Winnipeg Jets at Arizona Coyotes Hockey Betting Tips and Predictions 4/6/2019

Saturday, April 6, 2019

Gila River Arena

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The Winnipeg Jets head to Gila River Arena to take on the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, April 6, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Jets at -141 and the Coyotes at +108.

Winnipeg has a record of 46-30-4 this year. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've tallied 264 goals and surrendered 238 goals for a point differential of +26. For the year they have an ATS mark of 46-34-0 and an over/under record of 40-33-0. Arizona has a record of 38-34-8 this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They have scored 203 goals and given up 215 for a goal differential of -12. Their record against the spread is 38-42-0 while their over/under mark is 32-45-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 46-34-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 40-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 38-42-0 straight up this year

The Arizona Coyotes are 32-45-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

04/04/19 LW Brandon Tanev Upper Body is out Thursday vs Colorado and out Saturday vs Arizona
04/01/19 GO Laurent Brossoit Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/26/19 D Josh Morrissey Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/06/18 GO Antti Raanta Lower Body IR (12/06)
01/03/19 C Nick Schmaltz Upper Body IR (01/03); is out for season

Player Spotlight

Mark Scheifele has scored 81 total points this year for the Jets. He has 36 goals this season with 192 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 45 assists on the year and averages 21.9 minutes played per contest. Blake Wheeler averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 20 goals on 225 attempts. He has 70 assists, giving him a total of 90 points on the year. Connor Hellebuyck has 33 wins and 23 losses this season in goal for the Jets. He has 1,992 shots against him and he's surrendered 174 goals. He's made 1,818 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Clayton Keller has 46 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 14 goals this year with 192 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 32 assists on the year and averages 18.3 minutes played per contest. Oliver Ekman-Larsson averages 23.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 14 goals on 172 attempts. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 44 points on the year. Darcy Kuemper has 26 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has 1,638 shots against him and he's given up 125 goals. He's made 1,513 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have 96 total points this year, which is 10th in the NHL. They've scored 264 goals while giving up 238 scores, which has them ranked 7th and 16th respectively. They have had 245 power play chances and scored 61 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That is 4th in the league. The Jets have given up 243 power play opportunities and surrendered 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, ranking them 24th when short-handed. They average 31 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.61% for the year. They allow 34 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 8th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Coyotes are 19th in the league with a total of 84 points this season. They have 41 power play goals on 253 chances for a percentage of 16%. That is 25th in the NHL. They've given up 223 power play opportunities and surrendered 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%, ranking 1st overall. As a team, the Coyotes are 29th with a total of 203 goals scored while they've given up 215 goals this season, ranking 27th in goals against. They average 31 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 8.25%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 7th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.6%, as they've attempted 4,602 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,871 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.6% as they have 3,484 attempts while they have given up 3,690 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 53.8% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the season. That is 27th overall in the NHL. They have 2,437 face-off wins compared to 2,360 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.8%. That ranks them 11th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,814 hits and they have blocked 1,181 shots from the opposition, putting them 12th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Coyotes are 18th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 51% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 2,271 face-off wins compared to 2,485 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.8%. That is 28th in the league. On defense Arizona has 2,002 hits and they have blocked 1,282 shots from the opposition, which is 3rd in the league. Arizona is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 4,665 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,790 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.9% ranks 16th as they have 3,496 attempts while they have given up 3,508 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg -141

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