Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 11/9/2018

Friday, November 9, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, November 9, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +158 and the Jets at -175.

Colorado has a record of 7-5-3 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 53 goals and given up 44 goals for a point differential of +9. For the season they have an ATS record of 7-7-0 and an over/under record of 7-7-0. Winnipeg has a record of 8-5-1 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 41 goals and surrendered 38 for a goal differential of +3. Their record against the spread is 8-6-0 while their over/under record is 3-8-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 7-7-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 7-7-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 8-6-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 3-8-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

11/01/18 C Tyson Jost Head is out indefinitely
10/18/18 LW J.T. Compher Head is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Anton Lindholm Undisclosed is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
10/01/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/05/18 LW Brendan Lemieux Suspension 2-game suspension (eligible to return 11/14 vs Washington)

Player Spotlight

Semyon Varlamov has 4 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 332 shots against him and he's given up 22 goals. He's made 310 saves for a save percentage of 93%. Mikko Rantanen has accumulated 24 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 5 goals this year with 33 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 11 goals on 68 shots. He has 11 assists, giving him a total of 22 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has scored 16 total points this year for the Jets. He has 2 goals this season with 42 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 21.4 minutes played per game. Connor Hellebuyck has 5 wins and 5 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 354 shots against him and he's surrendered 33 goals. He's made 321 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mark Scheifele averages 22.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 6 goals on 33 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 13 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have allowed 63 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84% this year. That is 5th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 11.75% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is ranked 8th in the league. The Avalanche have 17 total points this season, ranking 14th in the NHL in offense. They are 3rd in the league with 53 goals while they've given up 44 goals, which is 19th overall. They have had 53 power play opportunities and scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 23rd with 41 goals scored while they are 27th in the NHL with 38 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.93%. They give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 6th place in the league. The Jets have a total of 17 points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 14 power play goals on 42 opportunities for a percentage of 33%. That ranks their power play unit 2nd. They've allowed 51 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, which is 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 27th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46%, as they've attempted 794 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 932 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46.6% as they have 603 attempts while they have given up 690 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 26th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 51.7% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.3% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 412 face-off wins compared to 512 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44.6%. That ranks them 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 318 hits and they have blocked 242 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 6th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46% for the season, which is 26th in the NHL. They have 460 face-off wins compared to 435 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.4%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 292 hits and they have blocked 210 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Winnipeg is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 827 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 855 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.4% ranks 20th as they have 630 attempts while they have given up 645 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg -175

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