Sunday, December 4, 2016

United Center

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday, December 4, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +118 and the Blackhawks at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.

Winnipeg comes into this matchup having played 26 games. They have an overall record of 11-13-2 and on the road they have a record of 3-8-2. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 69 goals and given up 78 goals for a point differential of -9. The Jets have an overall record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 10-15 and an over/under record of 10-13-3. Chicago shows up with a record of 16-6-3 including 10-1-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 72 goals and surrendered 63 for a goal differential of +9. The Blackhawks have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 14-9 while their over/under record sits at 8-11-6.

Mark Scheifele has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Jets. He has 13 goals this season with 66 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 8 goals on 74 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 9 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 534 shots against him and has given up 49 goals. He has made 485 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 8 goals this season with 80 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Artem Anisimov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 10 goals on 40 shots. He has 11 assists giving him a total of 21 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 12 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 614 shots against him and has given up 45 goals. He has made 569 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Jets have 24 total points this season. They have scored 69 goals while giving up 78 goals. They have had 91 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Jets have allowed 96 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.64% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 35 points on the season. They have 14 power play goals on 85 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 77 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 70%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 72 goals scored while they've given up 63 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.96%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Winnipeg has a Corsi percentage of 47.7% as they've attempted 1,357 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,487 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48% as they have 1,007 attempts while they've given up 1,091 shots on the defensive end. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 47.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.8% for the season. They have 691 face off wins compared to 831 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 45.4%. On defense Winnipeg has 599 hits and they've blocked 396 shots from the opposition.

Chicago has attempted 1,376 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,377 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.2% as they have 981 shots while they've given up 1,054 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks have an offensive zone percentage of 53.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 738 face off wins this season and they have suffered 799 face off losses. On defense Chicago has blocked 323 shot attempts and they have 369 hits as a unit.

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 10-15 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 10-13-3 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 14-9 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 8-11-6 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/02/16 D Marko Dano Eye is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. St. Louis
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

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/03/16 GO Corey Crawford Illness expected to miss Saturday vs. Philadelphia
12/02/16 C Jonathan Toews Back is downgraded to expected to miss Saturday vs. Philadelphia
12/02/16 D Trevor Van Riemsdyk Arm is upgraded to probable Saturday vs. Philadelphia

Guy's Pick: Take Chicago -130

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