Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets NHL Game Picks 3/1/2019

Friday, March 1, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The Nashville Predators head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Friday, March 1, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at +110 and the Jets at -130.

Nashville has a record of 37-24-5 this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've tallied 194 goals and surrendered 172 goals for a point differential of +22. For the year they have an ATS mark of 37-29-0 and an over/under record of 28-35-0. Winnipeg has a record of 37-22-4 this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They have scored 210 goals and given up 187 for a goal differential of +23. Their record against the spread is 37-26-0 while their over/under mark is 30-26-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 37-29-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 28-35-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 37-26-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 30-26-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

02/27/19 D Dan Hamhuis Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Winnipeg
02/22/19 RW Craig Smith Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/29/19 LW Austin Watson Suspension is out indefinitely
01/18/19 LW Zac Rinaldo Lower Body IR (01/18)
01/07/19 RW Miikka Salomaki Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

02/26/19 D Josh Morrissey Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/24/19 D Dustin Byfuglien Lower Body IR (02/24)
02/16/19 D Joe Morrow Lower Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mattias Ekholm has scored 41 total points this year for the Predators. He has 7 goals this season with 117 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 34 assists on the year and averages 23.2 minutes played per contest. Roman Josi averages 25.2 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by tallying 14 goals on 222 attempts. He has 37 assists, giving him a total of 51 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 23 wins and 16 losses this season in goal for the Predators. He has 1,240 shots against him and he's surrendered 106 goals. He's made 1,134 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has 69 total points this season for the Jets. He has 31 goals this year with 158 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 38 assists on the year and averages 22.4 minutes played per contest. Blake Wheeler averages 21.2 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 12 goals on 183 attempts. He has 61 assists, giving him a total of 73 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 27 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,561 shots against him and he's given up 141 goals. He's made 1,420 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 79 total points this year, which is 8th in the NHL. They've scored 194 goals while giving up 172 scores, which has them ranked 13th and 25th respectively. They have had 221 power play chances and scored 27 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 12%. That is 31st in the league. The Predators have given up 204 power play opportunities and surrendered 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking them 13th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 8.94% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 6th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 9th in the league with a total of 78 points this season. They have 50 power play goals on 198 chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 4th in the NHL. They've given up 196 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking 22nd overall. As a team, the Jets are 9th with a total of 210 goals scored while they've given up 187 goals this season, ranking 17th 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 91%, putting them 7th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 6th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.9%, as they've attempted 3,990 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,552 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 52.7% as they have 2,999 attempts while they have given up 2,696 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 4th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 53.2% of the time, which is 8th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.8% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 2,082 face-off wins compared to 1,974 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Nashville has 1,204 hits and they have blocked 856 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 1,905 face-off wins compared to 1,878 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,406 hits and they have blocked 916 shots from the opposition, which is 14th in the league. Winnipeg is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2% as they've attempted 3,658 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,783 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 48.9% ranks 19th as they have 2,745 attempts while they have given up 2,867 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Nashville +110

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