Minnesota Wild vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 2/20/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

The Minnesota Wild (25-23-6) are headed to Canada Life Centre on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Winnipeg Jets (33-14-5).

The Minnesota Wild will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 3-2 defeat to the Sabres in their previous contest . The Wild didn't have a great showing offensively in this loss. For the matchup, they converted 2 of the 32 shots they attempted. They also had 4 chances with the advantage and were able to net 1 goal. Minnesota tallied 6 penalty mins in this contest.

When at even strength, the Wild have allowed the opponent to score 128 goals while getting 123 on the offensive side of the ice. Minnesota Wild opponents have earned 185 power play tries (5th in pro hockey) and have notched 46 goals in those chances. In reference to their goal scoring prowess, the Minnesota Wild have racked up 161 goals (19th in pro hockey) for the year and have conceded 174. Minnesota has attempted 1,629 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 9.9%. For the year, they have scored 56 points and their points % is .519. The Wild thus far have had 1,638 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .894. Minnesota has accounted for 184 power play opportunities and they have added 38 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 20.65%.

The player in the crease for this game is Filip Gustavsson. Gustavsson has played in 98 games throughout his hockey career. He has earned a win-loss mark of 47-35-13 and he was named the starter in 91 games. The opposition has racked up 255 goals against Gustavsson in his career and his goals against rate is 2.72. Gustavsson has had 2,925 shot attempts taken against him and he has 2,670 total saves. His save percentage is at .913 in his 5,624 minutes played. For his professional hockey career, Gustavsson has compiled 52 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .571.

When they took the ice last, Winnipeg opposed the Canucks in an outing where the Jets notched a victory by a final score of 4-2. The Jets netted 4 goals of the 28 shots on goal they pursued. They had 4 power play attempts in this game and notched 2 out of those tries.

So far this year, the Winnipeg Jets have 156 goals, 71 points, in addition to a points percentage of .683. They have permitted 118 goals to be scored by way of 85 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Jets have 131 goals at even strength and 25 goals (24th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have earned 159 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 15.72%. Winnipeg has tried 1,602 shots (21st in pro hockey) and has a shooting percentage of 9.74%, while allowing the other team 1,501 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 78.29% on the other teams 152 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 92.1%.

Across the ice you will find Connor Hellebuyck in net. Hellebuyck is the owner of a career mark of 264-164-40 and has been in goal for 484 games. Hellebuyck's percentage of quality starts comes in at 58.3% and he has accumulated 277 quality starts in his NHL career. He has recorded 13,516 stops out of 14,738 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .917. Teams are averaging 2.62 goals per game and he has yielded 1,222 goals altogether. He has been a starter 475 games and has accumulated 28,034 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota

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