Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 5/1/2018

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Nashville Predators head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The series is tied 1-1. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at +114 and the Jets at -148.

Nashville had a record of 53-18-11 this year and away from home they had a record of 25-9-7-4. They were 1st in the Central Division. They tallied 267 goals and surrendered 211 goals for a point differential of +56. For the year they have an ATS mark of 58-32-0 and an over/under record of 45-44-0. Winnipeg had a regular season record of 52-20-10 including 32-7-2-0 on home ice this year. They were 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 57-32-0 while their over/under mark is 43-44-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 58-32-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 45-44-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 57-32-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 43-44-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

04/29/18 RW Joel Armia Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Nashville
04/29/18 C Mathieu Perreault Upper Body is "?" Tuesday vs Nashville
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

P.K. Subban has scored 59 total points this year for the Predators. He has 16 goals this season with 207 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 43 assists on the year and averages 24.1 minutes played per contest. Filip Forsberg averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 26 goals on 179 attempts. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 64 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 42 wins and 13 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 1,840 shots against him and he's surrendered 134 goals. He's made 1,706 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

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. 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. 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%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 117 total points this year, which is 1st in the NHL. They've scored 267 goals while giving up 211 scores, which has them ranked 7th and 30th respectively. They have had 274 power play chances and scored 58 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 13th in the league. The Predators have given up 299 power play opportunities and surrendered 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 6th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.11% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 2nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 2nd in the league with a total of 114 points this season. They have 64 power play goals on 274 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 5th in the NHL. They've given up 274 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 9th overall. As a team, the Jets are 3rd with a total of 277 goals scored while they've given up 218 goals this season, ranking 27th in goals against. 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 overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville has a Corsi percentage of 50.5% as they've tried 4,879 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,787 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 11th in Corsi percentage. They are 12th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.8% as they have 3,698 shots while they've given up 3,583 attempts on defense. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the year. That puts them 24th and 9th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,753 face-off wins as opposed to 2,412 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.3%. That is 3rd overall in the NHL. On defense Nashville has 1,656 hits and they've blocked 1,204 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 16th 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 Predators/Jets NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg -148

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