Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks odds, picks and predictions
The Winnipeg Jets (32-14-5) and Vancouver Canucks (37-12-6) tussle in a Saturday night battle at Rogers Arena. The opening faceoff is slated for 10 p.m. ET (ESPN+). Below, we analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Jets vs. Canucksodds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Winnipeg last played Wednesday, defeating the San Jose Sharks 1-0 and won consecutive games for the 1st time since Jan. 16-20. From Dec. 7-Jan. 20, the Jets went 7-1-2 on the road. They head to Vancouver looking to break an 0-3-1 stretch since.
The Canucks defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 Thursday. Vancouver, now 2-0-1 over its last 3 games and 13-1-3 since Jan. 6, was outshot 28-21 but went 5-of-5 in killing Detroit man-advantage opportunities.
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Jets at Canucks odds
BetMGM Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Jets at Canucks projected goalies
Connor Hellebuyck (25-10-3, 2.13 GAA, .926 SV%, 3 SO) vs. Thatcher Demko (30-9-1, 2.41 GAA, .920 SV%, 5 SO)
Hellebuyck started Wednesday against San Jose and stopped all 17 shots on net. He owns a .981 SV% over his last 2 efforts.
Demko logged 27 saves on 28 Detroit shots Thursday. He has registered a sparkling .930 SV% at home this season and is 4-1-0 with a 2.17 GAA and .917 SV% in 5 February starts.
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Jets at Canucks picks and predictions
Prediction
Jets 3, Canucks 2
Winnipeg is 3-0-0 with a plus-9 goal differential across the last 3 games of this series. The Jets are 3-1-1 over their last 5 games on Vancouver ice. Winnipeg is 9-2 in its last 11 games at Vancouver.
Peg the Canucks as being overvalued on offense due to a 13.2% 5-on-5 shooting percentage.
Winnipeg has lofty even-strength expected-goals numbers of late but not the on-ice goals to show for it. The Jets' puck-possession numbers recently have been quite good; they're just coming up empty in 5-on-5 play.
Winnipeg has also gone cold on the power play, where it is 0-for-21 since Jan. 20. But Vancouver is scoreless in 15 opportunities over its last 5 games, so the 5-on-5 action is likely where the betting leverage in this one lies.
Hellebuyck owns a terrific .940 SV% in even-strength situations and a robust .941 SV% in 17 career games against Vancouver.
There is value in the JETS +100.
Too much juice added in here. PASS.
The O/U is 2-2 in the last 4 series meetings and 3-3 in the last 6.
The likely goaltending match-up has this total pushed down, but there are some upside numbers to the on-the-surface pedestrian Winnipeg offensive numbers of late. Conflicting signals make for a PASS.
