Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 2/27/2018

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Nashville Predators head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, February 27, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at +109 and the Jets at -120.

Nashville has a record of 38-14-9 this year and away from home they have a record of 16-7-6-3. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have tallied 196 goals and surrendered 155 goals for a point differential of +41. For the year they have an ATS mark of 38-23-0 and an over/under record of 30-31-0. Winnipeg has a record of 37-16-9 including 23-6-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 208 goals and have given up 164 for a goal differential of +44. Their record against the spread is 37-25-0 while their over/under mark is 32-28-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 38-23-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 30-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 37-25-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 32-28-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

02/25/18 GO Troy Grosenick Acquired is "?" Tuesday vs Winnipeg
02/25/18 LW Brandon Bollig Acquired is "?" Tuesday vs Winnipeg

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

02/09/18 LW Brandon Tanev Upper Body IR (02/03)
02/05/18 C Adam Lowry Upper Body IR (02/01)
01/29/18 D Jacob Trouba Ankle IR (01/25)
01/22/18 LW Shawn Matthias Upper Body IR (01/12)

Player Spotlight

Kevin Fiala has scored 40 total points this year for the Predators. He has 20 goals this season with 142 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 20 assists on the year and averages 15.4 minutes played per contest. P.K. Subban averages 24 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by tallying 15 goals on 158 attempts. He has 33 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 32 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 1,414 shots against him and he's surrendered 101 goals. He's made 1,313 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has 46 total points this season for the Jets. He has 24 goals this year with 175 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 16.1 minutes played per contest. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 16.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 24 goals on 175 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 46 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 32 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,525 shots against him and he's given up 116 goals. He's made 1,409 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 85 total points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They've scored 196 goals while giving up 155 scores, which has them ranked 7th and 30th respectively. They have had 210 power play chances and scored 48 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 4th in the league. The Predators have given up 221 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.02% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 1st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 5th in the league with a total of 83 points this season. They have 53 power play goals on 217 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 215 power play opportunities and surrendered 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 6th overall. As a team, the Jets are 4th with a total of 208 goals scored while they've given up 164 goals this season, ranking 28th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.56%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 6th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6%, as they've attempted 3,635 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,548 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.6% as they have 2,726 attempts while they have given up 2,662 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 2,028 face-off wins compared to 1,816 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.8%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,254 hits and they have blocked 886 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 21st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 2,011 face-off wins compared to 1,830 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,335 hits and they have blocked 958 shots from the opposition, which is 11th in the league. Winnipeg is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6% as they've attempted 3,595 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,660 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.1% ranks 18th as they have 2,717 attempts while they have given up 2,702 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville +109

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