Colorado Avalanche at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 1/8/2019

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The Colorado Avalanche travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Avalanche at +145 and the Jets at -180.

Colorado has a record of 20-14-8 this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 144 goals and given up 129 goals for a point differential of +15. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-22-0 and an over/under record of 22-20-0. Winnipeg is 26-13-2 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 139 goals and surrendered 116 for a goal differential of +23. Their record against the spread is 25-15-0 while their over/under record is 19-17-0.

Valuable Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 20-22-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 22-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 25-15-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 19-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/22/18 C Colin Wilson Shoulder is out indefinitely
12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely
01/04/19 D Nikita Zadorov Lower Body is questionable
01/04/19 GO Semyon Varlamov Undisclosed is questionable

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/31/18 D Dustin Byfuglien Undisclosed is out indefinitely
12/01/18 D Joe Morrow Lower Body IR (12/01)
01/06/19 LW Nikolaj Ehlers Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has accumulated 65 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 19 goals this year with 107 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 46 assists on the season and averages 21.1 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon averages 22.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 25 goals on 194 shots. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 11 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 759 shots against him and he's given up 67 goals. He's made 692 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has scored 51 total points this year for the Jets. He has 6 goals this season with 109 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 45 assists on the season and averages 21.4 minutes played per game. Mark Scheifele averages 22.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 22 goals on 100 shots. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 18 wins and 12 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 974 shots against him and he's surrendered 88 goals. He's made 886 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Avalanche have 48 total points this season, which ranks them 15th in the NHL. They are 7th in the league in goals scored with 144 while they've given up 129 goals, ranking them 12th overall. They have had 157 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 5th in the NHL. The Avalanche have allowed 149 power play opportunities and have given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, putting them 26th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.71% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 15th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 6th in the NHL with a total of 54 points this year. They have 35 power play goals on 125 opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That ranks them 2nd in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 119 power play opportunities and have given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. That is 11th in the NHL. As a team, the Jets are 8th in the league with 139 goals scored while they've given up 116 goals, which is 25th overall. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.41%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%. That is 9th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Colorado is 22nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.9%, as they've attempted 2,367 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,476 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49.4% as they have 1,780 attempts while they have given up 1,825 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 19th in the league. The Avalanche start possessions in the offensive zone 53.1% of the time, which is 9th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.9% for the season. That is 23rd overall in the NHL. They have 1,237 face-off wins compared to 1,328 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Colorado has 798 hits and they have blocked 651 shots from the opposition, putting them 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.2% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 1,284 face-off wins compared to 1,223 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.2%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 850 hits and they have blocked 578 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Winnipeg is 12th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.6% as they've attempted 2,424 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,370 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.4% ranks 15th as they have 1,823 attempts while they have given up 1,792 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado +145

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