Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 3/25/2018

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Nashville Predators travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, March 25, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Predators at -270 and the Jets at +239.

Nashville has a record of 48-15-10 this season and on the road they have a record of 23-7-6-3. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 238 goals and given up 183 goals for a point differential of +55. For the season they have an ATS record of 48-25-0 and an over/under record of 36-36-0. Winnipeg has a record of 45-19-10 including 28-7-2-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 245 goals and surrendered 192 for a goal differential of +53. Their record against the spread is 45-29-0 while their over/under record is 36-36-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 48-25-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 36-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 45-29-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 36-36-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

03/16/18 C Calle Jarnkrok Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Pekka Rinne has 40 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,703 shots against him and he's given up 121 goals. He's made 1,582 saves for a save percentage of 93%. P.K. Subban has accumulated 52 total points this season for the Predators. He has 15 goals this year with 187 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 37 assists on the season and averages 24.1 minutes played per game. Kevin Fiala averages 15.3 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 23 goals on 171 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 45 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has scored 56 total points this year for the Jets. He has 28 goals this season with 214 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 28 assists on the season and averages 16.2 minutes played per game. Connor Hellebuyck has 38 wins and 11 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 1,851 shots against him and he's surrendered 140 goals. He's made 1,711 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 16.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 28 goals on 214 shots. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 56 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have allowed 261 power play opportunities and have given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 8th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.08% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is ranked 1st in the league. The Predators has 106 total points this season, ranking 1st in the NHL in offense. They are 8th in the league with 238 goals while they've given up 183 goals, which is 31st overall. They have had 245 power play opportunities and scored 51 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 5th with 245 goals scored while they are 28th in the NHL with 192 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.36%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 4th place in the league. The Jets have a total of 100 points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They have 58 power play goals on 251 opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That ranks their power play unit 4th. They've allowed 245 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.9%, as they've attempted 4,392 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,244 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.1% as they have 3,312 attempts while they have given up 3,169 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 48.9% of the time, which is 25th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 2,440 face-off wins compared to 2,151 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.1%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,500 hits and they have blocked 1,075 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 2,398 face-off wins compared to 2,173 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.5%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,633 hits and they have blocked 1,124 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Winnipeg is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.9% as they've attempted 4,357 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,369 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.2% ranks 18th as they have 3,274 attempts while they have given up 3,245 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg +239

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