Saturday, April 1, 2017

MTS Centre

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The Ottawa Senators travel to MTS Centre to play the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday, April 1, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Senators at -155 and the Jets at +145. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Ottawa comes into this matchup having played 76 games. They have an overall record of 41-26-9 and on the road they have a record of 21-15-1. Currently they are 2nd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 197 goals and given up 199 goals for a point differential of -2. The Senators have an overall record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-35 and an over/under record of 29-44-3. Winnipeg shows up with a record of 36-35-7 including 20-18-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 233 goals and surrendered 247 for a goal differential of -14. The Jets have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 33-42 while their over/under record sits at 40-32-6.

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Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 36-35 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 29-44-3 against the over/under

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 33-42 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 40-32-6 against the over/under

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out for season
03/31/17 D Erik Karlsson Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Winnipeg
03/31/17 C Zack Smith Upper Body injured last game, "?" Saturday vs. Winnipeg
03/31/17 RW Alexandre Burrows Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. Winnipeg
03/24/17 D Marc Methot Finger out indefinitely
02/27/17 GO Andrew Hammond Hip out for season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/23/16 D Tyler Myers Lower Body out indefinitely
03/31/17 D Ben Chiarot Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. Ottawa
03/31/17 D Paul Postma Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Ottawa
03/18/17 C Shawn Matthias Shoulder out for season
03/13/17 GO Ondrej Pavelec Knee out indefinitely
03/10/17 D Toby Enstrom Knee out indefinitely
02/15/17 C Andrew Copp Upper Body out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 68 total points this season for the Senators. He has 15 goals this season with 208 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 53 assists on the season and averages 26.9 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 26 goals on 172 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Mike Condon has 19 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1,075 shots against him and has given up 90 goals. He has made 985 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has accumulated 78 total points this season for the Jets. He has 30 goals this season with 151 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 20.5 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 20.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 24 goals on 246 shots. He has 45 assists giving him a total of 69 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 24 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 1,507 shots against him and has given up 143 goals. He has made 1,364 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 91 total points this season. They have scored 197 goals while giving up 199 goals. They have had 238 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Senators have allowed 239 power play opportunities and given up 47 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.68% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have a total of 79 points on the season. They have 46 power play goals on 256 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 266 power play opportunities and have given up 62 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. As a team, the Senators have a total of 233 goals scored while they've given up 247 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.04%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa has a Corsi percentage of 48% as they've attempted 4,201 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,556 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.6% as they have 3,108 attempts while they've given up 3,285 shots on the defensive end. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 52.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.8% for the season. They have 2,378 face off wins compared to 2,277 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.1%. On defense Ottawa has 1,997 hits and they've blocked 1,271 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg has attempted 4,212 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,381 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.4% as they have 3,188 shots while they've given up 3,269 attempts on defense. The Jets have an offensive zone percentage of 50.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.2% as they've compiled 2,237 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,401 face off losses. On defense Winnipeg has blocked 1,112 shot attempts and they have 1,829 hits as a unit.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg +145

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