Winnipeg Jets vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 10/19/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Winnipeg Jets vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (+115) Wild (-138)

Cam Talbot and the Minnesota Wild host the Winnipeg Jets at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday. The Jets open this matchup at +115 while the Wild are coming in at -138. The over/under is set at 4.5.

The Jets will look for better times on the ice after their 4-3 defeat against the Sharks in their previous contest. The Jets had a middle of the road offensive outing in this loss. For the game, they netted 3 out of the 23 shots they launched. Furthermore, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to net one. Winnipeg compiled 13 mins in the box in this outing. The Corsi for the Jets sat at 43 and the Corsi against when the final whistle blew was 41 which means they had a Corsi percentage of 51.2%. Their Fenwick was 24 and the Fenwick against was 29, meaning they had a Fenwick rate of 45.3%. They garnered 15 face-off victories at even strength and were beaten on 24 opportunities to take control of the puck. When starting in the offensive zone they were rated at 55.4% and their PDO rating was 105.8 for this one.

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Winnipeg Jets opponents have tallied 10 power play opportunities (11th in hockey) and have racked up 4 goals in those attempts. The Jets have had 53 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .849. Winnipeg has attempted 57 shots and holds a shot percentage of 7.0%. At even strength, the Jets have allowed 4 goals while getting 4 as an offensive unit. Winnipeg comes into tonight with 8 power play chances this season, but haven't converted one yet. When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Winnipeg Jets have earned 4 goals (28th in the league) for the year and have allowed 8.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Connor Hellebuyck. For his professional hockey career, Hellebuyck has 167 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .542. He has a save percentage of .916 for his 18,126 mins played. Hellebuyck has had 9,538 shots taken against him and has amassed 8,741 saves. The opposition has scored 797 goals against Hellebuyck in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 2.64. He has a record of 172-104-25 and he started in 308 games. Hellebuyck has participated in 317 contests throughout his NHL career.

The last time they were on the ice, Minnesota went up against the Kings in a game where the Wild ended up with the victory by a tally of 3-2. Minnesota wrapped up this game with a 44.9% Corsi rating. These Corsi statistics are telling of the type of game that Minnesota played and it shows us they played like an average team. Their Fenwick percentage was 49.3% with a Fenwick of 35 and the Kings having earned a 36 Fenwick at even strength. Their PDO was 107 and their percentage of oZS was 44.0%. The Wild had 3 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they pursued. They had 1 power play opportunity in this outing but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

The Wild have racked up 4 goals at even strength and 1 goal (18th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. Minnesota has attempted 73 shots (13th in the league) and has earned a shooting percentage of 6.85%, while allowing the other team 60 shots. On the year, the Minnesota Wild have accounted for 5 goals, 4 points, in addition to a points percentage of 1.000. They have recorded 6 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 16.67%. They have a penalty kill rate of 75.00% on their oppositions 8 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage is 95.0%. They have allowed 3 goals to be scored by way of 1 goal at even strength and 2 goals while they had less men on the ice.

For the opposition you will find Cam Talbot between the pipes. He has compiled 9,378 saves out of the 10,244 shots attempted against him, giving him a save % of .915. Talbot is the owner of a career mark of 171-130-30 and has played in 349 games. He was named a starter in 335 games and has racked up 19,974 mins. Talbot's quality start rate sits at 52.8% and he has earned 177 quality starts in his pro career. His opposition is averaging 2.60 goals per contest and he has relinquished 866 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Minnesota (-138)

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