Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Amalie Arena
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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Amalie Arena to play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +149 and the Lightning at -165. The over/under has been set at 5.5.
Winnipeg comes into this matchup having played 39 games. They have an overall record of 17-19-3 and on the road they have a record of 7-11-2. Currently they are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 103 goals and given up 117 goals for a point differential of -14. The Jets have an overall record of 4-6-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 15-22 and an over/under record of 15-19-5. Tampa Bay shows up with a record of 19-15-4 including 11-5-2 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 109 goals and surrendered 105 for a goal differential of +4. The Lightning have a record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 17-19 while their over/under record sits at 17-16-5.
Blake Wheeler has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Jets. He has 11 goals this season with 111 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 18 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 18% by scoring 15 goals on 83 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 13 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has had 771 shots against him and has given up 70 goals. He has made 701 saves for a save percentage of 91%.
Victor Hedman has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 7 goals this season with 78 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 13 goals on 95 shots. He has 22 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 10 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 523 shots against him and has given up 43 goals. He has made 480 saves for a save percentage of 92%.
The Jets have 37 total points this season. They have scored 103 goals while giving up 117 goals. They have had 126 power play opportunities and have scored 21 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Jets have allowed 138 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.34% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.
The Lightning have a total of 42 points on the season. They have 32 power play goals on 136 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 24%. They have allowed 129 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Jets have a total of 109 goals scored while they've given up 105 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.60%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.
Winnipeg has a Corsi percentage of 48.4% as they've attempted 2,013 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,148 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 48.7% as they have 1,518 attempts while they've given up 1,600 shots on the defensive end. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 50% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50% for the season. They have 1,077 face off wins compared to 1,204 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 47.2%. On defense Winnipeg has 923 hits and they've blocked 548 shots from the opposition.
Tampa Bay has attempted 2,056 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,019 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.5% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.3% as they have 1,569 shots while they've given up 1,551 attempts on defense. The Lightning have an offensive zone percentage of 50% and their defensive zone percentage is 50% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.9% as they've compiled 1,136 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,185 face off losses. On defense Tampa Bay has blocked 468 shot attempts and they have 778 hits as a unit.
Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends
The Winnipeg Jets are 15-22 straight up
The Winnipeg Jets are 15-19-5 against the over/under
Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 17-19 straight up
The Tampa Bay Lightning are 17-16-5 against the over/under
Winnipeg Jets Injuries
12/30/16 D Marko Dano Lower Body expected to miss 8 weeks
11/23/16 D Tyler Myers Lower Body out indefinitely
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
12/31/16 C Brian Boyle Lower Body injured last game, "?" Tuesday vs Winnipeg
12/31/16 C Cedric Paquette Lower Body expected to miss 5-7 days
12/29/16 C Brayden Point Upper Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks
12/21/16 GO Ben Bishop Lower Body out 3-4 weeks
11/16/16 C Steven Stamkos Knee out 4 months
01/02/17 RW Ryan Callahan Hip is upgraded to "?" Tuesday vs. Winnipeg
Josh's Pick: Take Tampa Bay -165
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