Los Angeles Kings vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 2/28/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Kings vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

The Los Angeles Kings (33-20-8) are headed to Canada Life Centre on Tuesday where they will go up against the Winnipeg Jets (35-24-1).

The Los Angeles Kings will look for better times on the ice after their 5-2 defeat to the Rangers in the last game they played. The Kings didn't have their best offensive outing in this defeat. For the matchup, they were able to notch a goal on 2 out of the 28 shots they tried. Furthermore, they had 4 chances on the power play and were able to notch 1 goal. Los Angeles accrued 8 penalty mins for this game.

Los Angeles Kings opponents have tallied 207 power play tries (7th in pro hockey) and have come away with 51 goals in those chances. The Kings thus far have had 1,731 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .882. Los Angeles has tried 1,961 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.2%. While playing at even strength, the Kings have allowed the opponent to score 154 goals while having 148 when they are on offense. Los Angeles skates onto the rink with 203 power play opportunities and they have scored 52 goals out of those chances, giving them a percentage of 25.62%. For the current season, they have tallied 74 points and their points percentage sits at .607. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Los Angeles Kings have earned 200 goals (9th in hockey) on the year and have surrendered 205.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Jonathan Quick. Opponents have tallied 1,772 goals versus Quick in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.46. Quick has participated in 743 contests over the course of his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .911 in his 43,215 minutes played. He has an overall record of 370-275-82 and he has started in 729 games. Over the course of his pro career, Quick has accumulated 389 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .534. Quick has seen 19,960 shots against him and has gathered 18,188 saves.

In their last contest, Winnipeg squared up with the Islanders in an outing where the Jets took the loss by a final score of 4-0. The Jets had 0 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 chances on the power play in this game but weren't able to notch a goal.

The Jets have racked up 139 goals at even strength and 42 goals (14th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. Winnipeg has put up 1,798 shots (21st in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.07%, while allowing the opposition 1,857 shots. This season, the Winnipeg Jets have 181 goals, 71 points, as well as a points percentage of .592. They have granted a total of 159 goals to be scored by way of 133 goals at even strength and 26 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 195 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 21.54%. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 84.71% on their opponents 170 chances on the power play, and their save percentage is 91.4%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Connor Hellebuyck in net. The opposition is averaging 2.66 goals/game and he has allowed 1,091 goals overall. Hellebuyck's quality start percentage comes in at 57.1% and he has accumulated 238 quality starts in his career. He got the starting nod in 417 contests and his ice time sits at 24,568 mins. Hellebuyck has accumulated a career record of 227-147-36 and has played in 426 games. He has tallied 11,969 stops out of the 13,060 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .916.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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