Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 5/3/2018

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Nashville Predators travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, May 3, 2018 in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Winnipeg leads the series 2-1. The opening line for this game has the Predators at +112 and the Jets at -148.

Nashville had a record of 53-18-11 this season and on the road they had a mark of 25-9-7-4. They were 1st in the Central Division. They scored 267 goals and gave up 211 goals for a point differential of +56. For the season they have an ATS record of 58-33-0 and an over/under record of 46-44-0. Winnipeg had a record of 52-20-10 including 32-7-2-0 at home this season. They were 2nd in the Central Division. They scored 277 goals and surrendered 218 for a goal differential of +59. Their record against the spread is 58-32-0 while their over/under record is 44-44-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 58-33-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 46-44-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 58-32-0 straight up this year

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

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

05/02/18 C Calle Jarnkrok Undisclosed is "?" Thursday vs Winnipeg

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

05/01/18 RW Joel Armia Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Nashville
05/01/18 C Mathieu Perreault Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Nashville
03/17/18 D Dmitry Kulikov Back is out indefinitely
03/16/18 GO Michael Hutchinson Concussion is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

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

Player Spotlight

Patrik Laine has scored 70 total points this year for the Jets. He has 44 goals this season with 241 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 16.5 minutes played per game. 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%. Blake Wheeler averages 20.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 23 goals on 246 shots. He has 68 assists, giving him a total of 91 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

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

Useful Team Statistics

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

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?

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville +112

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