Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 1/13/2018

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, January 13, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Jets at -120 and the Wild at +109.

Winnipeg has a record of 26-11-7 this season and on the road they have a record of 10-8-6-1. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 151 goals and given up 121 goals for a point differential of +30. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-18-0 and an over/under record of 23-19-0. Minnesota has a record of 23-17-4 including 14-4-3-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 127 goals and surrendered 127 for a goal differential of 0. Their record against the spread is 23-21-0 while their over/under record is 23-19-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 26-18-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 23-19-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 23-21-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 23-19-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/31/17 LW Brandon Tanev Lower Body IR (12/29)
12/28/17 C Mark Scheifele Upper Body IR (12/27)
01/11/18 C Adam Lowry Upper Body is downgraded to OUT Friday vs Chicago

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

01/09/18 RW Nino Niederreiter Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Connor Hellebuyck has 23 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,041 shots against him and he's given up 80 goals. He's made 961 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Nikolaj Ehlers has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Jets. He has 19 goals this year with 128 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 16.1 minutes played per game. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 16.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 128 shots. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 34 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 31 total points this year for the Wild. He has 15 goals this season with 107 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 17.3 minutes played per game. Devan Dubnyk has 16 wins and 9 losses this year in goal for the Wild. He has 866 shots against him and he's surrendered 71 goals. He's made 795 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Eric Staal averages 18.2 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 125 shots. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 37 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have allowed 154 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 16th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.67% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 11th in the league. The Jets has 59 total points this season, ranking 3rd in the NHL in offense. They are 2nd in the league with 151 goals while they've given up 121 goals, which is 21st overall. They have had 160 power play opportunities and scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 15th with 127 goals scored while they are 13th in the NHL with 127 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.77%. They give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 16th place in the league. The Wild have a total of 50 points this year, which is 14th in the NHL. They have 25 power play goals on 136 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks their power play unit 18th. They've allowed 170 power play opportunities and have given up 28 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, which is 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4%, as they've attempted 2,551 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,613 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50% as they have 1,930 attempts while they have given up 1,933 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 49.5% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.5% for the season. That is 11th overall in the NHL. They have 1,448 face-off wins compared to 1,288 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.9%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 941 hits and they have blocked 680 shots from the opposition, putting them 6th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 27th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 52% for the season, which is 6th in the NHL. They have 1,330 face-off wins compared to 1,316 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 762 hits and they have blocked 702 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Minnesota is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.9% as they've attempted 2,272 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,679 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 47.1% ranks 29th as they have 1,760 attempts while they have given up 1,977 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota +109

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