Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 3/15/2018

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, March 15, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Blackhawks at +167 and the Jets at -186.

Chicago has a record of 30-32-8 this season and on the road they have a record of 13-17-5-1. They are 7th in the Central Division. They've scored 199 goals and given up 207 goals for a point differential of -8. For the season they have an ATS record of 30-40-0 and an over/under record of 30-37-0. Winnipeg has a record of 41-19-10 including 24-7-2-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 230 goals and surrendered 185 for a goal differential of +45. Their record against the spread is 41-29-0 while their over/under record is 34-34-0.

Valuable Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 30-40-0 straight up this year

The Chicago Blackhawks are 30-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 41-29-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 34-34-0 against the over/under this season

Key Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/27/17 GO Corey Crawford Concussion IR (12/26)
10/05/17 RW Marian Hossa Infection IR (10/03)
10/05/15 D Michal Rozsival Concussion IR (10/03)
03/11/18 LW Brandon Saad None injured last game, is "?" Thursday vs Winnipeg
03/10/18 LW Anthony Duclair Knee is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

03/14/18 C Mark Scheifele Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Chicago
03/13/18 GO Michael Hutchinson Upper Body left last game, is "?" Thursday vs Winnipeg
03/13/18 C Paul Stastny Undisclosed is "?" Thursday vs Chicago
03/13/18 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Chicago
03/13/18 LW Matt Hendricks Undisclosed is "?" Thursday vs Chicago
03/13/18 D Toby Enstrom Lower Body is "?" Thursday vs Chicago
03/12/18 GO Steve Mason Knee is out indefinitely
02/05/18 C Adam Lowry Upper Body IR (02/01)
01/29/18 D Jacob Trouba Ankle IR (01/25)

Player Spotlight

Anton Forsberg has 9 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has 797 shots against him and he's given up 73 goals. He's made 724 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Patrick Kane has accumulated 66 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 25 goals this year with 251 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 41 assists on the season and averages 20.4 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 19 goals on 201 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has scored 53 total points this year for the Jets. He has 27 goals this season with 207 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 16.2 minutes played per game. Connor Hellebuyck has 35 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 1,776 shots against him and he's surrendered 134 goals. He's made 1,642 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 27 goals on 207 shots. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blackhawks have allowed 205 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 15th in the NHL. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.27% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 18th in the league. The Blackhawks has 68 total points this season, ranking 24th in the NHL in offense. They are 19th in the league with 199 goals while they've given up 207 goals, which is 14th overall. They have had 245 power play opportunities and scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 28th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 4th with 230 goals scored while they are 26th in the NHL with 185 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.36%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 4th place in the league. The Jets have a total of 92 points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They have 57 power play goals on 237 opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That ranks their power play unit 3rd. They've allowed 235 power play opportunities and have given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Chicago is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.2%, as they've attempted 4,605 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,049 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.3% as they have 3,243 attempts while they have given up 3,076 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Blackhawks start possessions in the offensive zone 56.7% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 43.3% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 2,149 face-off wins compared to 2,162 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Chicago has 1,197 hits and they have blocked 973 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.6% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 2,267 face-off wins compared to 2,061 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,544 hits and they have blocked 1,085 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Winnipeg is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 4,074 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,192 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.7% ranks 19th as they have 3,067 attempts while they have given up 3,107 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg -186

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