Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets NHL Parlay 12/29/2018

Saturday, December 29, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Minnesota Wild head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday, December 29, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at +149 and the Jets at -165.

Minnesota has a record of 17-16-3 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've tallied 105 goals and surrendered 104 goals for a point differential of +1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 17-19-0 and an over/under record of 16-16-0. Winnipeg has a record of 24-11-2 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 129 goals and given up 105 for a goal differential of +24. Their record against the spread is 24-13-0 while their over/under mark is 18-15-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 17-19-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 16-16-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 24-13-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 18-15-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/01/18 D Joe Morrow Lower Body IR (12/01)

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 12 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Wild. He has 818 shots against him and he's surrendered 73 goals. He's made 745 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Jason Zucker has scored 20 total points this year for the Wild. He has 10 goals this season with 101 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 16 goals on 108 attempts. He has 14 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has 48 total points this season for the Jets. He has 5 goals this year with 103 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. Connor Hellebuyck has 16 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 867 shots against him and he's given up 79 goals. He's made 788 saves for a save percentage of 91%. 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 96 attempts. He has 27 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have given up 109 power play opportunities and surrendered 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85% this season. That is 2nd in the league. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.08% for the year. They allow 29 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 19th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Wild are 21st overall with 37 total points this year. They are 23rd in the league with 105 goals and 24th in goals allowed with 104. They've had 111 power play chances and scored 25 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 10th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 6th with a total of 129 goals scored while they are 22nd with 105 goals surrendered this season. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.67%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 5th in the league. The Jets have a total of 50 points this season, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have had 33 power play goals on 117 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 3rd overall. They've given up 112 power play opportunities and surrendered 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 10th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50%, as they've attempted 2,054 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,054 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.8% as they have 1,559 attempts while they have given up 1,507 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 50.9% of the time, which is 14th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.1% for the season. That is 18th overall in the NHL. They have 1,123 face-off wins compared to 1,082 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 694 hits and they have blocked 547 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.6% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 1,162 face-off wins compared to 1,110 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 730 hits and they have blocked 522 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Winnipeg is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1% as they've attempted 2,174 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,162 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.2% ranks 15th as they have 1,651 attempts while they have given up 1,640 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Winnipeg -165 and over 6 total goals

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