Winnipeg Jets at St. Louis Blues NHL Picks & Predictions 11/24/2018

Saturday, November 24, 2018

Enterprise Center

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The Winnipeg Jets head to Enterprise Center to take on the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, November 24, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Jets at -120 and the Blues at +100.

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. St. Louis has a record of 7-10-3 this season. They are 7th in the Central Division. They have scored 57 goals and given up 63 for a goal differential of -6. Their record against the spread is 7-13-0 while their over/under mark is 8-11-0.

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 St. Louis Blues Betting Trends

The St. Louis Blues are 7-13-0 straight up this year

The St. Louis Blues are 8-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

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

Key St. Louis Blues Injuries

11/19/18 D Carl Gunnarsson Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/19/18 LW Jaden Schwartz Undisclosed is out indefinitely
11/18/18 LW Pat Maroon Upper Body is out indefinitely
11/17/18 LW Alexander Steen Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/25/18 D Robert Bortuzzo Lower Body IR (10/25)
10/04/18 LW Erik Foley Concussion is out indefinitely
10/04/18 GO Luke Opilka Hip 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

Vladimir Tarasenko has 16 total points this season for the Blues. He has 6 goals this year with 81 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 10 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Ryan O'Reilly averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 10 goals on 53 attempts. He has 13 assists, giving him a total of 23 points on the year. Jake Allen has 5 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Blues. He has 451 shots against him and he's given up 47 goals. He's made 404 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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 Blues are 30th in the league with a total of 17 points this season. They have 16 power play goals on 70 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 11th in the NHL. They've given up 61 power play opportunities and surrendered 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 6th overall. As a team, the Blues are 28th with a total of 57 goals scored while they've given up 63 goals this season, ranking 20th in goals against. They average 30 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.41%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 20th 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 Blues are 16th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the season, which is 16th in the NHL. They have 652 face-off wins compared to 565 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.6%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense St. Louis has 391 hits and they have blocked 310 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. St. Louis is 23rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.4% as they've attempted 1,091 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,162 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.8% ranks 22nd as they have 813 attempts while they have given up 852 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take St. Louis +100

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