Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 12/27/2018

Thursday, December 27, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Calgary Flames head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, December 27, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flames at +130 and the Jets at -160.

Calgary has a record of 22-12-3 this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 127 goals and surrendered 103 goals for a point differential of +24. For the year they have an ATS mark of 22-15-0 and an over/under record of 18-18-0. Winnipeg has a record of 24-10-2 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 128 goals and given up 101 for a goal differential of +27. Their record against the spread is 24-12-0 while their over/under mark is 18-14-0.

Valuable Calgary Flames Betting Trends

The Calgary Flames are 22-15-0 straight up this year

The Calgary Flames are 18-18-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 24-12-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 18-14-0 against the over/under this season

Key Calgary Flames Injuries

11/28/18 D Juuso Valimaki Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/23/18 C Adam Lowry Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Calgary
12/01/18 D Joe Morrow Lower Body IR (12/01)
11/28/18 C Andrew Copp Head IR (11/28)

Player Spotlight

Sean Monahan has scored 40 total points this year for the Flames. He has 21 goals this season with 117 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 19.8 minutes played per contest. Johnny Gaudreau averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 16 goals on 117 attempts. He has 32 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the year. David Rittich has 11 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Flames. He has 519 shots against him and he's surrendered 40 goals. He's made 479 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has 48 total points this season for the Jets. He has 5 goals this year with 101 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 43 assists on the year and averages 21.5 minutes played per contest. Mark Scheifele averages 22.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 23% by scoring 22 goals on 94 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 16 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 839 shots against him and he's given up 76 goals. He's made 763 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flames have 47 total points this year, which is 6th in the NHL. They've scored 127 goals while giving up 103 scores, which has them ranked 6th and 24th respectively. They have had 129 power play chances and scored 29 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That is 10th in the league. The Flames have given up 115 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 15th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.65% for the year. They allow 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 3rd in the league with a total of 50 points this season. They have 33 power play goals on 115 chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 108 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Jets are 5th with a total of 128 goals scored while they've given up 101 goals this season, ranking 26th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.91%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 3rd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Calgary is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54%, as they've attempted 2,204 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,878 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.4% as they have 1,639 attempts while they have given up 1,432 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Flames start possessions in the offensive zone 55.9% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.1% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 1,125 face-off wins compared to 1,035 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.1%. That ranks them 5th in the league. On defense Calgary has 546 hits and they have blocked 446 shots from the opposition, putting them 30th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.9% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 1,129 face-off wins compared to 1,087 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 712 hits and they have blocked 508 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Winnipeg is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50% as they've attempted 2,107 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,110 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50% ranks 15th as they have 1,599 attempts while they have given up 1,602 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Calgary +130

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