Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights Hockey Betting Tips 3/21/2019

Thursday, March 21, 2019

T-Mobile Arena

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to T-Mobile Arena to play the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday, March 21, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +145 and the Golden Knights at -175.

Winnipeg has a record of 43-25-4 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They have scored 244 goals and given up 212 goals for a point differential of +32. For the season they have an ATS record of 43-29-0 and an over/under record of 36-29-0. Vegas has a record of 41-27-5 this year. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 224 goals and surrendered 201 for a goal differential of +23. Their record against the spread is 41-32-0 while their over/under record is 34-35-0.

Valuable Winnipeg Jets Betting Trends

The Winnipeg Jets are 43-29-0 straight up this year

The Winnipeg Jets are 36-29-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 41-32-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 34-35-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

02/26/19 D Josh Morrissey Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/24/19 D Dustin Byfuglien Lower Body IR (02/24)
02/16/19 D Joe Morrow Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
03/19/19 GO Marc-Andre Fleury Lower Body is questionable Thursday vs Winnipeg
03/03/19 LW William Carrier Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Connor Hellebuyck has 30 wins and 20 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,759 shots against him and he's given up 158 goals. He's made 1,601 saves for a save percentage of 91%. Mark Scheifele has accumulated 79 total points this season for the Jets. He has 34 goals this year with 172 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 45 assists on the season and averages 22.1 minutes played per game. Blake Wheeler averages 20.9 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 20 goals on 205 shots. He has 68 assists, giving him a total of 88 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has scored 53 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 24 goals this season with 253 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 29 assists on the season and averages 18.3 minutes played per game. Malcolm Subban has 6 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 425 shots against him and he's surrendered 42 goals. He's made 383 saves for a save percentage of 90%. William Karlsson averages 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 20 goals on 156 shots. He has 28 assists, giving him a total of 48 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have allowed 220 power play opportunities and have given up 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79% this year. That is 23rd in the NHL. They average 31 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.85% for the season. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is ranked 5th in the league. The Jets have 90 total points this season, ranking 8th in the NHL in offense. They are 7th in the league with 244 goals while they've given up 212 goals, which is 21st overall. They have had 224 power play opportunities and scored 58 goals on those chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 4th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Golden Knights are 11th with 224 goals scored while they are 24th in the NHL with 201 goals allowed this year. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.89%. They give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 12th place in the league. The Golden Knights have a total of 87 points this year, which is 12th in the NHL. They have 38 power play goals on 214 opportunities for a percentage of 18%. That ranks their power play unit 19th. They've allowed 209 power play opportunities and have given up 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, which is 7th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.7%, as they've attempted 4,102 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,321 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.7% as they have 3,107 attempts while they have given up 3,268 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 20th in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 54.4% of the time, which is 4th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.6% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 2,171 face-off wins compared to 2,131 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.5%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,586 hits and they have blocked 1,053 shots from the opposition, putting them 14th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 2nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.2% for the season, which is 30th in the NHL. They have 2,213 face-off wins compared to 2,183 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.3%. That is 13th in the league. On defense Vegas has 2,016 hits and they have blocked 1,007 shots from the opposition, which is 19th in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.5% as they've attempted 4,689 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,911 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.4% ranks 2nd as they have 3,465 attempts while they have given up 2,904 shots on the defensive end.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Winnipeg +145

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