Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Xcel Energy Center

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +158 and the Wild at -175. The over/under has been set at 5.

Winnipeg comes into this matchup having played 21 games. They have an overall record of 9-10-2 and on the road they have a record of 3-6-2. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 58 goals and given up 62 goals for a point differential of -4. The Jets have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-12 and an over/under record of 8-11-2. Minnesota shows up with a record of 9-7-2 including 5-3-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 46 goals and surrendered 35 for a goal differential of +11. The Wild have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 9-9 while their over/under record sits at 4-11-3.

Mark Scheifele has accumulated 23 total points this season for the Jets. He has 11 goals this season with 54 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 12 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 10% by scoring 6 goals on 63 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 14 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 383 shots against him and has given up 34 goals. He has made 349 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Ryan Suter has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Wild. He has 4 goals this season with 41 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 9 assists on the season and averages 27 minutes played per game. Eric Staal has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 5 goals on 51 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has had 429 shots against him and has given up 22 goals. He has made 407 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

The Jets have 20 total points this season. They have scored 58 goals while giving up 62 goals. They have had 75 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Jets have allowed 75 power play opportunities and given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.68% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Wild have a total of 20 points on the season. They have 8 power play goals on 54 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 54 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 46 goals scored while they've given up 35 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.61%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 94%.

Winnipeg has a Corsi percentage of 48.6% as they've attempted 1,126 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,192 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.7% as they have 832 attempts while they've given up 878 shots on the defensive end. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 47.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.4% for the season. They have 558 face off wins compared to 697 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 44.5%. On defense Winnipeg has 497 hits and they've blocked 314 shots from the opposition.

Minnesota has attempted 1,014 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,019 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.4% as they have 746 shots while they've given up 765 attempts on defense. The Wild have an offensive zone percentage of 50.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.2% as they've compiled 583 face off wins this season and they have suffered 555 face off losses. On defense Minnesota has blocked 254 shot attempts and they have 292 hits as a unit.

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 8-12 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 8-11-2 against the over/under

Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 9-9 straight up

The Minnesota Wild are 4-11-3 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/20/16 RW Drew Stafford Upper Body "?" Wednesday vs Montreal
11/20/16 C Mathieu Perreault Upper Body "?" Wednesday vs Montreal
11/20/16 D Tyler Myers Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs Montreal
11/15/16 LW Kyle Connor Upper Body out indefinitely
11/05/16 RW Joel Armia Ankle out indefinitely
11/02/16 C Shawn Matthias Ankle out indefinitely
10/14/16 C Bryan Little Knee out indefinitely

Minnesota Wild Injuries

11/22/16 D Marco Scandella Ankle is upgraded to probable Wednesday vs. Winnipeg
11/22/16 D Nate Prosser Illness "?" Wednesday vs. Winnipeg
11/01/16 C Zac Dalpe Knee out 4-6 weeks
10/10/16 D Victor Bartley Tricep out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg +158

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