Sunday, December 11, 2016

Rexall Place

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The Winnipeg Jets head to Rexall Place to take on the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday, December 11, 2016. The opening line for this matchup has the Jets at +153 and the Oilers at -170. The over/under is 5.5.

Winnipeg comes into this game having played 30 contests. They have an overall record of 13-14-3 and away from home they have a record of 5-8-2. Currently they are 4th in the Central Division. They've tallied 78 goals and surrendered 87 goals for a point differential of -9. The Jets have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-17 and an over/under record of 11-16-3. Edmonton comes into this game with a record of 14-11-5 including 6-6-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 90 goals and surrendered 83 for a goal differential of +7. The Oilers have a record of 3-3-4 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 13-16 while their over/under record sits at 13-15-2.

Blake Wheeler has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Jets. He has 8 goals this season with 82 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Mark Scheifele has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 14 goals on 68 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 10 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 590 shots against him and has given up 53 goals. He has made 537 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Leon Draisaitl has accumulated 26 total points this season for the Oilers. 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 17 minutes played per game. Connor McDavid has averaged 21 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 12 goals on 90 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 38 points on the season. Cam Talbot has 13 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has had 779 shots against him and has given up 66 goals. He has made 713 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Jets have 29 total points this season. They have scored 78 goals while giving up 87 goals. They have had 100 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Jets have allowed 109 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 27 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.48% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Oilers have a total of 33 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 95 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 90 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 90 goals scored while they've given up 83 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.43%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Winnipeg has a Corsi percentage of 47.8% as they've attempted 1,541 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,684 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.2% as they have 1,145 attempts while they've given up 1,230 shots on the defensive end. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 48.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.9% for the season. They have 795 face off wins compared to 935 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 46%. On defense Winnipeg has 724 hits and they've blocked 454 shots from the opposition.

Edmonton has attempted 1,772 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,630 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.1% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.8% as they have 1,308 shots while they've given up 1,218 attempts on defense. The Oilers have an offensive zone percentage of 52.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.3% as they've compiled 863 face off wins this season and they have suffered 962 face off losses. On defense Edmonton has blocked 412 shot attempts and they have 739 hits as a unit.

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 12-17 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 11-16-3 against the over/under

Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 13-16 straight up

The Edmonton Oilers are 13-15-2 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/08/16 C Alexander Burmistrov Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. Calgary
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

Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/09/16 D Mark Fayne Groin "?"
12/03/16 D Eric Gryba Undisclosed expected to miss 5-7 days
12/03/16 D Darnell Nurse Foot out indefinitely
10/21/16 D Andrew Ference Hip out indefinitely
10/14/16 D Brandon Davidson Shoulder out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Iiro Pakarinen Knee out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg +153

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