Winnipeg Jets at Minnesota Wild NHL Picks & Predictions 1/10/2019

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Xcel Energy Center

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to Xcel Energy Center to play the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Jets at -110 and the Wild at -110.

Winnipeg has a record of 27-13-2 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 146 goals and given up 120 goals for a point differential of +26. For the season they have an ATS record of 26-15-0 and an over/under record of 19-17-0. Minnesota has a record of 21-18-3 this year. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 119 goals and surrendered 118 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 21-20-0 while their over/under record is 18-19-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 26-15-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 19-17-0 against the over/under this season

Important Minnesota Wild Betting Trends

The Minnesota Wild are 21-20-0 straight up this year

The Minnesota Wild are 18-19-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

12/31/18 D Dustin Byfuglien Undisclosed is out indefinitely
12/01/18 D Joe Morrow Lower Body IR (12/01)
01/06/19 LW Nikolaj Ehlers Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Minnesota Wild Injuries

12/17/18 D Matt Dumba Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Connor Hellebuyck has 19 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,015 shots against him and he's given up 92 goals. He's made 923 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Blake Wheeler has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Jets. He has 7 goals this year with 110 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 48 assists on the season and averages 21.4 minutes played per game. Mark Scheifele averages 22.7 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 23 goals on 104 shots. He has 30 assists, giving him a total of 53 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jason Zucker has scored 20 total points this year for the Wild. He has 10 goals this season with 118 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 17.1 minutes played per game. Devan Dubnyk has 16 wins and 14 losses this year in goal for the Wild. He has 977 shots against him and he's surrendered 83 goals. He's made 894 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Zach Parise averages 18.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 124 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 38 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have allowed 124 power play opportunities and have given up 24 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81% this year. That is 13th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.77% for the season. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 9th in the league. The Jets have 56 total points this season, ranking 7th in the NHL in offense. They are 8th in the league with 146 goals while they've given up 120 goals, which is 24th overall. They have had 129 power play opportunities and scored 38 goals on those chances for a percentage of 29%. That is 2nd in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Wild are 24th with 119 goals scored while they are 25th in the NHL with 118 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.99%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 14th place in the league. The Wild have a total of 45 points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 26 power play goals on 122 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks their power play unit 12th. They've allowed 123 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%, which is 5th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg is 15th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2%, as they've attempted 2,472 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,450 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 50% as they have 1,855 attempts while they have given up 1,854 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 17th in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 55.7% of the time, which is 2nd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.3% for the season. That is 30th overall in the NHL. They have 1,311 face-off wins compared to 1,244 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.3%. That ranks them 9th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 880 hits and they have blocked 596 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Wild are 15th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.3% for the season, which is 17th in the NHL. They have 1,298 face-off wins compared to 1,263 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.7%. That is 11th in the league. On defense Minnesota has 833 hits and they have blocked 644 shots from the opposition, which is 10th in the league. Minnesota is 16th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.6% as they've attempted 2,378 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,413 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.3% ranks 15th as they have 1,789 attempts while they have given up 1,769 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg -110

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