Thursday, January 7, 2016
American Airlines Center
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The Winnipeg Jets travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Thursday, January 7, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +175 and the Stars at -195. The over/under has been set at 5.5.
Winnipeg comes into this matchup having played 40 games. They have an overall record of 19-19-2 and on the road they have a record of 8-14-1. Currently they are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 108 goals and given up 115 goals for a point differential of -7. Dallas shows up with a record of 28-10-4 including 16-4-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 146 goals and surrendered 113 for a goal differential of +33.
Dustin Byfuglien has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Jets. He has 9 goals this season with 125 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 14 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 9% by scoring 10 goals on 107 shots. He has 30 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Michael Hutchinson has 5 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 427 shots against him and has given up 41 goals. He has made 386 saves for a save percentage of 90%.
Tyler Seguin has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Stars. He has 23 goals this season with 160 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 27 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 24 goals on 129 shots. He has 28 assists giving him a total of 52 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 16 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 739 shots against him and has given up 64 goals. He has made 675 saves for a save percentage of 91%.
The Jets have 40 total points this season. They have scored 108 goals while giving up 114 goals. They have had 125 power play opportunities and have scored 19 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Jets have allowed 152 power play opportunities and given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.26% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.
The Stars have a total of 60 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 134 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 123 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 145 goals scored while they've given up 111 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.66%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.
Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends
The Winnipeg Jets are 19-21 straight up
The Winnipeg Jets are 17-20-3 against the over/under
Dallas Stars Betting Trends
The Dallas Stars are 27-14 straight up
The Dallas Stars are 22-19-1 against the over/under
Winnipeg Jets Injuries
11/23/15 GO Ondrej Pavelec Knee out indefinitely
10/25/15 D Grant Clitsome Back out indefinitely
Dallas Stars Injuries
12/30/15 RW Ales Hemsky Lower Body expected to miss 7-10 days
10/05/15 RW Brett Ritchie Wrist out indefinitely
Guy's Pick: Take Dallas
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