Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 11/23/2018

Friday, November 23, 2018

Xcel Energy Center

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The Winnipeg Jets head to Xcel Energy Center to take on the Minnesota Wild on Friday, November 23, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Jets at +100 and the Wild at -132.

Winnipeg has a record of 12-6-2 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 64 goals and surrendered 54 goals for a point differential of +10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 12-8-0 and an over/under record of 7-10-0. Minnesota has a record of 13-7-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 71 goals and given up 61 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 13-9-0 while their over/under mark is 11-10-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 12-8-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 7-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 13-9-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 11-10-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/11/18 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

10/18/18 C Joel Eriksson Ek Upper Body IR (10/11)
10/04/18 C Luke Kunin Knee is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has scored 25 total points this year for the Jets. He has 3 goals this season with 55 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 21.3 minutes played per contest. Mark Scheifele averages 22.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by tallying 11 goals on 53 attempts. He has 12 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 9 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Jets. He has 482 shots against him and he's surrendered 44 goals. He's made 438 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has 15 total points this season for the Wild. He has 6 goals this year with 66 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 9 assists on the year and averages 17.2 minutes played per contest. Zach Parise averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 9 goals on 60 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 19 points on the year. Devan Dubnyk has 9 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 531 shots against him and he's given up 42 goals. He's made 489 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have 26 total points this year, which is 11th in the NHL. They've scored 64 goals while giving up 54 scores, which has them ranked 18th and 28th respectively. They have had 60 power play chances and scored 19 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 32%. That is 2nd in the league. The Jets have given up 67 power play opportunities and surrendered 13 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 13th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.85% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 5th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild are 5th in the league with a total of 28 points this season. They have 17 power play goals on 73 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 10th in the NHL. They've given up 77 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%, ranking 3rd overall. As a team, the Wild are 11th with a total of 71 goals scored while they've given up 61 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.20%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 8th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3%, as they've attempted 1,189 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,176 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.6% as they have 902 attempts while they have given up 882 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 54.4% of the time, which is 5th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the season. That is 27th overall in the NHL. They have 649 face-off wins compared to 604 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.8%. That ranks them 7th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 404 hits and they have blocked 294 shots from the opposition, putting them 19th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 20th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 710 face-off wins compared to 662 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 420 hits and they have blocked 334 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Minnesota is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.9% as they've attempted 1,239 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,296 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.5% ranks 19th as they have 942 attempts while they have given up 962 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg +100

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