Tuesday, April 4, 2017

Scottrade Center

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +149 and the Blues at -165.

Winnipeg comes into this matchup having played 79 games. They have an overall record of 37-35-7 and on the road they have a record of 16-17-6. Currently they are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 237 goals and given up 249 goals for a point differential of -12. The Jets have an overall record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 34-42 and an over/under record of 41-32-6. St. Louis shows up with a record of 43-28-7 including 23-11-5 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 219 goals and surrendered 204 for a goal differential of +15. The Blues have a record of 7-1-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 42-35 while their over/under record sits at 31-35-12.

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Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 34-42 straight up

The Winnipeg Jets are 41-32-6 against the over/under

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 42-35 straight up

The St. Louis Blues are 31-35-12 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 St. Louis Blues Injuries

04/02/17 D Carl Gunnarsson Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Winnipeg
04/02/17 D Robert Bortuzzo Undisclosed "?" Tuesday vs. Winnipeg
03/28/17 C Jori Lehtera Concussion out indefinitely
03/23/17 C Paul Stastny Lower Body out indefinitely
02/05/17 C Robby Fabbri Knee out for season

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has accumulated 78 total points this season for the Jets. He has 30 goals this season with 152 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 20.6 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler has averaged 20.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 25 goals on 250 shots. He has 45 assists giving him a total of 70 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

Vladimir Tarasenko has accumulated 70 total points this season for the Blues. He has 37 goals this season with 265 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 33 assists on the season and averages 18.4 minutes played per game. Alex Steen has averaged 19.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 15 goals on 109 shots. He has 35 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Jake Allen has 31 wins and 19 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has had 1,529 shots against him and has given up 128 goals. He has made 1,401 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have 81 total points this season. They have scored 237 goals while giving up 249 goals. They have had 258 power play opportunities and have scored 46 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Jets have allowed 268 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 10.09% 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 Blues have a total of 93 points on the season. They have 47 power play goals on 222 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 254 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 219 goals scored while they've given up 204 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.95%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg has a Corsi percentage of 49.1% as they've attempted 4,274 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,432 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.4% as they have 3,234 attempts while they've given up 3,310 shots on the defensive end. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season. They have 2,269 face off wins compared to 2,427 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.3%. On defense Winnipeg has 1,848 hits and they've blocked 1,122 shots from the opposition.

Advanced Statistics

St. Louis has attempted 4,067 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,137 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50% as they have 3,045 shots while they've given up 3,050 attempts on defense. The Blues have an offensive zone percentage of 48.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.4% as they've compiled 2,326 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,288 face off losses. On defense St. Louis has blocked 1,087 shot attempts and they have 1,622 hits as a unit.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg +149

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