Winnipeg Jets at Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Picks & Parlay 12/9/2017

Saturday, December 9, 2017

Amalie Arena

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The Winnipeg Jets head to Amalie Arena to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, December 9, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Jets at +163 and the Lightning at -181.

Winnipeg has a record of 17-8-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 7-6-3. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 99 goals and surrendered 82 goals for a point differential of +17. For the year they have an ATS mark of 17-12-0 and an over/under record of 16-13-0. Tampa Bay has a record of 20-6-2, including 12-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 106 goals and have given up 71 for a goal differential of +35. Their record against the spread is 20-8-0 while their over/under mark is 17-11-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 17-12-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 16-13-0 against the over/under this season

Important Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 20-8-0 straight up this year

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 17-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/08/17 D Braydon Coburn Lower Body is "?" Saturday vs Winnipeg
11/27/17 D Jake Dotchin Undisclosed IR (11/20)

Player Spotlight

Connor Hellebuyck has 15 wins and 3 losses this season in goal for the Jets. He has 675 shots against him and he's surrendered 53 goals. He's made 622 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Mark Scheifele has scored 34 total points this year for the Jets. He has 14 goals this season with 62 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 23%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 21.3 minutes played per contest. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 15.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 12 goals on 78 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Brayden Point has 24 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 11 goals this year with 66 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 19.3 minutes played per contest. Andrei Vasilevskiy has 18 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has 754 shots against him and he's given up 51 goals. He's made 703 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Nikita Kucherov averages 20.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 19 goals on 95 attempts. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 40 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have given up 107 power play opportunities and surrendered 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this season. That is 18th in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 11.24% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 11th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Jets are 5th overall with 38 total points this year. They are 4th in the league with 99 goals and 20th in goals allowed with 82. They've had 108 power play chances and scored 28 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Lightning are 1st with a total of 106 goals scored while they are 28th with 71 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 11.71%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd in the league. The Lightning have a total of 42 points this season, which is 1st in the NHL. They have had 30 power play goals on 106 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 1st overall. They've given up 91 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 8th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 47.6%, as they've attempted 1,585 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,744 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48% as they have 1,203 attempts while they have given up 1,303 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 49.2% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.8% for the season. That is 13th overall in the NHL. They have 951 face-off wins compared to 862 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 645 hits and they have blocked 441 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Lightning are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.5% for the season, which is 28th in the NHL. They have 840 face-off wins compared to 933 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.4%. That is 29th in the league. On defense Tampa Bay has 539 hits and they have blocked 373 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Tampa Bay is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9% as they've attempted 1,720 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,595 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 51.5% ranks 9th as they have 1,299 attempts while they have given up 1,222 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Winnipeg +163 and over 6 total goals

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