Vancouver Canucks at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 12/11/2017

Monday, December 11, 2017

Bell MTS Place

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Monday, December 11, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +158 and the Jets at -175.

Vancouver has a record of 14-12-4 this season and on the road they have a record of 9-6-1. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 81 goals and given up 85 goals for a point differential of -4. For the season they have an ATS record of 14-16-0 and an over/under record of 15-15-0. Winnipeg is 17-8-5 including 10-2-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 102 goals and surrendered 86 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 17-13-0 while their over/under record is 17-13-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 14-16-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 15-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 17-13-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 17-13-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/09/17 LW Sven Baertschi Facial left last game, is "?" Monday vs Winnipeg
12/07/17 C Bo Horvat Foot is out indefinitely
11/27/17 C Brandon Sutter Upper Body IR (11/25)
11/27/17 D Erik Gudbranson Upper Body IR (11/23)

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Brock Boeser has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 15 goals this year with 74 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 12 assists on the season and averages 16.1 minutes played per game. Sven Baertschi averages 15.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 8 goals on 42 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Jacob Markstrom has 8 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 606 shots against him and he's given up 51 goals. He's made 555 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has scored 34 total points this year for the Jets. He has 14 goals this season with 63 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 21.3 minutes played per game. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 15.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 13 goals on 81 shots. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 15 wins and 3 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 703 shots against him and he's surrendered 57 goals. He's made 646 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have 32 total points this season, which ranks them 18th in the NHL. They are 23rd in the league in goals scored with 81 while they've given up 85 goals, ranking them 22nd overall. They have had 105 power play opportunities and have scored 22 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 8th in the NHL. The Canucks have allowed 106 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, putting them 17th in the league when short-handed. They average 29 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.26% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 10th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 7th in the NHL with a total of 39 points this year. They have 28 power play goals on 109 opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That ranks them 4th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 110 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. That is 22nd in the NHL. As a team, the Jets are 5th in the league with 102 goals scored while they've given up 86 goals, which is 21st overall. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.32%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 11th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 48.4% as they've tried 1,573 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,677 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 26th in Corsi percentage. They are 29th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.4% as they have 1,175 shots while they've given up 1,306 attempts on defense. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the year. That puts them 17th and 17th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 902 face-off wins as opposed to 923 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 25th overall in the NHL. On defense Vancouver has 514 hits and they've blocked 371 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 24th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 980 face-off wins compared to 887 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 669 hits and they have blocked 455 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Winnipeg is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.5% as they've attempted 1,629 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,798 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.9% ranks 26th as they have 1,233 attempts while they have given up 1,343 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg -175

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