Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 11/27/2017

Monday, November 27, 2017

Bell MTS Place

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Monday, November 27, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +109 and the Jets at -120.

Minnesota has a record of 11-9-3 this season and on the road they have a record of 5-6-1. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 70 goals and given up 67 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 11-12-0 and an over/under record of 12-9-0. Winnipeg has a record of 14-6-3 including 7-2-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 73 goals and surrendered 62 for a goal differential of +11. Their record against the spread is 14-9-0 while their over/under record is 12-11-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 11-12-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 12-9-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 14-9-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 12-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/24/17 LW Zach Parise Back IR (10/24)

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/25/17 GO Steve Mason Upper Body left last game, is "?" Monday vs Minnesota
11/19/17 D Toby Enstrom Lower Body IR (11/18)

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 561 shots against him and he's given up 50 goals. He's made 511 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jason Zucker has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Wild. He has 12 goals this year with 56 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 17.8 minutes played per game. Eric Staal averages 18.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 8 goals on 69 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 21 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has scored 17 total points this year for the Jets. He has 10 goals this season with 61 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 16.3 minutes played per game. Connor Hellebuyck has 12 wins and 2 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 546 shots against him and he's surrendered 39 goals. He's made 507 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Mark Scheifele averages 21.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by scoring 11 goals on 45 shots. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 25 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have allowed 84 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83% this year. That is 8th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.23% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 12th in the league. The Wild has 25 total points this season, ranking 19th in the NHL in offense. They are 11th in the league with 70 goals while they've given up 67 goals, which is 18th overall. They have had 73 power play opportunities and scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 10th with 73 goals scored while they are 27th in the NHL with 62 goals allowed this year. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.93%. They give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 6th place in the league. The Jets have a total of 31 points this year, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 18 power play goals on 76 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks their power play unit 6th. They've allowed 83 power play opportunities and have given up 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 47.2% as they've tried 1,215 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,358 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 27th in Corsi percentage. They are 24th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 48.1% as they have 931 shots while they've given up 1,006 attempts on defense. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the year. That puts them 22nd and 8th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 712 face-off wins as opposed to 698 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 13th overall in the NHL. On defense Minnesota has 422 hits and they've blocked 352 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 9th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 47.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.6% for the year. That ranks them 27th and 5th respectively in the NHL. They have 728 face-off wins as opposed to 704 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 493 hits and they've blocked 363 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 5th in blocked shots. Winnipeg is ranked 31st in Corsi percentage with 45.8% as they've tried 1,207 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,430 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 31st in the NHL at 46%, as they have 909 shots while they've given up 1,067 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg -120

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