Winnipeg Jets vs Carolina Hurricanes Prediction, 4/21/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winnipeg Jets vs Carolina Hurricanes

Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022

Location: PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (+188) Hurricanes (-225)

The Winnipeg Jets (35-31-11) are hitting the road to PNC Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Carolina Hurricanes (49-20-8). The moneyline on this matchup has Winnipeg at +188 and Carolina is coming in at -225. The betting total is set at 6.

The Winnipeg Jets will look for better times on the ice after their 3-0 defeat against the Rangers in the last game they played. Winnipeg accounted for 2 minutes in the box in this outing. The Jets didn't have their best offensive outing in this loss. Moreover, they had 1 power play opportunity but weren't able to score a goal. While out there on the ice, they ended the night with no scores out of the 31 shots they tried.

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Winnipeg Jets opponents have 218 power play tries (15th in the league) and have earned 56 goals in those chances. The Jets have had 2,546 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .904. Winnipeg has taken 2,482 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.4%. When at even strength, the Jets let the opposition score 188 goals while scoring 183 on offense. Winnipeg has compiled 233 power play opportunities and they have scored 50 goals out of those advantages, earning them a rate of 21.46%. For the season, they have scored 81 points and their points percentage is .526. When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Winnipeg Jets have racked up 233 goals (17th in hockey) for the season and have allowed 244.

The man in net for this game is Connor Hellebuyck. Hellebuyck has been in goal for 379 games during his pro hockey career. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 199-129-35 and he has gotten the start in 370 games. The opposition has notched 980 goals against Hellebuyck in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.70. Hellebuyck has seen 11,576 shots against him and has accrued 10,596 saves. His save percentage sits at .915 in his 21,793 mins between the pipes. Over the course of his pro career, Hellebuyck has accrued 204 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .551.

In their last contest, Carolina went up against the Coyotes in a matchup where the Hurricanes earned a victory by a final of 5-3. The Hurricanes recorded 5 goals of the 51 shots on goal they tried. They had 1 power play chance in this matchup but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

On the year, the Carolina Hurricanes have tallied 255 goals, 106 points, as well as a points percentage of .688. They have granted a total of 188 goals to be scored by way of 157 goals at even strength and 31 goals while they were shorthanded. The Hurricanes have earned 206 goals at even strength and 49 goals (13th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have a total of 219 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 22.37%. Carolina has put up 2,617 shots (9th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.74%, while allowing their opponents 2,179 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 88.21% on their opponents 263 power play tries, and their save percentage sits at 91.4%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Antti Raanta protecting the goal. He has a tally of 5,605 saves out of 6,101 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .919. Raanta is sitting with a lifetime mark of 106-70-24 and has been in goal for 223 contests. He has started in 202 games and has played for a total of 12,104 minutes. Raanta's percentage of quality starts is 62.4% and he has qualified for 126 quality starts in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 2.46 goals per game and he has surrendered 496 goals overall.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Carolina (-225)

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