Winnipeg Jets at Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Picks & Predictions 3/31/2018

Saturday, March 31, 2018

Air Canada Centre

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The Winnipeg Jets head to Air Canada Centre to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, March 31, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Jets at -105 and the Maple Leafs at -105.

Winnipeg has a record of 47-20-10 this year and away from home they have a record of 17-13-8-2. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have tallied 257 goals and surrendered 206 goals for a point differential of +51. For the year they have an ATS mark of 47-30-0 and an over/under record of 39-36-0. Toronto has a record of 46-24-7 including 27-9-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 261 goals and have given up 219 for a goal differential of +42. Their record against the spread is 46-31-0 while their over/under mark is 40-33-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 47-30-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 39-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 46-31-0 straight up this year

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 40-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

03/29/18 D Jacob Trouba Concussion is "?" Saturday vs Toronto
03/25/18 D Toby Enstrom Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/17/18 D Dmitry Kulikov Back is out indefinitely
03/16/18 GO Michael Hutchinson Concussion is out indefinitely
03/16/18 LW Matt Hendricks Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/12/18 GO Steve Mason Knee is out indefinitely

Key Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/06/17 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia IR (10/03)
03/19/18 C Leo Komarov Lower Body is doubtful Friday vs NY Islanders

Player Spotlight

Nikolaj Ehlers has scored 56 total points this year for the Jets. He has 28 goals this season with 217 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 28 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 28 goals on 217 attempts. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 56 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 40 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Jets. He has 1,919 shots against him and he's surrendered 148 goals. He's made 1,771 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mitch Marner has 67 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 21 goals this year with 182 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 46 assists on the year and averages 16.3 minutes played per contest. William Nylander averages 16.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 17 goals on 173 attempts. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year. Frederik Andersen has 36 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has 2,106 shots against him and he's given up 174 goals. He's made 1,932 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have 104 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 257 goals while giving up 206 scores, which has them ranked 4th and 27th respectively. They have had 258 power play chances and scored 60 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 23%. That is 4th in the league. The Jets have given up 257 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 10th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.38% 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 Maple Leafs are 6th in the league with a total of 99 points this season. They have 49 power play goals on 208 chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 3rd in the NHL. They've given up 214 power play opportunities and surrendered 37 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking 7th overall. As a team, the Maple Leafs are 2nd with a total of 261 goals scored while they've given up 219 goals this season, ranking 20th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.52%. As a unit they give up 34 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg has a Corsi percentage of 50% as they've tried 4,553 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,559 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 19th in Corsi percentage. They are 18th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.2% as they have 3,423 shots while they've given up 3,390 attempts on defense. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 50.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the year. That puts them 20th and 16th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,497 face-off wins as opposed to 2,268 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That is 7th overall in the NHL. On defense Winnipeg has 1,730 hits and they've blocked 1,169 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 10th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Maple Leafs are 26th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.9% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.1% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 2,517 face-off wins compared to 2,371 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.5%. That is 6th in the league. On defense Toronto has 1,543 hits and they have blocked 1,052 shots from the opposition, which is 27th in the league. Toronto is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1% as they've attempted 4,693 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,669 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.1% ranks 21st as they have 3,484 attempts while they have given up 3,617 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg -105

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