Winnipeg Jets at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Predictions 3/13/2018

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Bridgestone Arena

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The Winnipeg Jets head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Jets at +144 and the Predators at -160.

Winnipeg has a record of 41-18-9 this year and away from home they have a record of 17-11-7-2. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have tallied 227 goals and surrendered 179 goals for a point differential of +48. For the year they have an ATS mark of 41-27-0 and an over/under record of 34-32-0. Nashville has a record of 44-14-10 including 24-7-4-3 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 222 goals and have given up 173 for a goal differential of +49. Their record against the spread is 44-24-0 while their over/under mark is 34-33-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 41-27-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 34-32-0 against the over/under this season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 44-24-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 34-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

03/12/18 RW Jack Roslovic Leg injured last game, is upgraded to probable Monday vs Washington
03/12/18 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is downgraded to OUT Monday vs Washington
03/12/18 C Mark Scheifele Upper Body is OUT Monday vs Washington & Tuesday vs Nashville
03/12/18 GO Steve Mason Knee is out indefinitely
03/12/18 D Toby Enstrom Lower Body is downgraded to OUT Monday vs Washington
02/05/18 C Adam Lowry Upper Body IR (02/01)
01/29/18 D Jacob Trouba Ankle IR (01/25)
01/22/18 LW Shawn Matthias Upper Body IR (01/12)

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

No key injuries to report

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has scored 52 total points this year for the Jets. He has 26 goals this season with 202 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 26 assists on the year and averages 16.1 minutes played per contest. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 16.1 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by tallying 26 goals on 202 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 52 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 35 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Jets. He has 1,703 shots against him and he's surrendered 131 goals. He's made 1,572 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Kevin Fiala has 42 total points this season for the Predators. He has 21 goals this year with 156 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 15.4 minutes played per contest. P.K. Subban averages 24.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 15 goals on 177 attempts. He has 35 assists, giving him a total of 50 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 37 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Predators. He has 1,573 shots against him and he's given up 113 goals. He's made 1,460 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have 91 total points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They've scored 227 goals while giving up 179 scores, which has them ranked 5th and 28th respectively. They have had 229 power play chances and scored 56 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 24%. That is 2nd in the league. The Jets have given up 228 power play opportunities and surrendered 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 5th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.51% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 4th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators are 2nd in the league with a total of 98 points this season. They have 50 power play goals on 229 chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 5th in the NHL. They've given up 242 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Predators are 7th with a total of 222 goals scored while they've given up 173 goals this season, ranking 30th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.08%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 1st overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg has a Corsi percentage of 49.3% as they've tried 3,943 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,052 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 22nd in Corsi percentage. They are 18th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 49.9% as they have 2,982 shots while they've given up 2,999 attempts on defense. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 49.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.6% for the year. That puts them 27th and 11th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,202 face-off wins as opposed to 1,984 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.6%. That is 5th overall in the NHL. On defense Winnipeg has 1,489 hits and they've blocked 1,053 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 12th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 49% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the year. That ranks them 25th and 8th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,264 face-off wins as opposed to 2,009 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,391 hits and they've blocked 991 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 17th in blocked shots. Nashville is ranked 10th in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they've tried 4,115 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,941 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 13th in the NHL at 51.2%, as they have 3,090 shots while they've given up 2,950 attempts on defense.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg +144

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