Thursday, November 17, 2016

Wells Fargo Center

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +118 and the Flyers at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Winnipeg comes into this matchup having played 18 games. They have an overall record of 9-7-2 and on the road they have a record of 3-3-2. Currently they are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 54 goals and given up 50 goals for a point differential of +4. The Jets have an overall record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-9 and an over/under record of 7-10-1. Philadelphia shows up with a record of 7-7-3 including 4-3-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 57 goals and surrendered 62 for a goal differential of -5. The Flyers have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 5-10 while their over/under record sits at 11-4-2.

Mark Scheifele has accumulated 21 total points this season for the Jets. He has 10 goals this season with 45 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 11 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 9% by scoring 5 goals on 53 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 322 shots against him and has given up 27 goals. He has made 295 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 4 goals this season with 42 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 8 goals on 47 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 15 points on the season. Steve Mason has 3 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 284 shots against him and has given up 33 goals. He has made 251 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

The Jets have 20 total points this season. They have scored 54 goals while giving up 50 goals. They have had 67 power play opportunities and have scored 11 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Jets have allowed 63 power play opportunities and given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.27% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Flyers have a total of 17 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 62 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 27%. They have allowed 52 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 57 goals scored while they've given up 62 goals to this point. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.18%. As a team they give up 27 shots per game and have a save percentage of 87%.

Winnipeg has a Corsi percentage of 49.3% as they've attempted 975 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,003 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.2% as they have 721 attempts while they've given up 744 shots on the defensive end. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. They have 494 face off wins compared to 592 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 45.5%. On defense Winnipeg has 378 hits and they've blocked 259 shots from the opposition.

Philadelphia has attempted 1,085 shots at full strength and they've given up 938 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 53.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 55.1% as they have 811 shots while they've given up 660 attempts on defense. The Flyers have an offensive zone percentage of 57.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 42.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.4% as they've compiled 506 face off wins this season and they have suffered 519 face off losses. On defense Philadelphia has blocked 278 shot attempts and they have 439 hits as a unit.

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 8-9 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 7-10-1 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 5-10 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 11-4-2 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/15/16 LW Kyle Connor Upper Body out indefinitely
11/15/16 C Mathieu Perreault Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Philadelphia
11/15/16 D Tyler Myers Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Philadelphia
11/05/16 RW Joel Armia Ankle out indefinitely
11/02/16 C Shawn Matthias Ankle out indefinitely
10/27/16 RW Drew Stafford Upper Body out indefinitely
10/14/16 C Bryan Little Knee out indefinitely

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

11/13/16 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/01/16 C Boyd Gordon Upper Body out indefinitely
10/06/16 C Scott Laughton Lower Body out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg +118

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