Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 12/3/2017

Sunday, December 3, 2017

Bell MTS Place

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The Ottawa Senators head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, December 3, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Senators at +131 and the Jets at -145.

Ottawa has a record of 8-9-6 this year and away from home they have a record of 5-4-1. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They have tallied 74 goals and surrendered 81 goals for a point differential of -7. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-15-0 and an over/under record of 14-10-0. Winnipeg has a record of 15-6-4 including 9-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 89 goals and have given up 71 for a goal differential of +18. Their record against the spread is 16-10-0 while their over/under mark is 14-12-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 9-15-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 14-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 16-10-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 14-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

11/20/17 D Mark Borowiecki Concussion IR (11/19)
11/17/17 D Chris Wideman Hamstring IR (11/16)
10/15/17 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion IR (10/03)

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Mark Stone has scored 24 total points this year for the Senators. He has 14 goals this season with 60 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 21.1 minutes played per contest. Derick Brassard averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 6 goals on 68 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the year. Craig Anderson has 7 wins and 8 losses this season in goal for the Senators. He has 486 shots against him and he's surrendered 51 goals. He's made 435 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has 29 total points this season for the Jets. He has 12 goals this year with 48 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 25%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 21.4 minutes played per contest. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 10 goals on 66 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 13 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 591 shots against him and he's given up 44 goals. He's made 547 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have 22 total points this year, which is 29th in the NHL. They've scored 68 goals while giving up 76 scores, which has them ranked 27th and 15th respectively. They have had 89 power play chances and scored 14 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 16%. That is 28th in the league. The Senators have given up 65 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 18th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.65% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 27th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 4th in the league with a total of 34 points this season. They have 20 power play goals on 85 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 6th in the NHL. They've given up 89 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 23rd overall. As a team, the Jets are 7th with a total of 82 goals scored while they've given up 67 goals this season, ranking 26th in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.25%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 7th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6%, as they've attempted 1,323 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,343 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.6% as they have 988 attempts while they have given up 965 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 54.6% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 744 face-off wins compared to 670 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 523 hits and they have blocked 378 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 796 face-off wins compared to 753 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 546 hits and they have blocked 385 shots from the opposition, which is 6th in the league. Winnipeg is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.5% as they've attempted 1,320 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,518 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.6% ranks 30th as they have 989 attempts while they have given up 1,133 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa +131

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