Winnipeg Jets at Dallas Stars NHL Picks & Predictions 10/6/2018

Saturday, October 6, 2018

American Airlines Center

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The Winnipeg Jets head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Saturday, October 6, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Jets at -114 and the Stars at -114.

Winnipeg had a record of 52-20-10 last year and away from home they had a record of 20-13-8-2. They were 2nd in the Central Division. They tallied 277 goals and surrendered 218 goals for a point differential of +59. For the year they had an ATS mark of 61-38-0 and an over/under record of 47-49-0. Dallas finished with a record of 42-32-8 including 12-14-0-0 on home ice last year. They were 6th in the Central Division. They scored 235 goals and gave up 225 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread was 42-40-0 while their over/under mark was 42-38-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets were 61-38-0 straight up last year

The Winnipeg Jets were 47-49-0 against the over/under last season

Important Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars were 42-40-0 straight up last year

The Dallas Stars were 42-38-0 against the over/under last season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

10/05/18 LW Nic Petan Personal is questionable Saturday vs Dallas

Key Dallas Stars Injuries

10/03/18 C Martin Hanzal Back IR (10/03)
10/03/18 D Stephen Johns Head IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Patrik Laine scored 70 total points last year for the Jets. He had 44 goals last season with 241 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He had a total of 26 assists on the year and averaged 16.5 minutes played per contest. Blake Wheeler averaged 20.3 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 23 goals on 246 attempts. He had 68 assists giving him a total of 91 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck had 44 wins and 11 losses last season in goal for the Jets. He had 2,048 shots against him and he surrendered 156 goals. He made 1,892 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Tyler Seguin had 78 total points last season for the Stars. He had 40 goals last year with 335 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He had a total of 38 assists on the year and averaged 20.9 minutes played per contest. Jamie Benn averaged 19.8 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 36 goals on 241 attempts. He had 43 assists giving him a total of 79 points on the year. Kari Lehtonen had 15 wins and 14 losses last season in net for the Stars. He had 946 shots against him and he gave up 83 goals. He made 863 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets had 114 total points last year, which was 2nd in the NHL. They scored 277 goals while giving up 218 scores, which had them ranked 3rd and 27th respectively. They had 274 power play chances and scored 64 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That was 5th in the league. The Jets gave up 274 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 9th when short-handed. They averaged 32 shots per contest and as a team shot 10.48% for the year. They allowed 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 92%, which was 5th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Stars were 19th in the league with a total of 92 points last season. They had 47 power play goals on 244 chances for a percentage of 19%. That was 19th in the NHL. They gave up 281 power play opportunities and surrendered 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 14th overall. As a team, the Stars were 18th with a total of 235 goals scored while they gave up 225 goals last season, ranking 25th in goals against. They averaged 31 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 9.18%. As a unit they gave up 30 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 91%, putting them 16th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg was 18th in the league in Corsi percentage last season with 49.9%, as they tried 4,837 shots on net at full strength while giving up 4,861 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 50.2% as they had 3,647 attempts while they gave up 3,621 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 16th in the NHL. The Jets started possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time, which was 16th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 49.5% for the season. That was 16th overall in the NHL. They had 2,649 face-off wins compared to 2,406 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 52.4%. That ranked them 5th in the league. On defense Winnipeg had 1,831 hits and they blocked 1,240 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Dallas was 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage last year with 50.6%, as they attempted 4,771 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,666 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was 50.9% as they had 3,520 attempts while they gave up 3,394 shots on the defensive end. That ranked them 12th in the league. The Stars started possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which was 28th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage was at 51.7% for the season. That was 4th overall in the NHL. They had 2,701 face-off wins compared to 2,443 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 52.5%. That ranked them 4th in the league. On defense Dallas had 1,861 hits and they blocked 1,272 shots from the opposition, putting them 8th overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg -114

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