Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 11/29/2018

Thursday, November 29, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, November 29, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +155 and the Jets at -190.

Chicago has a record of 9-11-5 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've tallied 68 goals and surrendered 90 goals for a point differential of -22. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-16-0 and an over/under record of 12-11-0. Winnipeg has a record of 13-8-2 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 77 goals and given up 66 for a goal differential of +11. Their record against the spread is 13-10-0 while their over/under mark is 9-10-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 9-16-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 12-11-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 13-10-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 9-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

11/16/18 D Brandon Davidson Leg is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Connor Murphy Back is out indefinitely
10/01/18 D Gustav Forsling Wrist is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/24/18 C Andrew Copp Head is questionable Tuesday vs Pittsburgh
11/11/18 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jonathan Toews has scored 21 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 11 goals this season with 70 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 20.1 minutes played per contest. Patrick Kane averages 21.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 13 goals on 98 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 28 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 5 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 460 shots against him and he's surrendered 43 goals. He's made 417 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has 26 total points this season for the Jets. He has 13 goals this year with 61 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 22.4 minutes played per contest. Blake Wheeler averages 21.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 4 goals on 62 attempts. He has 25 assists, giving him a total of 29 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 9 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 550 shots against him and he's given up 51 goals. He's made 499 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 23 total points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They've scored 68 goals while giving up 90 scores, which has them ranked 24th and 3rd respectively. They have had 73 power play chances and scored 9 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 12%. That is 31st in the league. The Blackhawks have given up 71 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.33% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 25th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 13th in the league with a total of 28 points this season. They have 21 power play goals on 71 chances for a percentage of 30%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 77 power play opportunities and surrendered 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 9th overall. As a team, the Jets are 14th with a total of 77 goals scored while they've given up 66 goals this season, ranking 27th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.39%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 7th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6%, as they've attempted 1,501 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,466 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.4% as they have 1,117 attempts while they have given up 1,143 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 53.3% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.7% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 731 face-off wins compared to 737 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Chicago has 377 hits and they have blocked 323 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 742 face-off wins compared to 699 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 453 hits and they have blocked 327 shots from the opposition, which is 23rd in the league. Winnipeg is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4% as they've attempted 1,366 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,344 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 14th as they have 1,036 attempts while they have given up 1,017 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg -190

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