Pittsburgh Penguins at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 11/27/2018

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Penguins at +115 and the Jets at -140.

Pittsburgh has a record of 9-8-5 this season. They are 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 74 goals and given up 71 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 9-13-0 and an over/under record of 8-10-0. Winnipeg is 13-7-2 this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have scored 74 goals and surrendered 62 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 13-9-0 while their over/under record is 8-10-0.

Valuable Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 9-13-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 8-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 13-9-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 8-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

11/24/18 C Derek Grant Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Winnipeg
11/24/18 RW Patric Hornqvist None is questionable Tuesday vs Winnipeg
11/23/18 GO Matt Murray Lower Body is out indefinitely
11/19/18 C Matt Cullen Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/15/18 D Justin Schultz Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Tristan Jarry Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/24/18 C Andrew Copp Head is questionable Tuesday vs Pittsburgh
11/11/18 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Phil Kessel has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 10 goals this year with 67 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 18.6 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin averages 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 9 goals on 52 shots. He has 21 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the season. Casey DeSmith has 5 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 370 shots against him and he's given up 27 goals. He's made 343 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has scored 24 total points this year for the Jets. He has 11 goals this season with 58 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 22.4 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler averages 21.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 4 goals on 60 shots. He has 23 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 9 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 520 shots against him and he's surrendered 47 goals. He's made 473 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins have 23 total points this season, which ranks them 22nd in the NHL. They are 14th in the league in goals scored with 74 while they've given up 71 goals, ranking them 17th overall. They have had 64 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 7th in the NHL. The Penguins have allowed 66 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, putting them 9th in the league when short-handed. They average 33 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.12% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 15th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 11th in the NHL with a total of 28 points this year. They have 21 power play goals on 69 opportunities for a percentage of 30%. That ranks them 1st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 76 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. That is 10th in the NHL. As a team, the Jets are 15th in the league with 74 goals scored while they've given up 62 goals, which is 28th overall. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.36%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 6th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Pittsburgh is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4%, as they've attempted 1,315 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,292 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.6% as they have 1,000 attempts while they have given up 976 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 47.5% of the time, which is 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.5% for the season. That is 4th overall in the NHL. They have 713 face-off wins compared to 701 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 681 hits and they have blocked 316 shots from the opposition, putting them 22nd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.9% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 714 face-off wins compared to 677 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 437 hits and they have blocked 321 shots from the opposition, which is 20th in the league. Winnipeg is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.4% as they've attempted 1,312 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,293 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.6% ranks 14th as they have 994 attempts while they have given up 972 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Pittsburgh +115

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