Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets NHL Point Spread Picks 2/16/2019

Saturday, February 16, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The Ottawa Senators travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday, February 16, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Senators at +205 and the Jets at -250.

Ottawa has a record of 21-31-5 this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They have scored 175 goals and given up 208 goals for a point differential of -33. For the season they have an ATS record of 21-36-0 and an over/under record of 32-21-0. Winnipeg has a record of 36-19-3 this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 199 goals and surrendered 167 for a goal differential of +32. Their record against the spread is 36-22-0 while their over/under record is 27-24-0.

Valuable Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 21-36-0 straight up this year

The Ottawa Senators are 32-21-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 36-22-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 27-24-0 against the over/under this season

Key Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/04/18 RW Marian Gaborik Back is out indefinitely
02/14/19 GO Craig Anderson Eye is questionable Saturday vs Winnipeg
02/14/19 D Mark Borowiecki None is questionable Saturday vs Winnipeg
02/07/19 LW Mikkel Boedker Abdominal is out indefinitely

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

02/14/19 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is questionable Saturday vs Ottawa
01/06/19 LW Nikolaj Ehlers Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Craig Anderson has 14 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has 1,217 shots against him and he's given up 117 goals. He's made 1,100 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Ryan Dzingel has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Senators. He has 21 goals this year with 129 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 17.8 minutes played per game. Mark Stone averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 19% by scoring 26 goals on 137 shots. He has 31 assists, giving him a total of 57 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has scored 68 total points this year for the Jets. He has 30 goals this season with 148 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 38 assists on the season and averages 22.5 minutes played per game. Connor Hellebuyck has 26 wins and 16 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 1,443 shots against him and he's surrendered 128 goals. He's made 1,315 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Blake Wheeler averages 21.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 12 goals on 168 shots. He has 56 assists, giving him a total of 68 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Senators have allowed 153 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this year. That is 26th in the NHL. They average 30 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.26% for the season. They allow 37 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 19th in the league. The Senators have 47 total points this season, ranking 31st in the NHL in offense. They are 12th in the league with 175 goals while they've given up 208 goals, which is 2nd overall. They have had 154 power play opportunities and scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 15th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 5th with 199 goals scored while they are 20th in the NHL with 167 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.77%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 5th place in the league. The Jets have a total of 75 points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 45 power play goals on 180 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks their power play unit 4th. They've allowed 176 power play opportunities and have given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, which is 18th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Ottawa is 31st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 44.5%, as they've attempted 3,071 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,825 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 45.1% as they have 2,324 attempts while they have given up 2,826 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 30th in the league. The Senators start possessions in the offensive zone 47.9% of the time, which is 27th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 52.1% for the season. That is 5th overall in the NHL. They have 1,745 face-off wins compared to 1,738 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That ranks them 15th in the league. On defense Ottawa has 1,232 hits and they have blocked 999 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st 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 1,761 face-off wins compared to 1,724 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That is 12th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,270 hits and they have blocked 842 shots from the opposition, which is 12th in the league. Winnipeg is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4% as they've attempted 3,380 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,469 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.2% ranks 20th as they have 2,540 attempts while they have given up 2,627 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg -250

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