Thursday, February 2, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Winnipeg Jets head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Thursday, February 2, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Jets at +118 and the Stars at -130. The over/under has been set at 6.

Winnipeg comes into this game having played 53 games. They have an overall record of 23-25-4 and away from home they have a record of 11-14-3. The currently are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 155 goals and surrendered 164 goals for a point differential of -9. The Jets have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-29 and an over/under record of 25-22-6. Dallas shows up with a record of 20-20-10 including 14-7-6 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 141 goals and surrendered 160 for a goal differential of -19. The Stars have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 21-30 while their over/under record sits at 25-26-0.

Mark Scheifele has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Jets. He has 22 goals this season with 106 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 15 goals on 165 shots. He has 26 assists giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 17 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 957 shots against him and has given up 88 goals. He has made 869 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Jason Spezza has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Stars. He has 7 goals this season with 98 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 18 goals on 177 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 10 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 830 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 749 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Jets have 50 total points this season. They have scored 150 goals while giving up 161 goals. They have had 169 power play opportunities and have scored 30 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Jets have allowed 186 power play opportunities and given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.83% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Stars have a total of 50 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 174 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 169 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 135 goals scored while they've given up 157 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.92%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Winnipeg has a Corsi percentage of 49% as they've attempted 2,750 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,861 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.1% as they have 2,069 attempts while they've given up 2,144 shots on the defensive end. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 49.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the season. They have 1,467 face off wins compared to 1,595 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.9%. On defense Winnipeg has 1,180 hits and they've blocked 717 shots from the opposition.

Dallas has attempted 2,956 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,970 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.6% as they have 2,216 shots while they've given up 2,160 attempts on defense. The Stars have an offensive zone percentage of 48.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.3% as they've compiled 1,562 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,608 face off losses. On defense Dallas has blocked 810 shot attempts and they have 974 hits as a unit.

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 22-29 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 25-22-6 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 21-30 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 25-26-0 against the over/under

Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/30/16 D Marko Dano Leg expected to miss 8 weeks
11/23/16 D Tyler Myers Lower Body out indefinitely
01/31/17 RW Drew Stafford Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Dallas
01/24/17 C Mathieu Perreault Thumb out indefinitely
01/13/17 D Ben Chiarot Lower Body out indefinitely

Dallas Stars Injuries

12/07/16 D Julius Honka Wrist out indefinitely
11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
10/31/16 RW Ales Hemsky Hip expected to miss 5-6 months
01/20/17 D Johnny Oduya Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
01/12/17 D Jamie Oleksiak Hand out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg +118

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