Montreal Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 11/4/2017

Saturday, November 4, 2017

Bell MTS Place

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday, November 4, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at +114 and the Jets at -126.

Montreal has a record of 4-8-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 2-6-0. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 34 goals and given up 51 goals for a point differential of -17. For the season they have an ATS record of 4-9-0 and an over/under record of 9-3-0. Winnipeg has a record of 7-3-2 including 4-2-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 38 goals and surrendered 34 for a goal differential of +4. Their record against the spread is 7-5-0 while their over/under record is 8-4-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 4-9-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 9-3-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 7-5-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 8-4-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/30/17 LW Nikita Scherbak Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/24/17 D David Schlemko Hand IR (10/24)
10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Upper Body IR (10/22)

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)

Player Spotlight

Carey Price has 3 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 317 shots against him and he's given up 39 goals. He's made 278 saves for a save percentage of 88%. Brendan Gallagher has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 6 goals this year with 41 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 14.8 minutes played per game. Jonathan Drouin averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 2 goals on 39 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has scored 10 total points this year for the Jets. He has 7 goals this season with 34 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Connor Hellebuyck has 7 wins and 0 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 258 shots against him and he's surrendered 16 goals. He's made 242 saves for a save percentage of 94%. Mark Scheifele averages 21.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 30% by scoring 7 goals on 23 shots. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 15 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have allowed 46 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 27th in the NHL. They average 37 shots per game and as a team shoot 6.98% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 87%, which is ranked 30th in the league. The Canadiens has 9 total points this season, ranking 29th in the NHL in offense. They are 24th in the league with 34 goals while they've given up 51 goals, which is 4th overall. They have had 52 power play opportunities and scored 7 goals on those chances for a percentage of 13%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 18th with 38 goals scored while they are 23rd in the NHL with 34 goals allowed this year. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.31%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 11th place in the league. The Jets have a total of 16 points this year, which is 9th in the NHL. They have 7 power play goals on 40 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks their power play unit 17th. They've allowed 41 power play opportunities and have given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal has a Corsi percentage of 54.6% as they've tried 870 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 722 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 3rd in Corsi percentage. They are 3rd in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 55% as they have 652 shots while they've given up 534 attempts on defense. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 54.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the year. That puts them 4th and 28th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 409 face-off wins as opposed to 441 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.1%. That is 25th overall in the NHL. On defense Montreal has 311 hits and they've blocked 188 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 13th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 44.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 55.5% for the year. That ranks them 30th and 2nd respectively in the NHL. They have 378 face-off wins as opposed to 364 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 216 hits and they've blocked 194 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 8th in blocked shots. Winnipeg is ranked 31st in Corsi percentage with 44.7% as they've tried 603 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 745 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 31st in the NHL at 44.7%, as they have 445 shots while they've given up 551 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg -126

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