Winnipeg Jets at San Jose Sharks NHL Picks & Predictions 1/23/2018

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

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The Winnipeg Jets head to SAP Center to take on the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, January 23, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Jets at +111 and the Sharks at -123.

Winnipeg has a record of 28-13-7 this year and away from home they have a record of 11-10-6-1. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have tallied 156 goals and surrendered 128 goals for a point differential of +28. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-20-0 and an over/under record of 23-23-0. San Jose has a record of 26-14-6 including 14-6-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 134 goals and have given up 122 for a goal differential of +12. Their record against the spread is 26-20-0 while their over/under mark is 16-29-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 28-20-0 straight up this year

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

Important San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 26-20-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 16-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/28/17 C Mark Scheifele Upper Body IR (12/27)
01/21/18 LW Shawn Matthias Upper Body is "?"
01/19/18 GO Steve Mason Concussion IR (01/11)
01/11/18 C Adam Lowry Upper Body IR (01/06)

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

01/22/18 RW Joonas Donskoi Flu is "?" Tuesday vs Winnipeg
01/22/18 GO Martin Jones Lower Body is "?" Tuesday vs Winnipeg

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has scored 35 total points this year for the Jets. He has 19 goals this season with 138 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 16 assists on the year and averages 16.3 minutes played per contest. Nikolaj Ehlers averages 16.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by tallying 19 goals on 138 attempts. He has 16 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 25 wins and 6 losses this season in goal for the Jets. He has 1,169 shots against him and he's surrendered 87 goals. He's made 1,082 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Joe Thornton has 35 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 13 goals this year with 74 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 22 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Joe Thornton averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 13 goals on 74 attempts. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the year. Martin Jones has 14 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 852 shots against him and he's given up 77 goals. He's made 775 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have 63 total points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They've scored 156 goals while giving up 128 scores, which has them ranked 4th and 24th respectively. They have had 169 power play chances and scored 42 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 2nd in the league. The Jets have given up 167 power play opportunities and surrendered 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 13th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.06% for the year. They allow 32 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 92%, which is 7th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks are 9th in the league with a total of 58 points this season. They have 37 power play goals on 163 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 5th in the NHL. They've given up 145 power play opportunities and surrendered 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, ranking 3rd overall. As a team, the Sharks are 19th with a total of 134 goals scored while they've given up 122 goals this season, ranking 27th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.88%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.5%, as they've attempted 2,796 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,856 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50.1% as they have 2,118 attempts while they have given up 2,111 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 16th in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 49.6% of the time, which is 21st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.4% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 1,575 face-off wins compared to 1,411 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.7%. That ranks them 3rd in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,031 hits and they have blocked 745 shots from the opposition, putting them 4th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Sharks are 5th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 1,401 face-off wins compared to 1,360 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 14th in the league. On defense San Jose has 806 hits and they have blocked 744 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. San Jose is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.8% as they've attempted 2,874 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,673 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 52.4% ranks 7th as they have 2,126 attempts while they have given up 1,929 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg +111

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