Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 4/11/2018

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +130 and the Jets at -175.

Minnesota has a record of 45-26-11 this season and on the road they have a record of 18-20-3-2. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 253 goals and given up 232 goals for a point differential of +21. For the season they have an ATS record of 45-37-0 and an over/under record of 41-37-0. Winnipeg is 52-20-10 including 32-7-2-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 277 goals and surrendered 218 for a goal differential of +59. Their record against the spread is 52-30-0 while their over/under record is 41-39-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 45-37-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 41-37-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 52-30-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 41-39-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

04/09/18 D Jared Spurgeon Groin is upgraded to questionable Wednesday vs Winnipeg
04/08/18 D Gustav Olofsson Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Winnipeg
04/01/18 D Ryan Suter Ankle is out indefinitely
03/05/18 C Luke Kunin ACL is out for season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

04/08/18 D Jacob Trouba Undisclosed is questionable Wednesday 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

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

Player Spotlight

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

Useful Team Statistics

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

Useful Team Statistics

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

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.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg -175

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