Winnipeg Jets at New York Islanders NHL Picks & Predictions 12/23/2017

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Barclays Center

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The Winnipeg Jets head to Barclays Center to take on the New York Islanders on Saturday, December 23, 2017.

Winnipeg has a record of 20-10-6 this year and away from home they have a record of 8-7-5-1. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have tallied 119 goals and surrendered 100 goals for a point differential of +19. For the year they have an ATS mark of 20-15-0 and an over/under record of 19-15-0. New York has a record of 18-13-4 including 10-3-3-1 on home ice this year. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 125 goals and have given up 125 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 18-16-0 while their over/under mark is 23-10-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 20-15-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 19-15-0 against the over/under this season

Important New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 18-16-0 straight up this year

The New York Islanders are 23-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/14/17 D Dustin Byfuglien Lower Body IR (12/10)
11/19/17 D Toby Enstrom Lower Body IR (11/18)

Key New York Islanders Injuries

12/18/17 D Calvin de Haan Shoulder IR (12/08)
11/08/17 LW Nikolay Kulemin Upper Body IR (11/06)

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has scored 27 total points this year for the Jets. He has 17 goals this season with 98 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 15.7 minutes played per contest. Mark Scheifele averages 21.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by tallying 15 goals on 79 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 18 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Jets. He has 817 shots against him and he's surrendered 67 goals. He's made 750 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Josh Bailey has 42 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 10 goals this year with 58 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 18.1 minutes played per contest. Anders Lee averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 25% by scoring 21 goals on 83 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 36 points on the year. Jaroslav Halak has 9 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has 548 shots against him and he's given up 52 goals. He's made 496 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have 45 total points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They've scored 118 goals while giving up 98 scores, which has them ranked 4th and 21st respectively. They have had 127 power play chances and scored 32 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 3rd in the league. The Jets have given up 127 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.90% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 11th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Islanders are 17th in the league with a total of 39 points this season. They have 25 power play goals on 117 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 8th in the NHL. They've given up 101 power play opportunities and surrendered 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 72%, ranking 31st overall. As a team, the Islanders are 2nd with a total of 121 goals scored while they've given up 120 goals this season, ranking 2nd in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.43%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 31st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.6%, as they've attempted 2,014 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,126 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.3% as they have 1,535 attempts while they have given up 1,579 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 22nd in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 1,179 face-off wins compared to 1,052 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.8%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 796 hits and they have blocked 547 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Islanders are 19th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 1,014 face-off wins compared to 1,091 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That is 28th in the league. On defense New York has 740 hits and they have blocked 517 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. New York is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1% as they've attempted 2,002 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,074 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.7% ranks 21st as they have 1,478 attempts while they have given up 1,557 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg

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