Nashville Predators vs. Winnipeg Jets Prediction, Preview, and Odds
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The Nashville Predators (5-7-0, 10 points, 7th Central) complete a five-game road trip on Thursday when paying a visit to the Winnipeg Jets (6-4-2, 14 points, 3rd Central). Nashville was defeated by the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Tuesday night, after leading 2-1 through two periods. Winnipeg won its second straight with defeating the St Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday night. Nashville will play without C Cody Glass, D Ryan McDonagh and D Luke Schenn. Winnipeg will play without D Ville Heinola and RW Gabriel Vilardi
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Nashville needs to score more goals
The Nashville Predators are scoring an average of just 2.83 goals per game which is 21st in the NHL while averaging 31.5 shots per game which is 14th. Nashville is winning 51.2% of its faceoffs, which is 14th and the power play for the Predators is 12th, scoring 23.4% of the time Nashville has the man advantage. Ryan O’Reilly is the leading goal scorer for Nashville with seven and Tommy Novak is second with six. Filip Forsberg is leading the Predators with 10 assists and is the points leader with 12 while O’Reilly is second with 11 points.
Nashville is playing well at the blue line and in goal, as the Predators are allowing an average of just 3.00 goals per game which is 11th. Nashville is allowing an average of 29.5 shots per game which is 10th in the league but the Predators penalty kill unit struggles holding opponents scoreless just 66.7% of the time Nashville is shorthanded which is 31st or next to last. Goalie Juuse Saros is 4-6-0 with a 2.68 goals against average and .911 save percentage. Backup Kevin Lankinen is 1-1-0 with a 3.01 goals against average and .900 save percentage.
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Winnipeg is scoring enough by giving up too much
Winnipeg is scoring an average of 3.42 goals per game which is 13th in the NHL while averaging 32.4 shots per game which is 11th. Winnipeg wins 48.0% of its face-offs, which is just 23rd and it's powerful place struggles, scoring only 14.3% of the time the Jets have the man advantage which is 25th. Kyle Connor is leading Winnipeg in goals scored with eight and in points with 12, while Josh Morrissey is the leader in assists with nine. Mark Scheifele and Nino Niederreiter are second in goals scored with five each.
At its own end of the ice, Winnipeg needs to improve, as the Jets are allowing an average of 3.33 goals per game,which is 24th. Winnipeg is allowing an average of 28.5 shots per game which is sixth best but its penalty kill unit is one of the worst, holding upon scoreless only 69.2% of time the Jets are short-handed which is 28th. Connor Hellebuyck is 6-3-1 with a 2.98 goals against average and .892 save percentage, while backup Laurent Brossiot in just two games is 0-1-1 with a 3.38 goals against average and .873 save percentage.
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Winnipeg is not playing the best in its own end of the ice as the Jets are allowing 3.33 goals per game, but Winnipeg makes up for that on attack as the Jets are scoring an average of 3.42 goals per game. Winnipeg is receiving solid play in goal from Connor Hellebuyck, who has a 2.98 goals against average and .892 say percentage, which are not the best but the veteran netminder has a 2.50 goals against average over the last two games and has a 2.60 goals against average over the last five, with Winnipeg winning three of the five and one loss in overtime. Nashville has lost four of its last six, four of its last five versus Winnipeg and eight of its last 11 played on the road. Winnipeg as mentioned earlier is scoring an average of 3.42 goals per game while Nashville struggles to put the puck in the net, scoring an average of only 2.83 goals per game, while allowing more, at 3.00 goals per game.
Prediction: Winnipeg Jets
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Nashville is scoring an average of only 2.83 goals per game and is solid in goal allowing an average of 3.00 per game. The total has finished under in five of the last six games that Nashville has played on the road against Winnipeg and the total has finished under in for the last five games overall played between Nashville and Winnipeg.
Prediction: UNDER
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