Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 12/11/2018

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Chicago Blackhawks head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Blackhawks at +218 and the Jets at -245.

Chicago has a record of 9-17-5 this year. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've tallied 84 goals and surrendered 115 goals for a point differential of -31. For the year they have an ATS mark of 9-21-0 and an over/under record of 16-12-0. Winnipeg has a record of 18-9-2 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They have scored 101 goals and given up 80 for a goal differential of +21. Their record against the spread is 17-11-0 while their over/under mark is 12-12-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 9-21-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 16-12-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 17-11-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 12-12-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/10/18 C Artem Anisimov Concussion is questionable Tuesday vs Winnipeg
12/08/18 D Gustav Forsling Shoulder IR (12/08)
11/16/18 D Brandon Davidson Leg is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/01/18 D Joe Morrow Lower Body IR (12/01)
11/28/18 C Andrew Copp Head IR (11/28)

Player Spotlight

Patrick Kane has scored 34 total points this year for the Blackhawks. He has 15 goals this season with 119 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 22.1 minutes played per contest. Jonathan Toews averages 20.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 13 goals on 84 attempts. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 24 points on the year. Corey Crawford has 5 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Blackhawks. He has 629 shots against him and he's surrendered 62 goals. He's made 567 stops for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has 37 total points this season for the Jets. He has 5 goals this year with 79 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 21.6 minutes played per contest. Mark Scheifele averages 22.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 16 goals on 81 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 13 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 692 shots against him and he's given up 62 goals. He's made 630 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have 23 total points this year, which is 30th in the NHL. They've scored 84 goals while giving up 115 scores, which has them ranked 22nd and 2nd respectively. They have had 95 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 12%. That is 31st in the league. The Blackhawks have given up 90 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking them 28th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.46% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is 28th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 7th in the league with a total of 38 points this season. They have 27 power play goals on 94 chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 90 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 10th overall. As a team, the Jets are 7th with a total of 101 goals scored while they've given up 80 goals this season, ranking 26th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.76%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 5th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.8%, as they've attempted 1,864 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,803 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.2% as they have 1,369 attempts while they have given up 1,416 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 53% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 907 face-off wins compared to 893 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That ranks them 14th in the league. On defense Chicago has 479 hits and they have blocked 387 shots from the opposition, putting them 27th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.8% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 928 face-off wins compared to 873 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 568 hits and they have blocked 414 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Winnipeg is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4% as they've attempted 1,701 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,673 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.6% ranks 14th as they have 1,290 attempts while they have given up 1,259 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Chicago +218

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