Winnipeg Jets at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 2/20/2019

Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Pepsi Center

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Jets at -130 and the Avalanche at +110.

Winnipeg has a record of 36-19-4 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 202 goals and given up 171 goals for a point differential of +31. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-23-0 and an over/under record of 28-24-0. Colorado has a record of 24-24-11 this year. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 189 goals and surrendered 192 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 24-35-0 while their over/under record is 31-27-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 36-23-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 28-24-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 24-35-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 31-27-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

02/18/19 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is questionable Wednesday vs Colorado
02/18/19 D Dustin Byfuglien Lower Body is questionable Wednesday vs Colorado
02/16/19 D Joe Morrow Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/06/19 LW Nikolaj Ehlers Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

12/11/18 C Vladislav Kamenev Shoulder is out indefinitely
10/04/18 D Conor Timmins Concussion is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Connor Hellebuyck has 26 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,443 shots against him and he's given up 128 goals. He's made 1,315 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Blake Wheeler has accumulated 68 total points this season for the Jets. He has 12 goals this year with 169 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 56 assists on the season and averages 21.3 minutes played per game. Mark Scheifele averages 22.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 30 goals on 150 shots. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 68 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 76 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 24 goals this season with 148 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 52 assists on the season and averages 20.9 minutes played per game. Semyon Varlamov has 15 wins and 15 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,169 shots against him and he's surrendered 106 goals. He's made 1,063 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Nathan MacKinnon averages 21.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 29 goals on 255 shots. He has 47 assists, giving him a total of 76 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have allowed 183 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 21st in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.78% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 6th in the league. The Jets have 76 total points this season, ranking 6th in the NHL in offense. They are 7th in the league with 202 goals while they've given up 171 goals, which is 23rd overall. They have had 182 power play opportunities and scored 45 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 9th with 189 goals scored while they are 9th in the NHL with 192 goals allowed this year. They average 33 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.82%. They give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them in 25th place in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 59 points this year, which is 20th in the NHL. They have 47 power play goals on 213 opportunities for a percentage of 22%. That ranks their power play unit 9th. They've allowed 211 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77%, which is 26th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.2%, as they've attempted 3,428 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,540 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 49% as they have 2,575 attempts while they have given up 2,682 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 55.7% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.3% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,791 face-off wins compared to 1,752 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.6%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,294 hits and they have blocked 858 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 3rd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.4% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the season, which is 29th in the NHL. They have 1,701 face-off wins compared to 1,824 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48.3%. That is 25th in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,191 hits and they have blocked 903 shots from the opposition, which is 5th in the league. Colorado is 14th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.3% as they've attempted 3,463 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,426 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.5% ranks 14th as they have 2,570 attempts while they have given up 2,523 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado +110

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