New York Rangers at Winnipeg Jets NHL Game Picks 2/12/2019

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The New York Rangers head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Rangers at +165 and the Jets at -200.

New York has a record of 24-23-8 this year. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've tallied 156 goals and surrendered 182 goals for a point differential of -26. For the year they have an ATS mark of 23-31-0 and an over/under record of 28-25-0. Winnipeg has a record of 35-18-3 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 194 goals and given up 160 for a goal differential of +34. Their record against the spread is 34-21-0 while their over/under mark is 26-22-0.

Valuable New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 23-31-0 straight up this year

The New York Rangers are 28-25-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 34-21-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 26-22-0 against the over/under this season

Key New York Rangers Injuries

01/31/19 C Brett Howden Knee IR (01/31)
01/15/19 D Fredrik Claesson Shoulder is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

02/10/19 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is questionable Tuesday vs NY Rangers
01/06/19 LW Nikolaj Ehlers Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Mika Zibanejad has scored 54 total points this year for the Rangers. He has 23 goals this season with 163 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 31 assists on the year and averages 20.2 minutes played per contest. Chris Kreider averages 17.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by tallying 24 goals on 151 attempts. He has 18 assists, giving him a total of 42 points on the year. Henrik Lundqvist has 16 wins and 14 losses this season in goal for the Rangers. He has 1,241 shots against him and he's surrendered 115 goals. He's made 1,126 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has 65 total points this season for the Jets. He has 28 goals this year with 141 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 37 assists on the year and averages 22.6 minutes played per contest. Blake Wheeler averages 21.4 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 12 goals on 163 attempts. He has 55 assists, giving him a total of 67 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 25 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,371 shots against him and he's given up 121 goals. He's made 1,250 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Rangers have 56 total points this year, which is 21st in the NHL. They've scored 156 goals while giving up 182 scores, which has them ranked 25th and 9th respectively. They have had 155 power play chances and scored 32 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 15th in the league. The Rangers have given up 182 power play opportunities and surrendered 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, ranking them 26th when short-handed. They average 28 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.97% for the year. They allow 33 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 19th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 3rd in the league with a total of 73 points this season. They have 45 power play goals on 174 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 4th in the NHL. They've given up 169 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 14th overall. As a team, the Jets are 5th with a total of 194 goals scored while they've given up 160 goals this season, ranking 23rd in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.86%. As a unit they give up 33 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them 4th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

New York is 29th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 45.9%, as they've attempted 2,828 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,327 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 46% as they have 2,128 attempts while they have given up 2,497 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 29th in the league. The Rangers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.3% of the time, which is 23rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.7% for the season. That is 8th overall in the NHL. They have 1,485 face-off wins compared to 1,655 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.3%. That ranks them 29th in the league. On defense New York has 1,456 hits and they have blocked 830 shots from the opposition, putting them 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 56% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 1,693 face-off wins compared to 1,685 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 15th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,231 hits and they have blocked 814 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Winnipeg is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4% as they've attempted 3,266 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,351 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.2% ranks 20th as they have 2,457 attempts while they have given up 2,537 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New York +165

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