Thursday, April 6, 2017

Nationwide Arena

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, April 6, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +158 and the Blue Jackets at -175.

Winnipeg comes into this matchup having played 80 games. They have an overall record of 38-35-7 and on the road they have a record of 17-17-6. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 242 goals and given up 251 goals for a point differential of -9. The Jets have an overall record of 8-2-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 35-42 and an over/under record of 42-32-6. Columbus shows up with a record of 49-22-8 including 28-11-1 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 240 goals and surrendered 184 for a goal differential of +56. The Blue Jackets have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 47-30 while their over/under record sits at 30-43-6.

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Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 35-42 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 42-32-6 against the over/under

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 47-30 straight up

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 30-43-6 against the over/under

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/23/16 D Tyler Myers Lower Body out indefinitely
04/01/17 D Ben Chiarot Upper Body out indefinitely
04/01/17 D Paul Postma Lower Body out for season
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

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

10/10/16 RW David Clarkson Back out indefinitely
04/04/17 LW Lukas Sedlak Upper Body out indefinitely
04/04/17 D Zach Werenski Upper Body out indefinitely
03/13/17 D Ryan Murray Hand out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has accumulated 80 total points this season for the Jets. He has 31 goals this season with 154 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 49 assists on the season and averages 20.5 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 20.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 25 goals on 254 shots. He has 47 assists giving him a total of 72 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 25 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 1,538 shots against him and has given up 145 goals. He has made 1,393 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Alexander Wennberg has accumulated 57 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 13 goals this season with 104 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 44 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Cam Atkinson has averaged 18.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 34 goals on 232 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 61 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 41 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Blue Jackets. He has had 1,830 shots against him and has given up 123 goals. He has made 1,707 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have 83 total points this season. They have scored 242 goals while giving up 251 goals. They have had 259 power play opportunities and have scored 46 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Jets have allowed 269 power play opportunities and given up 62 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.17% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets have a total of 106 points on the season. They have 41 power play goals on 207 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 213 power play opportunities and have given up 36 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 240 goals scored while they've given up 184 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.81%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg has a Corsi percentage of 49.1% as they've attempted 4,325 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,482 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.5% as they have 3,273 attempts while they've given up 3,345 shots on the defensive end. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season. They have 2,300 face off wins compared to 2,450 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.4%. On defense Winnipeg has 1,873 hits and they've blocked 1,137 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Columbus has attempted 4,381 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,471 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.7% as they have 3,293 shots while they've given up 3,335 attempts on defense. The Blue Jackets have an offensive zone percentage of 49% and their defensive zone percentage is 51% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.8% as they've compiled 2,335 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,450 face off losses. On defense Columbus has blocked 1,136 shot attempts and they have 1,578 hits as a unit.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg +158

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