Vegas at Winnipeg NHL Picks and Tips 1/15/2019

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Bell MTS Place

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to Bell MTS Place to take on the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at +131 and the Jets at -145.

Vegas has a record of 28-16-4 this year. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've tallied 146 goals and surrendered 127 goals for a point differential of +19. For the year they have an ATS mark of 28-20-0 and an over/under record of 21-24-0. Winnipeg has a record of 29-14-2 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 156 goals and given up 128 for a goal differential of +28. Their record against the spread is 29-16-0 while their over/under mark is 21-19-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 28-20-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 21-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 29-16-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 21-19-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

12/29/18 D Colin Miller Undisclosed IR (12/29)
11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
01/13/19 GO Malcolm Subban Illness is questionable Tuesday vs Winnipeg
01/13/19 RW Reilly Smith Undisclosed is questionable Tuesday vs Winnipeg
01/13/19 LW William Carrier Illness is questionable Tuesday vs Winnipeg

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/31/18 D Dustin Byfuglien Undisclosed is out indefinitely
01/13/19 D Tyler Myers Lower Body is questionable Tuesday vs Vegas
01/06/19 LW Nikolaj Ehlers Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has scored 31 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 14 goals this season with 173 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 17 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. William Karlsson averages 19.4 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by tallying 15 goals on 100 attempts. He has 15 assists, giving him a total of 30 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 26 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 1,135 shots against him and he's surrendered 101 goals. He's made 1,034 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has 56 total points this season for the Jets. He has 24 goals this year with 112 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 21%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 22.8 minutes played per contest. Blake Wheeler averages 21.5 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by scoring 9 goals on 124 attempts. He has 49 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 20 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,068 shots against him and he's given up 98 goals. He's made 970 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 60 total points this year, which is 5th in the NHL. They've scored 146 goals while giving up 127 scores, which has them ranked 10th and 25th respectively. They have had 144 power play chances and scored 27 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That is 16th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 140 power play opportunities and surrendered 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, ranking them 8th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.18% for the year. They allow 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 12th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets are 4th in the league with a total of 60 points this season. They have 39 power play goals on 139 chances for a percentage of 28%. That is 2nd in the NHL. They've given up 132 power play opportunities and surrendered 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 14th overall. As a team, the Jets are 6th with a total of 156 goals scored while they've given up 128 goals this season, ranking 24th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.80%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 8th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 3rd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.6%, as they've attempted 3,058 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,544 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.2% as they have 2,230 attempts while they have given up 1,884 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 54.7% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.3% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 1,405 face-off wins compared to 1,437 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.4%. That ranks them 19th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,293 hits and they have blocked 660 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Jets are 1st in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 56.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 43.7% for the season, which is 31st in the NHL. They have 1,382 face-off wins compared to 1,338 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That is 10th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 944 hits and they have blocked 636 shots from the opposition, which is 18th in the league. Winnipeg is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.1% as they've attempted 2,635 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,622 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.9% ranks 18th as they have 1,976 attempts while they have given up 1,986 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg -145

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