Thursday, February 16, 2017

Consol Energy Center

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The Winnipeg Jets head to Consol Energy Center to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday, February 16, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Jets at +205 and the Penguins at -230. The over/under has been set at 6.5.

Winnipeg comes into this game having played 59 games. They have an overall record of 26-29-4 and away from home they have a record of 12-15-3. The currently are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 171 goals and surrendered 187 goals for a point differential of -16. The Jets have an overall record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 24-33 and an over/under record of 30-23-6. Pittsburgh shows up with a record of 35-13-7 including 23-3-3 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 197 goals and surrendered 155 for a goal differential of +42. The Penguins have a record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 33-20 while their over/under record sits at 34-17-4.

Blake Wheeler has accumulated 48 total points this season for the Jets. He has 17 goals this season with 190 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Mark Scheifele has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 25 goals on 121 shots. He has 31 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 18 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 1,066 shots against him and has given up 96 goals. He has made 970 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

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Sidney Crosby has accumulated 61 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 30 goals this season with 160 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 23 goals on 148 shots. He has 33 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 14 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 874 shots against him and has given up 84 goals. He has made 790 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Jets have 56 total points this season. They have scored 171 goals while giving up 187 goals. They have had 186 power play opportunities and have scored 34 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Jets have allowed 200 power play opportunities and given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.88% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Penguins have a total of 77 points on the season. They have 41 power play goals on 187 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 182 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 197 goals scored while they've given up 155 goals to this point. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.43%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Winnipeg has a Corsi percentage of 48.9% as they've attempted 3,133 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,273 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.1% as they have 2,362 attempts while they've given up 2,444 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 1,653 face off wins compared to 1,823 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.6%. On defense Winnipeg has 1,307 hits and they've blocked 829 shots from the opposition.

Pittsburgh has attempted 3,272 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,208 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.7% as they have 2,496 shots while they've given up 2,328 attempts on defense. The Penguins have an offensive zone percentage of 54.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 45.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48% as they've compiled 1,677 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,814 face off losses. On defense Pittsburgh has blocked 880 shot attempts and they have 1,379 hits as a unit.

Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 24-33 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 30-23-6 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 33-20 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 34-17-4 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
02/13/17 D Toby Enstrom Lower Body out indefinitely
02/09/17 GO Ondrej Pavelec Lower Body expected to miss 7-10 days

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/29/16 RW Daniel Sprong Shoulder out indefinitely
10/21/16 D Derrick Pouliot Lower Body out indefinitely
02/14/17 LW Conor Sheary Upper Body expected to miss another 2-4 weeks
02/13/17 RW Bryan Rust Arm out indefinitely
02/06/17 LW Carl Hagelin Concussion out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg +205

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