Vegas Golden Knights at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 2/1/2018

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Bell MTS Place

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday, February 1, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at +108 and the Jets at -119.

Vegas has a record of 33-12-4 this year and away from home they have a record of 14-9-2-1. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 168 goals and surrendered 130 goals for a point differential of +38. For the year they have an ATS mark of 33-16-0 and an over/under record of 27-20-0. Winnipeg has a record of 30-13-8 including 18-3-1-0 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 167 goals and have given up 137 for a goal differential of +30. Their record against the spread is 30-21-0 while their over/under mark is 25-24-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 33-16-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 27-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 30-21-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 25-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
01/30/18 D Brayden McNabb Undisclosed missed last 2 games, is "?" Thursday vs Winnipeg
01/18/18 LW Tomas Nosek Upper Body IR (01/16)
01/10/18 D Luca Sbisa Hand IR (01/08)
01/05/18 D Jon Merrill Lower Body IR (01/04)

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/28/17 C Mark Scheifele Upper Body IR (12/27)
01/30/18 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is "?" Thursday vs Vegas
01/29/18 D Jacob Trouba Ankle IR (01/25)
01/22/18 LW Shawn Matthias Upper Body IR (01/12)
01/19/18 GO Steve Mason Concussion IR (01/11)

Player Spotlight

David Perron has scored 42 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 12 goals this season with 78 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 30 assists on the year and averages 17.7 minutes played per contest. James Neal averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 22 goals on 144 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 13 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 589 shots against him and he's surrendered 34 goals. He's made 555 stops for a save percentage of 94%.

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has 38 total points this season for the Jets. He has 19 goals this year with 142 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 19 assists on the year and averages 16.4 minutes played per contest. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 16.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 19 goals on 142 attempts. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 26 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,241 shots against him and he's given up 94 goals. He's made 1,147 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 70 total points this year, which is 2nd in the NHL. They've scored 168 goals while giving up 130 scores, which has them ranked 3rd and 27th respectively. They have had 157 power play chances and scored 30 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 20th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 143 power play opportunities and surrendered 25 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 10th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.33% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 12th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 3rd in the league with a total of 68 points this season. They have 44 power play goals on 178 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 178 power play opportunities and surrendered 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 9th overall. As a team, the Jets are 4th with a total of 167 goals scored while they've given up 137 goals this season, ranking 25th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.20%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 9th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9%, as they've attempted 3,021 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,797 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.3% as they have 2,253 attempts while they have given up 2,052 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 52.1% of the time, which is 11th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.9% for the season. That is 25th overall in the NHL. They have 1,496 face-off wins compared to 1,538 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.3%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Vegas has 939 hits and they have blocked 745 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 50.7% for the season, which is 11th in the NHL. They have 1,665 face-off wins compared to 1,501 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That is 5th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,123 hits and they have blocked 803 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Winnipeg is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 2,971 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,050 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50% ranks 17th as they have 2,247 attempts while they have given up 2,247 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas +108

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