Winnipeg Jets vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 4/3/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Winnipeg Jets vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Thursday, April 3, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

Odds/Point Spread: Jets (-152) Golden Knights (+126)

T-Mobile Arena is the location where the Vegas Golden Knights (45-21-8) will attempt to beat the Winnipeg Jets (51-20-4) on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Jets at -152 and the Golden Knights are at +126. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Winnipeg Jets will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-1 defeat against the Kings in their last outing. The Jets could have played much better offensively in this loss. For the game, they tallied a score on 1 of the 19 shots they put on net. Additionally, they had 2 power play tries but weren't able to make the most of them. Winnipeg had 2 mins in the box in this outing.

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Regarding their goal scoring prowess, the Winnipeg Jets have racked up 256 goals (3rd in the National Hockey League) for the year and have conceded 176. For the current campaign, they have tallied 106 points and their points percentage sits at .707. Winnipeg is sitting with 202 power play chances and they have scored 59 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 29.21%. When at even strength, the Jets have allowed 138 goals while notching 197 on offense. Winnipeg has taken 2,093 shots and has a shooting percentage of 12.2%. The Jets so far have had 2,033 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .913. Winnipeg Jets opponents have totaled 188 power play opportunities (22nd in pro hockey) and have tallied 38 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Connor Hellebuyck. Over the course of his career, Hellebuyck has accounted for 332 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .600. His save percentage is at .918 during his 29,400 minutes guarding the cage. Hellebuyck has seen 16,936 shots taken against him and has amassed 15,539 total saves. Opponents have racked up 1,397 goals versus Hellebuyck in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.85. He has a record of 318-184-44 and he has gotten the start in 553 games. Hellebuyck has been in net for 563 games over the course of his NHL career.

In their last game, Vegas played the Oilers in a matchup where the Golden Knights were on the wrong end of the score by a tally of 3-2. They had 1 attempt on the power play in this contest but weren't able to notch a goal. The Golden Knights scored 2 goals of the 22 shots on goal they tried.

Over the course of the season, the Vegas Golden Knights have 251 goals, 98 points, in addition to a points percentage of .662. They have permitted 195 goals to be scored by of a combination of 158 goals at even strength and 37 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Golden Knights have earned 199 goals at even strength and 52 goals (9th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 170 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 30.59%. Vegas has taken 2,239 shots (4th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.21%, while allowing the other team 1,952 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 75.50% on the other teams 151 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 90.0%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Adin Hill defending the net. Teams are averaging 3.53 goals per game and he has yielded 443 goals in total. Hill's quality start percentage sits at 53.3% and he has accumulated 90 quality starts in his career. He has started in 169 contests and his ice time sits at 7,532 mins. Hill is the owner of a career record of 93-63-13 and has been in net for 182 games. He has recorded 4,440 saves out of 4,883 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .909.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas (+126)

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