Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 10/20/2017

Friday, October 20, 2017

Bell MTS Place

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, October 20, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +128 and the Jets at -141.

Minnesota has a record of 1-1-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 1-1-1. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 15 goals and given up 16 goals for a point differential of -1. For the season they have an ATS record of 1-3-0 and an over/under record of 4-0-0. Winnipeg is 3-3-0 including 1-2-0 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 18 goals and surrendered 23 for a goal differential of -5. Their record against the spread is 3-3-0 while their over/under record is 5-1-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 1-3-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 4-0-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 3-3-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 5-1-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/13/17 C Charlie Coyle Fibula IR (10/12)
10/13/17 LW Marcus Foligno Facial "?" Friday vs. Winnipeg
10/13/17 RW Nino Niederreiter Ankle IR (10/12)
10/07/17 RW Mikael Granlund Groin "?" Friday vs. Winnipeg
10/05/17 LW Zach Parise Back "?" Friday vs. Winnipeg

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

10/17/17 C Adam Lowry Upper Body IR (10/17)
10/16/17 C Mathieu Perreault Lower Body IR (10/16)
10/08/17 LW Matt Hendricks Lower Body IR (10/01)

Player Spotlight

Eric Staal has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Wild. He has 3 goals this year with 14 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Chris Stewart averages 13.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 50% by scoring 4 goals on 8 shots. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Devan Dubnyk has 1 win and 1 loss this season in net for the Wild. He has 104 shots against him and he's given up 11 goals. He's made 93 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has scored 6 total points this year for the Jets. He has 3 goals this season with 12 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 20.5 minutes played per game. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 5 goals on 25 shots. He has 2 assists, giving him a total of 7 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 3 wins and 0 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 111 shots against him and he's surrendered 7 goals. He's made 104 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have 4 total points this season, which ranks them 26th in the NHL. They are 21st in the league in goals scored with 15 while they've given up 16 goals, ranking them 22nd overall. They have had 14 power play opportunities and have scored 4 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 3rd in the NHL. The Wild have allowed 18 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, putting them 23rd in the league when short-handed. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 12.40% for the season. They allow 37 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 21st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 18th in the NHL with a total of 6 points this year. They have 2 power play goals on 20 opportunities for a percentage of 10%. That ranks them 26th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 24 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%. That is 28th in the NHL. As a team, the Jets are 17th in the league with 18 goals scored while they've given up 23 goals, which is 8th overall. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.29%. As a team they give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%. That is 22nd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 45.6% as they've tried 211 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 252 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 27th in Corsi percentage. They are 29th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 44.5% as they have 157 shots while they've given up 196 attempts on defense. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 51% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the year. That puts them 19th and 15th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 147 face-off wins as opposed to 114 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 56.3%. That is 2nd overall in the NHL. On defense Minnesota has 96 hits and they've blocked 56 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 31st in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 40.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 59.6% for the year. That ranks them 31st and 1st respectively in the NHL. They have 193 face-off wins as opposed to 185 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 117 hits and they've blocked 103 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 6th in blocked shots. Winnipeg is ranked 31st in Corsi percentage with 45.2% as they've tried 314 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 380 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 30th in the NHL at 44.6%, as they have 223 shots while they've given up 277 attempts on defense.

Who will win tonight's Wild/Jets NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg -141

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