Vancouver Canucks at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 1/21/2018

Sunday, January 21, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, January 21, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +149 and the Jets at -165.

Vancouver has a record of 18-21-6 this season and on the road they have a record of 11-9-3-2. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 119 goals and given up 147 goals for a point differential of -28. For the season they have an ATS record of 18-27-0 and an over/under record of 25-20-0. Winnipeg has a record of 26-13-7 including 16-3-1-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 153 goals and surrendered 127 for a goal differential of +26. Their record against the spread is 26-20-0 while their over/under record is 23-21-0.

Valuable Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 18-27-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 25-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 26-20-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 23-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/07/17 C Bo Horvat Ankle IR (12/05)
01/20/18 LW Daniel Sedin Back is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Edmonton

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/28/17 C Mark Scheifele Upper Body IR (12/27)
01/20/18 LW Brandon Tanev Lower Body is upgraded to probable Saturday vs Calgary
01/19/18 GO Steve Mason Concussion IR (01/11)
01/13/18 LW Shawn Matthias Upper Body is "?" Saturday vs Calgary
01/11/18 C Adam Lowry Upper Body IR (01/06)

Player Spotlight

Jacob Markstrom has 12 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 951 shots against him and he's given up 87 goals. He's made 864 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Brock Boeser has accumulated 40 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 22 goals this year with 121 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Thomas Vanek averages 14.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 13 goals on 91 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 32 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has scored 34 total points this year for the Jets. He has 19 goals this season with 132 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 16.2 minutes played per game. Connor Hellebuyck has 23 wins and 6 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 1,109 shots against him and he's surrendered 86 goals. He's made 1,023 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 14% by scoring 19 goals on 132 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks have allowed 153 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this year. That is 27th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.85% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 25th in the league. The Canucks has 42 total points this season, ranking 28th in the NHL in offense. They are 28th in the league with 119 goals while they've given up 147 goals, which is 7th overall. They have had 149 power play opportunities and scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 8th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 3rd with 153 goals scored while they are 22nd in the NHL with 127 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.34%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 12th place in the league. The Jets have a total of 59 points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 42 power play goals on 165 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks their power play unit 2nd. They've allowed 161 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Vancouver has a Corsi percentage of 48.4% as they've tried 2,416 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,580 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 28th in Corsi percentage. They are 26th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 47.9% as they have 1,821 shots while they've given up 1,982 attempts on defense. The Canucks start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the year. That puts them 18th and 19th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,326 face-off wins as opposed to 1,426 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That is 27th overall in the NHL. On defense Vancouver has 861 hits and they've blocked 598 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 30th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 49.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.3% for the year. That ranks them 21st and 14th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,508 face-off wins as opposed to 1,349 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.8%. That is 3rd in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 997 hits and they've blocked 710 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 7th in blocked shots. Winnipeg is ranked 21st in Corsi percentage with 49.4% as they've tried 2,667 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 2,735 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 16th in the NHL at 49.9%, as they have 2,016 shots while they've given up 2,025 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg -165

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