Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets NHL Parlay 4/20/2018

Friday, April 20, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Minnesota Wild head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, April 20, 2018 in Game 5 of their 1st round series. Winnipeg leads the series 3-1. The opening line for this contest has the Wild at +185 and the Jets at -250.

Minnesota had a record of 45-26-11 this year and away from home they had a record of 18-20-3-2. They were 3rd in the Central Division. They tallied 253 goals and surrendered 232 goals for a point differential of +21. For the year they have an ATS mark of 46-40-0 and an over/under record of 42-40-0. Winnipeg had a regular season record of 52-20-10, including 32-7-2-0 on home ice this year. They finished 2nd in the Central Division. They scored 277 goals and gave up 218 for a goal differential of +59. Their record against the spread is 55-31-0 while their over/under mark is 42-42-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 46-40-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 42-40-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 55-31-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 42-42-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

04/17/18 LW Zach Parise Sternum is out for season
04/01/18 D Ryan Suter Ankle is out for season
03/05/18 C Luke Kunin ACL is out for season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

04/18/18 D Josh Morrissey Suspension is OUT Friday vs Minnesota
04/17/18 C Mathieu Perreault Upper Body is "?" Friday vs Minnesota
03/25/18 D Toby Enstrom Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/17/18 D Dmitry Kulikov Back is out indefinitely
03/16/18 GO Michael Hutchinson Concussion is out indefinitely
03/16/18 LW Matt Hendricks Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 35 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Wild. He has 1,769 shots against him and he's surrendered 145 goals. He's made 1,624 stops for a save percentage of 92%. Eric Staal has scored 76 total points this year for the Wild. He has 42 goals this season with 241 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 17.8 minutes played per contest. Mikael Granlund averages 18.8 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by tallying 21 goals on 193 attempts. He has 46 assists, giving him a total of 67 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has 91 total points this season for the Jets. He has 23 goals this year with 246 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 68 assists on the year and averages 20.3 minutes played per contest. Connor Hellebuyck has 44 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 2,048 shots against him and he's given up 156 goals. He's made 1,892 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Patrik Laine averages 16.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 44 goals on 241 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 70 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have given up 272 power play opportunities and surrendered 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this season. That is 13th in the league. They average 30 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.22% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, ranking them 11th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Wild are 9th overall with 101 total points this year. They are 11th in the league with 253 goals and 20th in goals allowed with 232. They've had 240 power play chances and scored 49 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 20%. That is 18th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 3rd with a total of 277 goals scored while they are 27th with 218 goals surrendered this season. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.48%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 5th in the league. The Jets have a total of 114 points this season, which is 2nd in the NHL. They have had 64 power play goals on 274 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 5th overall. They've given up 274 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 9th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota has a Corsi percentage of 46.9% as they've tried 4,358 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,928 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 28th in Corsi percentage. They are 24th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.9% as they have 3,342 shots while they've given up 3,633 attempts on defense. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 48.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.5% for the year. That puts them 23rd and 6th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,415 face-off wins as opposed to 2,434 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That is 14th overall in the NHL. On defense Minnesota has 1,367 hits and they've blocked 1,295 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 5th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the year. That ranks them 16th and 16th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,649 face-off wins as opposed to 2,406 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,831 hits and they've blocked 1,240 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 10th in blocked shots. Winnipeg is ranked 19th in Corsi percentage with 49.9% as they've tried 4,837 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,861 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 18th in the NHL at 50.2%, as they have 3,647 shots while they've given up 3,621 attempts on defense.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Winnipeg -250 and over 5.5 total goals

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