Detroit Red Wings vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 4/6/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (+205) Jets (-250)

Canada Life Centre is the location where the Winnipeg Jets (33-27-10) will meet the Detroit Red Wings (26-34-9) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Detroit at +205 and Winnipeg is sitting at -250. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Detroit Red Wings will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-2 loss against the Senators in the last game they played. The Red Wings didn't have their best offensive outing in this loss. In the outing, they scored on 2 out of the 32 shots they launched. They also had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. Detroit accumulated 4 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Detroit Red Wings have racked up 194 goals (23rd in hockey) for the season and have allowed 266. For the year, the have a total of 61 points and their points percentage is .442. Detroit has 194 power play opportunities and they have tallied 34 goals during those chances, garnering them a rate of 17.53%. While playing at even strength, the Red Wings have conceded 213 goals while scoring 160 when they are on offense. Detroit has taken 2,046 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.5%. The Red Wings have had 2,309 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .885. Detroit Red Wings opponents have earned 189 power play tries (25th in the NHL) and have tallied 53 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Alex Nedeljkovic. In his professional hockey career, Nedeljkovic has 41 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .569. His save percentage is .909 during his 4,487 mins played. Nedeljkovic has had 2,321 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 2,110 total saves. The opposition has notched 211 goals versus Nedeljkovic in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.82. He has accumulated an overall record of 34-28-12 and was named the starter in 72 games. Nedeljkovic has played in 80 games during his hockey career.

In their last contest, Winnipeg played the Kings in a game where the Jets went home in defeat by a final score of 3-2. They had 6 chances on the power play in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Jets had 2 goals of the 27 shots on goal they took.

Over the course of the season, the Winnipeg Jets have tallied 215 goals, 76 points, in addition to a points percentage of .543. They have granted a total of 215 goals to be scored by of a combination of 164 goals at even strength and 51 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Jets have scored 169 goals at even strength and 46 goals (13th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have a tally of 216 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 21.30%. Winnipeg has taken 2,266 shots (11th in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.49%, while allowing the other team 2,301 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 74.63% on their oppositions 201 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is 90.7%.

On the other side of the ice you are expected to see Connor Hellebuyck between the pipes. Hellebuyck holds a lifetime mark of 197-126-34 and has been in net for 373 contests. Hellebuyck's rate of quality starts sits at 55.2% and he has made 201 quality starts in his NHL career. He has recorded 10,431 saves out of 11,388 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .916. Opponents are averaging 2.68 goals per game and he has relinquished 957 goals overall. He has made the start in 364 contests and his ice time sits at 21,463 minutes.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Detroit (+205)

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