Minnesota Wild vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 12/21/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Wild (+220) Jets (-275)

The Minnesota Wild (20-8-4) are traveling to Canada Life Centre on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Winnipeg Jets (23-10-1). The moneyline on this game has Minnesota at +220 while Winnipeg is coming in at -275. The betting total comes in at 6.5.

The Minnesota Wild will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 6-1 defeat against the Panthers their last time on the ice. The Wild left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in this loss. In the game, they finished 1 out of the 27 shots they tried. In addition, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice and were able to score 1 goal. Minnesota accounted for 16 penalty minutes in this game.

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With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Minnesota Wild have notched 98 goals (13th in the National Hockey League) on the year and have surrendered 84. For the current season, the have a total of 44 points and their points percentage sits at .688. Minnesota comes into the game with 81 power play opportunities and they have tallied 16 goals during those advantages, giving them a percentage of 19.75%. When playing at even strength, the Wild let the opposition score 61 goals while getting 82 on the offensive side of the ice. Minnesota has tried 915 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.7%. The Wild so far have had 927 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .909. Minnesota Wild opponents have earned 77 power play opportunities (29th in pro hockey) and have a total of 23 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the net in this game is Marc-Andre Fleury. For his career, Fleury has 481 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .551. His save percentage currently is at .912 for his 59,301 mins played. Fleury has seen 29,416 shots taken against him and has recorded 26,824 saves. Opponents have scored 2,592 goals versus Fleury in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 2.62. He has a mark of 567-332-97 and he has started in 873 games. Fleury has been in goal for 1,035 matchups throughout his professional hockey career.

When they took the ice last, Winnipeg faced the Ducks in an outing where the Jets were on the wrong end of the score by a final score of 3-2. They had 4 power play chances in this outing and tallied 1 out of those chances. The Jets converted 2 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they attempted.

Winnipeg has taken 978 shots (6th in hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 12.58%, while allowing their opponents 1,004 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 78.89% on the other teams 90 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently comes in at 91.3%. They have earned 105 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 31.43%. The Jets have scored 90 goals at even strength and 33 goals (1st in the NHL) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 87 goals to be scored by of a combination of 68 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they had less men on the ice. On the year, the Winnipeg Jets are sitting with 123 goals, 47 points, in addition to a points percentage of .691.

For the opposition you are expected to see Connor Hellebuyck protecting the net. His opponents are averaging 2.74 goals/game and he has allowed 1,337 goals overall. Hellebuyck's quality start rate is 59.4% and he has qualified for 310 quality starts in his professional career. He has made the start in 522 contests and has played 29,322 minutes. Hellebuyck is sitting with a lifetime record of 295-178-42 and has been in goal for 531 contests. He has accrued 14,818 stops out of 16,155 shots tried, which gives him a rate of .917.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Winnipeg (-275)

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