Nashville Predators vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 10/23/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Saturday, October 23, 2021

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (+107) Jets (-132)

Canada Life Centre is the site where Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets (1-2-1) will play the Nashville Predators (1-3-0) on Saturday. The Jets open this matchup at -132 while the Predators are priced at +107. The O/U is set at 6.

The Predators were on the losing side of the ice with a 3-1 loss to the Rangers in their previous outing. Their offensive zone starts sat at 65.5% and they had a PDO of 89.9 for this game. They had 23 face-off wins at even strength and lost on 21 attempts to win the face-off. Their Fenwick was 34 and the Fenwick against finished at 33, meaning they had a Fenwick percentage of 50.7%. The Corsi for the Predators came in at 42 and the Corsi against at the end of this game was 37 which means they had a Corsi percentage of 53.2%. Nashville garnered 8 minutes in the box in this matchup. In addition, they had 3 attempts on the power play but weren't able to net one. The Predators had a below average offensive outing in this defeat. For the matchup, they earned a goal on 1 out of the 29 shots they looked to score on.

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Nashville Predators opponents have earned 12 power play opportunities (19th in the league) and have come away with 2 goals in those chances. The Predators have had 114 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .904. Nashville has tried 130 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 6.2%. While at even strength, the Predators have allowed 9 goals while having 6 when they are on offense. Nashville has accounted for 11 power play chances and they have tallied 2 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 18.18%. For the current campaign, they have 2 points and their points percentage sits at .250. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Nashville Predators have tallied 8 goals (26th in the National Hockey League) on the year and have conceded 11.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Juuse Saros. For his professional hockey career, Saros has accumulated 87 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .608. His save percentage currently is at .921 for his 8,915 mins guarding the cage. Saros has had 4,643 shot attempts against him and has recorded 4,274 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 369 goals versus Saros in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.48. He has an overall record of 77-50-17 and he started in 143 games. Saros has been involved in 159 games over the course of his pro hockey career.

When they were on the ice last, Winnipeg opposed the Ducks in a matchup where the Jets took home the victory by a tally of 5-1. Their PDO at even strength was 119 and their oZS percentage was 45.5%. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this one and earned 1 goal out of those tries. Their Fenwick rate came in at 43.5% with a Fenwick of 30 and the Ducks ending the game with a 39 Fenwick. The Jets tallied 5 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they attempted. Winnipeg wrapped up this game with a 44.1% Corsi rating. These Corsi stats speak to the kind of game that Winnipeg played and they looked like the better team in this game.

On the year, the Winnipeg Jets are sitting with 14 goals, 3 points, in addition to a points percentage of .375. They have allowed 15 goals to be scored by of a combination of 7 goals at even strength and 8 goals while they were shorthanded. The Jets are sitting with 11 goals at even strength and 3 goals (16th in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have a tally of 16 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 18.75%. Winnipeg has taken 114 shots (21st in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 12.28%, while allowing the other team 136 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 55.56% on their opponents 18 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.0%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Connor Hellebuyck between the pipes. The opposition is averaging 2.64 goals per contest and he has allowed 804 goals overall. Hellebuyck's quality start rate comes out to 54.2% and he has qualified for 168 quality starts in his pro career. He has started in 310 contests and has played for a total of 18,249 mins. Hellebuyck is the owner of a career mark of 173-104-26 and has been in goal for 319 games. He has accrued 8,817 stops out of 9,621 shots taken, which gives him a percentage of .916.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville (+107)

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