Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 12/1/2017

Friday, December 1, 2017

Bell MTS Place

Get todays NHL hockey odds on this game.

The Vegas Golden Knights travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, December 1, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at +158 and the Jets at -175.

Vegas has a record of 15-7-1 this season and on the road they have a record of 6-5-1. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 81 goals and given up 69 goals for a point differential of +12. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-8-0 and an over/under record of 14-7-0. Winnipeg has a record of 15-6-4 including 8-2-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 82 goals and surrendered 67 for a goal differential of +15. Their record against the spread is 15-10-0 while their over/under record is 13-12-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 15-8-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 14-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 15-10-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 13-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/28/17 LW David Perron Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Minnesota
11/28/17 GO Maxime Lagace Undisclosed is "?" Thursday vs Minnesota
11/28/17 LW William Carrier Undisclosed is "?" Thursday vs Minnesota
11/17/17 D Luca Sbisa Lower Body IR (11/12)
10/31/17 GO Oscar Dansk Lower Body IR (10/30)
10/15/17 RW David Clarkson Back IR (10/03)
10/15/17 C Mikhail Grabovski Concussion IR (10/03)
10/15/17 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Concussion IR (10/13)
10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Malcolm Subban has 4 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 153 shots against him and he's given up 11 goals. He's made 142 saves for a save percentage of 93%. James Neal has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 12 goals this year with 64 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 17.3 minutes played per game. David Perron averages 17.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 6 goals on 39 shots. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

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

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have allowed 74 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 18th in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.33% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 25th in the league. The Golden Knights has 31 total points this season, ranking 10th in the NHL in offense. They are 7th in the league with 81 goals while they've given up 69 goals, which is 22nd overall. They have had 83 power play opportunities and scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 6th with 82 goals scored while they are 25th in the NHL with 67 goals allowed this year. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.25%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 7th place in the league. The Jets have a total of 34 points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 20 power play goals on 85 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks their power play unit 5th. They've allowed 89 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas has a Corsi percentage of 50.9% as they've tried 1,360 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 1,312 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 13th in Corsi percentage. They are 8th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.5% as they have 1,014 shots while they've given up 954 attempts on defense. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 49.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.2% for the year. That puts them 20th and 14th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 734 face-off wins as opposed to 721 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 22nd overall in the NHL. On defense Vegas has 469 hits and they've blocked 358 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 16th in the league.

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 5th 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 Golden Knights/Jets NHL game against the spread?

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg -175

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here

Read more articles by Tony Sink