A couple of teams that have put themselves squarely in playoff contention, the Winnipeg Jets and the Minnesota Wild clash at the Xcel Energy Center. This Central Division matchup gets going at 4 p.m. ET on Friday, November 23, and it can be watched live on The Sports Network.
Winnipeg Jets vs. Minnesota Wild Odds
Minnesota (-125) is favored over Winnipeg (+105) and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 6 goals. The odds for betting that total sit at -110 money on the over and -110 on the under.
The Wild are 13-9 straight up (SU) and have earned 1.6 units for moneyline bettors this year. That win percentage, the third-best in the Central Division so far this season, is right in line with what the team posted during last year’s regular season (45-37). Among the team’s 22 games this season, 11 have gone over the total, while 10 have gone under and just one has pushed. The team is 7-4 SU at home thus far.
Minnesota has converted on 23.3 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked third overall, and it’s successfully killed off 85.7 percent of all penalties.
Minnesota, as a collective unit, has been penalized 4.3 times per game overall this season, and 3.0 per game over its last ten contests. The team has had to kill penalties for just 6.6 minutes per game over its last 10 outings, overall.
Sporting a .921 save percentage and 28.8 saves per game, Devan Dubnyk (10-7-2) has been the primary goalkeeper for the Wild this year. If head coach Bruce Boudreau decides to give him a rest, however, the Wild may roll with Alex Stalock (4-2-2 record, .910 save percentage, 2.54 goals against average).
The Wild will continue to rely on leadership from Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise. Granlund (22 points) is up to 10 goals and 12 assists and has recorded multiple points in four different games this year. Parise has nine goals and 10 assists to his name and has recorded at least one point in 13 games.
Winnipeg has earned moneyline bettors 1.0 unit this season and is currently 12-8 straight up (SU). A total of 10 of its outings have gone under the total, while seven have gone over and just three have pushed. Winnipeg’s 4-4 SU as the visiting team this season.
Winnipeg enters the matchup with the second-strongest power-play unit in the NHL, as it’s converted on 31.7 percent of its extra-man opportunities this season. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 13th overall and it’s successfully killed off 80.6 percent of all penalties.
Winnipeg’s players have been whistled for penalties 4.3 times per game in total this season, and 3.4 per game over their past five outings. The team’s been forced to defend opponent power plays just 7.4 minutes per game over their last five outings.
Connor Hellebuyck (2.90 goals against average and .909 save percentage) has been the primary option in goal for Winnipeg. Hellebuyck is averaging 27.4 saves per game and has nine wins, seven losses, and one OT loss to his credit.
Blake Wheeler (three goals, 22 assists) has been one of the top playmakers on offense for the visiting Jets.
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Notes
Betting Notes
For both of these teams, the over has hit in three of their past five outings.
Over Winnipeg’s last ten games, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 5-2 in those games).
Winnipeg skaters recorded 23.3 hits per game last season, while the Wild logged 16.9 hits per matchup.
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