Winnipeg Jets at Florida Panthers NHL Picks & Predictions 11/1/2018
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Hartwall Arena
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The Winnipeg Jets head to Hartwall Arena to take on the Florida Panthers on Thursday, November 1, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Jets at -155 and the Panthers at +118.
Winnipeg has a record of 7-4-1 this year. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've tallied 35 goals and surrendered 32 goals for a point differential of +3. For the year they have an ATS mark of 7-5-0 and an over/under record of 3-7-0. Florida has a record of 2-4-3 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 28 goals and given up 35 for a goal differential of -7. Their record against the spread is 2-7-0 while their over/under mark is 5-4-0.
Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends
The Winnipeg Jets are 7-5-0 straight up this year
The Winnipeg Jets are 3-7-0 against the over/under this season
Important Florida Panthers Betting Trends
The Florida Panthers are 2-7-0 straight up this year
The Florida Panthers are 5-4-0 against the over/under this season
Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries
No key injuries to report
Key Florida Panthers Injuries
10/31/18 D Mark Pysyk Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Winnipeg
10/23/18 C Derek MacKenzie Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/08/18 GO Roberto Luongo Lower Body IR (10/08)
Player Spotlight
Mark Scheifele has scored 12 total points this year for the Jets. He has 6 goals this season with 30 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 22.6 minutes played per contest. Blake Wheeler averages 21.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by tallying 2 goals on 38 attempts. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 11 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 4 wins and 4 losses this season in goal for the Jets. He has 290 shots against him and he's surrendered 27 goals. He's made 263 stops for a save percentage of 91%.
Player Spotlight
Evgeni Dadonov has 10 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 4 goals this year with 23 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 6 assists on the year and averages 20 minutes played per contest. Aleksander Barkov averages 22.9 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 2 goals on 23 attempts. He has 6 assists, giving him a total of 8 points on the year. James Reimer has 1 win and 3 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has 148 shots against him and he's given up 18 goals. He's made 130 saves for a save percentage of 88%.
Useful Team Statistics
The Jets have 15 total points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They've scored 35 goals while giving up 32 scores, which has them ranked 18th and 22nd respectively. They have had 35 power play chances and scored 11 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 31%. That is 3rd in the league. The Jets have given up 41 power play opportunities and surrendered 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 11th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.00% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 6th in the league.
Useful Team Statistics
The Panthers are 30th in the league with a total of 7 points this season. They have 6 power play goals on 40 chances for a percentage of 15%. That is 24th in the NHL. They've given up 31 power play opportunities and surrendered 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 71%, ranking 27th overall. As a team, the Panthers are 29th with a total of 28 goals scored while they've given up 35 goals this season, ranking 15th in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.78%. As a unit they give up 28 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 87%, putting them 30th overall in the NHL.
Advanced Statistics
Winnipeg is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3%, as they've attempted 704 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 725 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.4% as they have 541 attempts while they have given up 554 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 53.4% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.6% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 387 face-off wins compared to 374 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 261 hits and they have blocked 171 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.
Advanced Statistics
The Panthers are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.2% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 301 face-off wins compared to 288 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.1%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Florida has 195 hits and they have blocked 114 shots from the opposition, which is 31st in the league. Florida is 4th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 55.6% as they've attempted 575 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 459 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 56.1% ranks 4th as they have 440 attempts while they have given up 345 shots on the defensive end.
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