Winnipeg Jets vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 4/18/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winnipeg Jets vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (+130) Golden Knights (-150)

The Winnipeg Jets (46-33-3) are hitting the road to T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday where they will play the Vegas Golden Knights (51-22-9). The odds on this game have Winnipeg at +130 while Vegas opens at -150. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Winnipeg Jets will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 4-2 defeat against the Avalanche their last time out. Winnipeg accounted for 6 mins in the box for this game. The Jets didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. They also had 3 power play attempts but didn't convert them into a score. While out there on the ice, they finished 2 out of the 20 shots they tried.

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When it comes to their scoring capabilities, the Winnipeg Jets have accounted for 246 goals (21st in the league) this year and have surrendered 224. For the current campaign, they have racked up 95 points and their points percentage sits at .579. Winnipeg skates onto the rink with 270 power play chances and they have tallied 52 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 19.26%. When at even strength, the Jets have allowed the opponent to score 182 goals while scoring 194 on the offensive side of the ice. Winnipeg has taken 2,486 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.9%. The Jets have had 2,487 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .910. Winnipeg Jets opponents have totaled 239 power play opportunities (21st in pro hockey) and have come away with 42 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Connor Hellebuyck. Hellebuyck has played in 445 games over the course of his hockey career. He has a mark of 238-154-37 and was named the starter in 436 games. Opponents have racked up 1,139 goals versus Hellebuyck in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.66. Hellebuyck has seen 13,604 shots against him and has amassed 12,465 saves. His save percentage sits at .916 in his 25,691 mins in the crease. Over the course of his pro career, Hellebuyck has recorded 250 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .573.

When they were on the ice last, Vegas faced the Kraken in a matchup where the Golden Knights ended up with the win by a tally of 3-1. They had 2 power play chances in this one but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Golden Knights scored 3 goals out of the 19 shots on goal they pursued.

Vegas has attempted 2,587 shots (15th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.32%, while allowing the other team 2,533 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 77.44% on the other teams 195 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.1%. They have recorded 207 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 20.29%. The Golden Knights are sitting with 225 goals at even strength and 42 goals (25th in hockey) while on the power play. They have permitted 225 goals to be scored by of a combination of 181 goals at even strength and 44 goals while they were shorthanded. This season, the Vegas Golden Knights have a total of 267 goals, 111 points, in addition to a points percentage of .677.

Across the ice you are going to see Laurent Brossoit in goal. He has compiled 2,837 saves out of 3,126 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .908. Brossoit has earned a career mark of 49-41-11 and has been in goal for 117 contests. He has been a starter 96 games and has been on the ice for 6,246 mins. Brossoit's rate of quality starts comes in at 54.2% and he has earned 52 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. His opponents are averaging 2.78 goals per game and he has yielded 289 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Winnipeg (+130)

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