Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks Against the Spread 2/22/2019

Friday, February 22, 2019

T-Mobile Arena

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The Winnipeg Jets travel to T-Mobile Arena to play the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday, February 22, 2019. The opening line for this game has the Jets at +105 and the Golden Knights at -130.

Winnipeg has a record of 36-20-4 this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 203 goals and given up 178 goals for a point differential of +25. For the season they have an ATS record of 36-23-0 and an over/under record of 28-24-0. Vegas is 32-25-5 this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They have scored 182 goals and surrendered 175 for a goal differential of +7. Their record against the spread is 32-29-0 while their over/under record is 28-29-0.

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 Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 32-29-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 28-29-0 against the over/under this season

Key Winnipeg Jets Injuries

02/20/19 D Dmitry Kulikov Upper Body is questionable Friday vs Vegas
02/20/19 D Dustin Byfuglien Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Vegas
02/16/19 D Joe Morrow Lower Body is out indefinitely
01/06/19 LW Nikolaj Ehlers Upper Body is out indefinitely

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

11/07/18 LW Erik Haula Knee is out indefinitely
02/20/19 LW William Carrier None is questionable Friday vs Winnipeg
02/14/19 C Ryan Carpenter Upper Body IR (02/14)

Player Spotlight

Blake Wheeler has accumulated 69 total points this season for the Jets. He has 12 goals this year with 172 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 57 assists on the season and averages 21.3 minutes played per game. Mark Scheifele averages 22.4 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 20% by scoring 30 goals on 152 shots. He has 38 assists, giving him a total of 68 points on the season. Connor Hellebuyck has 26 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Jets. He has 1,489 shots against him and he's given up 135 goals. He's made 1,354 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

William Karlsson has scored 38 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 18 goals this season with 127 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 19.3 minutes played per game. Jon Marchessault averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 19 goals on 226 shots. He has 22 assists, giving him a total of 41 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 29 wins and 18 losses this year in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 1,462 shots against him and he's surrendered 134 goals. He's made 1,328 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Jets have 76 total points this season, which ranks them 7th in the NHL. They are 7th in the league in goals scored with 203 while they've given up 178 goals, ranking them 19th overall. They have had 186 power play opportunities and have scored 46 goals on those chances for a percentage of 25%. That is 5th in the NHL. The Jets have allowed 189 power play opportunities and have given up 39 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%, putting them 21st in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 10.68% for the season. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%. That puts them 7th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights are 14th in the NHL with a total of 69 points this year. They have 32 power play goals on 184 opportunities for a percentage of 17%. That ranks them 20th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 181 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. That is 4th in the NHL. As a team, the Golden Knights are 14th in the league with 182 goals scored while they've given up 175 goals, which is 22nd overall. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.66%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 14th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Winnipeg is 19th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.1%, as they've attempted 3,480 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,614 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 48.8% as they have 2,611 attempts while they have given up 2,739 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 21st in the league. The Jets start possessions in the offensive zone 55.5% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.5% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 1,817 face-off wins compared to 1,785 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.4%. That ranks them 13th in the league. On defense Winnipeg has 1,328 hits and they have blocked 875 shots from the opposition, putting them 13th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights are 4th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 54.2% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the season, which is 27th in the NHL. They have 1,854 face-off wins compared to 1,870 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.8%. That is 17th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,723 hits and they have blocked 859 shots from the opposition, which is 15th in the league. Vegas is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 54.3% as they've attempted 3,944 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,318 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 54.1% ranks 3rd as they have 2,900 attempts while they have given up 2,459 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg +105

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