Detroit Red Wings at Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks & Predictions 1/11/2019

Friday, January 11, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The Detroit Red Wings head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, January 11, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Red Wings at +210 and the Jets at -235.

Detroit has a record of 16-22-7 this year. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've tallied 126 goals and surrendered 154 goals for a point differential of -28. For the year they have an ATS mark of 16-29-0 and an over/under record of 23-20-0. Winnipeg has a record of 27-13-2 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 146 goals and given up 120 for a goal differential of +26. Their record against the spread is 27-15-0 while their over/under mark is 20-17-0.

Valuable Detroit Red Wings Betting Trends

The Detroit Red Wings are 16-29-0 straight up this year

The Detroit Red Wings are 23-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 27-15-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 20-17-0 against the over/under this season

Key Detroit Red Wings Injuries

12/14/18 D Mike Green Ankle is out 3-5 weeks
12/06/18 D Danny DeKeyser Upper Body is out 4-6 weeks
01/09/19 C Michael Rasmussen Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Winnipeg
01/04/19 D Trevor Daley Foot is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/31/18 D Dustin Byfuglien Undisclosed is out indefinitely
01/06/19 LW Nikolaj Ehlers Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Dylan Larkin has scored 41 total points this year for the Red Wings. He has 18 goals this season with 169 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 23 assists on the year and averages 21.8 minutes played per contest. Andreas Athanasiou averages 16.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 17 goals on 114 attempts. He has 10 assists, giving him a total of 27 points on the year. Jimmy Howard has 11 wins and 12 losses this season in goal for the Red Wings. He has 957 shots against him and he's surrendered 80 goals. He's made 877 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has 53 total points this season for the Jets. He has 23 goals this year with 104 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 22%. He has a total of 30 assists on the year and averages 22.7 minutes played per contest. Blake Wheeler averages 21.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 7 goals on 110 attempts. He has 48 assists, giving him a total of 55 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 19 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,015 shots against him and he's given up 92 goals. He's made 923 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Red Wings have 39 total points this year, which is 25th in the NHL. They've scored 126 goals while giving up 154 scores, which has them ranked 18th and 4th respectively. They have had 117 power play chances and scored 20 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That is 21st in the league. The Red Wings have given up 149 power play opportunities and surrendered 32 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 20th when short-handed. They average 29 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.73% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 16th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 8th in the league with a total of 56 points this season. They have 38 power play goals on 129 chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 124 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 13th overall. As a team, the Jets are 8th with a total of 146 goals scored while they've given up 120 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.77%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 9th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Detroit is 28th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.3%, as they've attempted 2,378 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,756 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.6% as they have 1,806 attempts while they have given up 2,151 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 28th in the league. The Red Wings start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. That is 9th overall in the NHL. They have 1,485 face-off wins compared to 1,389 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.7%. That ranks them 6th in the league. On defense Detroit has 948 hits and they have blocked 605 shots from the opposition, putting them 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.3% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 1,311 face-off wins compared to 1,244 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That is 9th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 880 hits and they have blocked 596 shots from the opposition, which is 21st in the league. Winnipeg is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2% as they've attempted 2,472 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,450 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50% ranks 18th as they have 1,855 attempts while they have given up 1,854 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Detroit +210

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