San Jose Sharks at Winnipeg Jets Hockey Betting Tips 2/5/2019

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The San Jose Sharks travel to Bell MTS Place to play the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Sharks at +100 and the Jets at -125.

San Jose has a record of 30-16-7 this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 190 goals and given up 169 goals for a point differential of +21. For the season they have an ATS record of 30-23-0 and an over/under record of 32-20-0. Winnipeg has a record of 34-16-2 this year. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 185 goals and surrendered 146 for a goal differential of +39. Their record against the spread is 34-18-0 while their over/under record is 24-21-0.

Valuable San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 30-23-0 straight up this year

The San Jose Sharks are 32-20-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 34-18-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 24-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key San Jose Sharks Injuries

02/03/19 D Erik Karlsson Illness is questionable Tuesday vs Winnipeg

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

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

Player Spotlight

Martin Jones has 24 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Sharks. He has 1,078 shots against him and he's given up 112 goals. He's made 966 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Brent Burns has accumulated 57 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 10 goals this year with 199 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 47 assists on the season and averages 24.8 minutes played per game. Logan Couture averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 124 shots. He has 29 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has scored 64 total points this year for the Jets. He has 10 goals this season with 151 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 54 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Connor Hellebuyck has 24 wins and 14 losses this year in goal for the Jets. He has 1,244 shots against him and he's surrendered 112 goals. He's made 1,132 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mark Scheifele averages 22.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 26 goals on 128 shots. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 62 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Sharks have allowed 149 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82% this year. That is 10th in the NHL. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.41% for the season. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%, which is ranked 29th in the league. The Sharks have 67 total points this season, ranking 4th in the NHL in offense. They are 3rd in the league with 190 goals while they've given up 169 goals, which is 9th overall. They have had 156 power play opportunities and scored 38 goals on those chances for a percentage of 24%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Jets are 4th with 185 goals scored while they are 25th in the NHL with 146 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.21%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%, putting them in 4th place in the league. The Jets have a total of 70 points this year, which is 3rd in the NHL. They have 45 power play goals on 163 opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That ranks their power play unit 2nd. They've allowed 158 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, which is 11th overall.

Advanced Statistics

San Jose is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.8%, as they've attempted 3,411 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,808 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 55.1% as they have 2,565 attempts while they have given up 2,094 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 2nd in the league. The Sharks start possessions in the offensive zone 54.4% of the time, which is 6th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the season. That is 26th overall in the NHL. They have 1,584 face-off wins compared to 1,542 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense San Jose has 975 hits and they have blocked 714 shots from the opposition, putting them 21st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 55.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 44.2% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 1,583 face-off wins compared to 1,569 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 14th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,109 hits and they have blocked 748 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Winnipeg is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4% as they've attempted 3,006 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,074 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.3% ranks 20th as they have 2,261 attempts while they have given up 2,326 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take San Jose +100

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