -10. Winnipeg shows up with a record of 21-22-3 including 12-8-1 at home this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 119 goals and surrendered 131 for a goal differential of -12.

Shea Weber has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Predators. He has 11 goals this season with 114 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 13 goals on 137 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 16 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has had 996 shots against him and has given up 98 goals. He has made 898 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Dustin Byfuglien has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Jets. He has 11 goals this season with 145 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 13 goals on 133 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 44 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 541 shots against him and has given up 37 goals. He has made 504 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Predators have 48 total points this season. They have scored 115 goals while giving up 126 goals. They have had 150 power play opportunities and have scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Predators have allowed 140 power play opportunities and given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.98% for the season to this point. They allow 27 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Jets have a total of 45 points on the season. They have 22 power play goals on 142 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 170 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Predators have a total of 119 goals scored while they've given up 129 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.80%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 18-26 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 17-20-9 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 21-25 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 19-24-3 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Injuries

11/28/15 LW Gabriel Bourque Upper Body out indefinitely
01/13/16 C Colin Wilson Lower Body out indefinitely

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/23/15 GO Ondrej Pavelec Knee out indefinitely
10/25/15 D Grant Clitsome Back out indefinitely
01/18/16 LW Adam Lowry Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Nashville
01/18/16 RW Drew Stafford Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Nashville
01/11/16 C Mark Scheifele Lower Body out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg

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