Wednesday, January 11, 2017

MTS Centre

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to MTS Centre to play the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

Montreal comes into this matchup having played 41 games. They have an overall record of 25-10-6 and on the road they have a record of 10-6-4. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 125 goals and given up 97 goals for a point differential of +28. The Canadiens have an overall record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-16 and an over/under record of 17-16-8. Winnipeg shows up with a record of 20-20-3 including 11-8-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 118 goals and surrendered 126 for a goal differential of -8. The Jets have a record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 18-23 while their over/under record sits at 17-21-5.

Alexander Radulov has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 10 goals this season with 89 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 128 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 34 points on the season. Carey Price has 20 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 879 shots against him and has given up 63 goals. He has made 816 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Mark Scheifele has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Jets. He has 17 goals this season with 90 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 12 goals on 125 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 16 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 903 shots against him and has given up 79 goals. He has made 824 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Canadiens have 56 total points this season. They have scored 125 goals while giving up 97 goals. They have had 133 power play opportunities and have scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Canadiens have allowed 147 power play opportunities and given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.86% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Jets have a total of 43 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 137 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 156 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Canadiens have a total of 118 goals scored while they've given up 126 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.53%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Montreal has a Corsi percentage of 51.1% as they've attempted 2,409 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,308 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.2% as they have 1,760 attempts while they've given up 1,678 shots on the defensive end. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 50.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season. They have 1,285 face off wins compared to 1,285 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50%. On defense Montreal has 895 hits and they've blocked 630 shots from the opposition.

Winnipeg has attempted 2,231 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,365 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 48.7% as they have 1,685 shots while they've given up 1,772 attempts on defense. The Jets have an offensive zone percentage of 49.5% and their defensive zone percentage is 50.5% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.5% as they've compiled 1,193 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,320 face off losses. On defense Winnipeg has blocked 593 shot attempts and they have 988 hits as a unit.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 24-16 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 17-16-8 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 18-23 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 17-21-5 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/16/16 C Andrew Shaw Concussion out indefinitely
12/10/16 D Greg Pateryn Ankle expected to miss 8 weeks
12/07/16 C David Desharnais Knee expected to miss 6-8 weeks
01/09/17 C Alex Galchenyuk Knee "?" Wednesday vs Winnipeg
01/09/17 D Andrei Markov Groin "?" Wednesday vs Winnipeg
01/04/17 RW Brendan Gallagher Hand expected to miss 8 weeks

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/30/16 D Marko Dano Lower Body expected to miss 8 weeks
11/23/16 D Tyler Myers Upper Body out indefinitely
01/07/17 RW Patrik Laine Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Montreal

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