Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets NHL Point Spread Picks 2/26/2019

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The Minnesota Wild travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Wild at +120 and the Jets at -159.

Minnesota has a record of 30-27-6 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 172 goals and given up 182 goals for a point differential of -10. For the season they have an ATS record of 29-33-0 and an over/under record of 26-31-0. Winnipeg has a record of 37-21-4 this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 208 goals and surrendered 184 for a goal differential of +24. Their record against the spread is 37-24-0 while their over/under record is 30-24-0.

Valuable Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 29-33-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 26-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 37-24-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 30-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/21/19 C Victor Rask Lower Body IR (02/21)
02/07/19 C Mikko Koivu Knee is out for season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

02/24/19 D Dustin Byfuglien Lower Body IR (02/24)
02/16/19 D Joe Morrow Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Devan Dubnyk has 24 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Wild. He has 1,462 shots against him and he's given up 130 goals. He's made 1,332 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Jason Zucker has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Wild. He has 15 goals this year with 168 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 17.2 minutes played per game. Zach Parise averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 24 goals on 200 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has scored 72 total points this year for the Jets. He has 12 goals this season with 181 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 60 assists on the season and averages 21.3 minutes played per game. Connor Hellebuyck has 27 wins and 17 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 1,521 shots against him and he's surrendered 138 goals. He's made 1,383 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mark Scheifele averages 22.4 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 30 goals on 156 shots. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 68 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Wild have allowed 195 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% this year. That is 19th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.63% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 19th in the league. The Wild have 66 total points this season, ranking 18th in the NHL in offense. They are 25th in the league with 172 goals while they've given up 182 goals, which is 19th overall. They have had 188 power play opportunities and scored 39 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 8th with 208 goals scored while they are 17th in the NHL with 184 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.59%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 7th place in the league. The Jets have a total of 78 points this year, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 49 power play goals on 194 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks their power play unit 4th. They've allowed 194 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Minnesota is 13th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.5%, as they've attempted 3,599 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,523 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.1% as they have 2,711 attempts while they have given up 2,591 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 11th in the league. The Wild start possessions in the offensive zone 51.5% of the time, which is 13th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.5% for the season. That is 19th overall in the NHL. They have 1,913 face-off wins compared to 1,899 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 1,243 hits and they have blocked 932 shots from the opposition, putting them 10th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.8% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 1,879 face-off wins compared to 1,853 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,393 hits and they have blocked 907 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Winnipeg is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1% as they've attempted 3,601 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,726 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.9% ranks 20th as they have 2,699 attempts while they have given up 2,819 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg -159

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