Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks NHL Picks & Predictions 11/19/2018

Monday, November 19, 2018

Rogers Arena

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The Winnipeg Jets head to Rogers Arena to take on the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, November 19, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Jets at -165 and the Canucks at +149.

Winnipeg has a record of 11-5-2 this year. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've tallied 55 goals and surrendered 45 goals for a point differential of +10. For the year they have an ATS mark of 11-7-0 and an over/under record of 5-10-0. Vancouver has a record of 10-10-2 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 67 goals and given up 78 for a goal differential of -11. Their record against the spread is 10-12-0 while their over/under mark is 11-11-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 11-7-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 5-10-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 10-12-0 straight up this year

The Vancouver Canucks are 11-11-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

11/16/18 GO Connor Hellebuyck None will not start in goal Friday vs Buffalo
11/16/18 D Josh Morrissey Not Suspended is upgraded to probable Friday vs Buffalo
11/11/18 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/10/18 RW Brock Boeser Groin is out indefinitely
10/25/18 D Alexander Edler Lower Body IR (10/25)
10/25/18 LW Sven Baertschi Upper Body IR (10/25)
10/15/18 C Jay Beagle Forearm is out indefinitely
10/14/18 RW Derek Dorsett Neck is out for season
10/02/18 LW Antoine Roussel None IR (10/02)

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has scored 24 total points this year for the Jets. He has 3 goals this season with 48 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 21 assists on the year and averages 21.2 minutes played per contest. Mark Scheifele averages 22.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by tallying 10 goals on 45 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 20 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 8 wins and 5 losses this season in goal for the Jets. He has 448 shots against him and he's surrendered 38 goals. He's made 410 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Elias Pettersson has 18 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 11 goals this year with 42 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 26%. He has a total of 7 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Bo Horvat averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 10 goals on 56 attempts. He has 8 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the year. Jacob Markstrom has 7 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has 485 shots against him and he's given up 50 goals. He's made 435 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have 24 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 55 goals while giving up 45 scores, which has them ranked 21st and 31st respectively. They have had 51 power play chances and scored 17 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 33%. That is 1st in the league. The Jets have given up 64 power play opportunities and surrendered 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 12th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.80% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 93%, which is 1st in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canucks are 16th in the league with a total of 22 points this season. They have 14 power play goals on 75 chances for a percentage of 19%. That is 19th in the NHL. They've given up 81 power play opportunities and surrendered 18 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 20th overall. As a team, the Canucks are 8th with a total of 67 goals scored while they've given up 78 goals this season, ranking 2nd in goals against. They average 29 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.58%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 89%, putting them 29th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1%, as they've attempted 1,042 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,081 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.3% as they have 788 attempts while they have given up 810 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 53.8% of the time, which is 5th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the season. That is 27th overall in the NHL. They have 585 face-off wins compared to 531 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 52.4%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 376 hits and they have blocked 271 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Canucks are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 48.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51.3% for the season, which is 10th in the NHL. They have 659 face-off wins compared to 704 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That is 23rd in the league. On defense Vancouver has 469 hits and they have blocked 323 shots from the opposition, which is 4th in the league. Vancouver is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.8% as they've attempted 1,117 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,320 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.5% ranks 27th as they have 867 attempts while they have given up 997 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg -165

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