Winnipeg Jets vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 1/22/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winnipeg Jets vs Boston Bruins

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (+136) Bruins (-164)

The Boston Bruins (23-12-2) will go up against the Winnipeg Jets (17-13-6) at TD Garden on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Winnipeg at +136 and Boston is coming in at -164. The over/under is set at 6.

The Winnipeg Jets will look for better times on the ice after their 5-2 defeat to the Predators in their previous contest. Winnipeg tallied 17 penalty mins for this contest. Furthermore, they had 5 attempts on the power play and netted 1 goal. The Jets had a below average offensive performance in this defeat. In the matchup, they finished 2 out of the 38 shots they tried.

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The Jets have had 1,149 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .909. While at even strength, the Jets have allowed the opponent to score 77 goals while scoring 82 as an offensive unit. Winnipeg Jets opponents have tallied 102 power play tries (29th in hockey) and have come away with 28 goals in those chances. For the current campaign, they have recorded 40 points and their points % is .556. Winnipeg has tried 1,222 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.7%. In terms of scoring goals, the Winnipeg Jets have accumulated 106 goals (22nd in hockey) on the campaign and have conceded 105. Winnipeg skates onto the rink with 115 power play chances and they have scored 24 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 20.87%.

The player in the crease for this game is Connor Hellebuyck. Hellebuyck has played in 345 contests over the course of his NHL career. He has amassed a mark of 186-113-30 and was named the starter in 336 games. Opponents have been able to score 872 goals versus Hellebuyck in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.65. Hellebuyck has seen 10,432 shots taken against him and has accrued 9,560 total saves. His save percentage currently sits at .916 in his 19,774 mins on the ice. During his career on the ice, Hellebuyck is sitting with 186 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .554.

When they took the ice last, Boston squared up with the Capitals in a game where the Bruins ended up with the victory by a final score of 4-3. They had 3 power play chances in this one and earned 2 goals out of those chances. The Bruins tallied 4 goals of the 33 shots on goal they pursued.

Boston has taken 1,326 shots (5th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 8.67%, while allowing the other team 1,070 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 82.50% on the other teams 120 power play chances, and their save percentage is 90.7%. They have recorded 113 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 24.78%. The Bruins have earned 87 goals at even strength and 28 goals (8th in the league) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 99 goals to be scored by way of 78 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Boston Bruins have earned a total of 115 goals, 48 points, as well as a points percentage of .649.

Across the ice you are going to see Linus Ullmark in the crease. His opponents are averaging 2.74 goals/game and he has surrendered 359 goals altogether. Ullmark's rate of quality starts sits at 55.0% and he has made 72 quality starting assignments in his career. He has started in 131 games and has been on the ice for 7,854 minutes. Ullmark is sitting with a lifetime mark of 64-52-13 and has played in 137 games. He has accounted for 3,753 stops out of the 4,112 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .913.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Guy's Pick: Take Boston (-164)

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