Winnipeg Jets vs San Jose Sharks Prediction, 10/16/2021 NHL Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Winnipeg Jets vs San Jose Sharks

Date: Saturday, October 16, 2021

Location: SAP Center in San Jose, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (-113) Sharks (+102)

Connor Hellebuyck and the Winnipeg Jets go to SAP Center on Saturday where they'll meet the San Jose Sharks. The Jets open this matchup at -113 while the Sharks are priced at +102. The total is set at 6.5.

The Jets were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 4-1 loss against the Ducks in their last contest. The Jets had a below average offensive performance in the defeat. In the game, they converted 1 out of the 34 shots they put on net. They also had 5 power play opportunities but didn't get a goal. Winnipeg accrued 24 minutes in the box in this contest. The Corsi for the Jets was 44 and the Corsi against at the end of this game was 22 meaning they had a Corsi percentage of 66.7%. Their Fenwick came in at 33 and the Fenwick against was 19, meaning they had a Fenwick percentage of 63.5%. They totaled 19 face-off wins at even strength and were beaten on 16 opportunities to gain puck control. Their starts in the offensive zone were rated at 65.0% and their PDO was 88.1 in this game.

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The Jets had 1,713 shots taken against them and held a save percentage of .911. When playing at even strength, the Jets let the opposition score 123 goals while earning 133. Winnipeg Jets opposition had 149 power play opportunities (25th in professional hockey) and scored 29 goals in those attempts. For the prior season, they finished with 63 points and their points percentage finished at .563. Winnipeg took 1,661 shots and had a shooting percentage of 10.2%. In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Winnipeg Jets accumulated 170 goals (12th in professional hockey) last year and given up 152. Winnipeg tallied 161 power play chances and notched 37 goals out of those chances, giving them a rate of 22.98%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Connor Hellebuyck. Opponents have racked up 793 goals versus Hellebuyck in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.63. Hellebuyck has been involved in 316 games over the course of his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently sits at .917 for his 18,068 mins played. He has an overall mark of 172-103-25 and he has gotten the start in 307 games. For his career, Hellebuyck is sitting with 167 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .544. Hellebuyck has seen 9,507 shot attempts against him and has amassed 8,714 total saves.

In their last contest, San Jose went up against the Golden Knights in a matchup where the Sharks took the defeat by a mark of 6-0. San Jose wound up with a 40.0% Corsi rating. This Corsi rating tells us the kind of game San Jose played and it tells us that they didn't have their best game. Their Fenwick rate came in at 36.1% by way of having a Fenwick of 26 and the Golden Knights having accrued a 46 Fenwick at even strength. Their PDO was 84 and they finished this one with an oZS percentage of 23.1%. The Sharks notched 0 goals of the 19 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 1 power play opportunity in this contest but didn't put one in the back of the net.

On the year, the San Jose Sharks accounted for 146 goals, 49 points, and a points percentage of .438. They granted a total of 196 goals to be scored by of a combination of 160 goals at even strength and 36 goals while they were shorthanded. The Sharks racked up 124 goals at even strength and 22 goals (27th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They had a tally of 156 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 14.10%. San Jose has tried 1,682 shots (13th in the NHL) and had a shooting percentage of 8.68%, while allowing the opposition 1,791 shots. They recorded a penalty kill rate of 80.43% on the other team's 184 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage came in at 89.1%.

Across the ice you will find Adin Hill in net. Hill has accumulated a lifetime mark of 19-21-4 and has been in net for 49 contests. Hill's quality start percentage is 46.3% and he has made 19 quality starts in his pro career. He has racked up 1,204 saves out of the 1,324 shots tried, giving him a save % of .909. His opposition is averaging 2.79 goals/game and he has yielded 120 goals in total. He has been a starter 41 games and has played for a total of 2,584 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take San Jose (+102)

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