Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 12/16/2017

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Scottrade Center

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Scottrade Center to play the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, December 16, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +109 and the Blues at -120.

Winnipeg has a record of 18-8-5 this season and on the road they have a record of 7-6-4. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 108 goals and given up 92 goals for a point differential of +16. For the season they have an ATS record of 18-14-0 and an over/under record of 18-13-0. St. Louis has a record of 21-9-2 including 11-7-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 105 goals and surrendered 84 for a goal differential of +21. Their record against the spread is 21-12-0 while their over/under record is 15-18-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 18-14-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 18-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 21-12-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 15-18-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

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

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

12/14/17 D Jay Bouwmeester Undisclosed is OUT Saturday vs Winnipeg & Sunday vs Winnipeg
12/12/17 D Alex Pietrangelo Foot IR (12/09)
12/10/17 LW Jaden Schwartz Ankle IR (12/10)
12/08/17 GO Carter Hutton Lower Body IR (12/07)
10/07/17 LW Zachary Sanford Shoulder IR (10/01)
09/27/17 C Robby Fabbri ACL IR (10/01)

Player Spotlight

Connor Hellebuyck has 16 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 729 shots against him and he's given up 58 goals. He's made 671 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Nikolaj Ehlers has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Jets. He has 14 goals this year with 86 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 15.7 minutes played per game. Mark Scheifele averages 21.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 14 goals on 64 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 33 total points this year for the Blues. He has 14 goals this season with 140 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 19.9 minutes played per game. Jake Allen has 17 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Blues. He has 745 shots against him and he's surrendered 65 goals. He's made 680 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Brayden Schenn averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 16 goals on 87 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have allowed 112 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 22nd in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.57% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 11th in the league. The Jets has 41 total points this season, ranking 6th in the NHL in offense. They are 4th in the league with 107 goals while they've given up 87 goals, which is 23rd overall. They have had 112 power play opportunities and scored 29 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Blues are 6th with 104 goals scored while they are 26th in the NHL with 81 goals allowed this year. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.53%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 9th place in the league. The Blues have a total of 44 points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have 19 power play goals on 114 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks their power play unit 25th. They've allowed 99 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.6%, as they've attempted 1,674 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,842 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 47.9% as they have 1,266 attempts while they have given up 1,376 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 24th in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. That is 12th overall in the NHL. They have 1,012 face-off wins compared to 907 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 685 hits and they have blocked 466 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blues are 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 954 face-off wins compared to 976 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That is 24th in the league. On defense St. Louis has 757 hits and they have blocked 456 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. St. Louis is 5th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53% as they've attempted 1,936 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,718 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54% ranks 4th as they have 1,484 attempts while they have given up 1,262 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis -120

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