Winnipeg Jets at Colorado Avalanche NHL Betting Tips 4/4/2019

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The Winnipeg Jets head to Pepsi Center to take on the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, April 4, 2019. The opening line for this contest has the Jets at +108 and the Avalanche at -119.

Winnipeg has a record of 46-30-4 this year. They are 1st 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. Colorado has a record of 37-29-14 this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They have scored 253 goals and given up 237 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread is 37-43-0 while their over/under mark is 39-40-0.

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 Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 37-43-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 39-40-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

04/01/19 GO Laurent Brossoit Lower Body is out indefinitely
02/26/19 D Josh Morrissey Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
04/02/19 RW Mikko Rantanen Upper Body is questionable Thursday vs Winnipeg

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

Nathan MacKinnon has 97 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 40 goals this year with 354 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 57 assists on the year and averages 22 minutes played per contest. Tyson Barrie averages 21.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 13 goals on 214 attempts. He has 45 assists, giving him a total of 58 points on the year. Philipp Grubauer has 17 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has 1,035 shots against him and he's given up 87 goals. He's made 948 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 23rd 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 Avalanche are 17th in the league with a total of 88 points this season. They have 63 power play goals on 280 chances for a percentage of 23%. That is 7th in the NHL. They've given up 267 power play opportunities and surrendered 58 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%, ranking 26th overall. As a team, the Avalanche are 10th with a total of 253 goals scored while they've given up 237 goals this season, ranking 17th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.70%. As a unit they give up 32 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 12th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.5%, as they've attempted 4,534 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,808 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.6% as they have 3,438 attempts while they have given up 3,641 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 54% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 46% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 2,414 face-off wins compared to 2,332 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.9%. That ranks them 10th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,795 hits and they have blocked 1,167 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 7th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 53.5% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 46.5% for the season, which is 25th in the NHL. They have 2,301 face-off wins compared to 2,468 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.2%. That is 26th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,672 hits and they have blocked 1,286 shots from the opposition, which is 2nd in the league. Colorado is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.4% as they've attempted 4,625 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,735 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50% ranks 14th as they have 3,455 attempts while they have given up 3,449 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado -119

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