Thursday, March 23, 2017

Staples Center

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, March 23, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +136 and the Kings at -150. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Winnipeg comes into this matchup having played 73 games. They have an overall record of 33-33-7 and on the road they have a record of 15-15-6. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 220 goals and given up 232 goals for a point differential of -12. The Jets have an overall record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 31-40 and an over/under record of 37-30-6. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 34-31-7 including 20-13-2 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 175 goals and surrendered 181 for a goal differential of -6. The Kings have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 32-38 while their over/under record sits at 21-32-19.

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Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 31-40 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 37-30-6 against the over/under

Important Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 32-38 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 21-32-19 against the over/under

Key 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
03/21/17 D Ben Chiarot Upper Body "?" Thursday vs. Los Angeles
03/21/17 D Paul Postma Lower Body "?" Thursday vs. Los Angeles
03/18/17 D Jacob Trouba Upper Body out indefinitely
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 Upper Body out indefinitely
02/15/17 C Andrew Copp Upper Body out indefinitely

Key Los Angeles Kings Injuries

03/14/17 C Nick Shore Upper Body out indefinitely
02/23/17 D Paul La Due Upper Body out indefinitely
01/30/17 D Matt Greene Groin out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has accumulated 74 total points this season for the Jets. He has 29 goals this season with 139 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 45 assists on the season and averages 20.3 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 10% by scoring 22 goals on 230 shots. He has 41 assists giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 23 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 1,448 shots against him and has given up 135 goals. He has made 1,313 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Kings. He has 10 goals this season with 133 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 34 assists on the season and averages 20.8 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 18.1 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 31 goals on 224 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 60 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 5 wins and 2 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 245 shots against him and has given up 19 goals. He has made 226 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have 73 total points this season. They have scored 220 goals while giving up 232 goals. They have had 240 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Jets have allowed 252 power play opportunities and given up 58 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.12% 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 Kings have a total of 75 points on the season. They have 39 power play goals on 208 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 214 power play opportunities and have given up 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 175 goals scored while they've given up 181 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.75%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg has a Corsi percentage of 49% as they've attempted 3,940 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,094 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.3% as they have 2,971 attempts while they've given up 3,052 shots on the defensive end. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 50.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season. They have 2,088 face off wins compared to 2,247 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.2%. On defense has 1,689 hits and they've blocked 1,042 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

Los Angeles has attempted 4,415 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,629 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 54.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 54.6% as they have 3,245 shots while they've given up 2,694 attempts on defense. The Kings have an offensive zone percentage of 56.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 43.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.2% as they've compiled 2,180 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,163 face off losses. On defense has blocked 935 shot attempts and they have 2,099 hits as a unit.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg +136

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