The Winnipeg Jets, spearheaded by Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler, are ready to take the ice against Elias Pettersson, Bo Horvat, and the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena in a Western Conference showdown. This one gets going at 10 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 22 and it can be watched live on CBC Sports.
Winnipeg Jets vs. Vancouver Canucks Odds
The Jets (-155) are being picked as the favorites over the Canucks (+135) and the Over/Under (O/U) has been set at 7 goals (-115 for the over, -105 for the under).
Winnipeg is 23-12 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 5.8 units this season. 18 of its contests have gone over the total, while 13 have gone under and just four have pushed. As an away team in 2018-19, the Jets are 10-6 SU.
Winnipeg currently has the third-best power-play unit in the NHL, as it’s scored on 29.2 percent of its extra-man advantages this season. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 15th overall, and it has successfully killed off 81.0 percent of its penalties..
With a .909 save percentage and 28.3 saves per game, Connor Hellebuyck (16-11-1) has been the best option in goal for Winnipeg this year. If it chooses to rest him, however, the team may go with Laurent Brossoit (7-2-1), who has a .930 save percentage and 2.35 goals against average this year.
On the other bench, Vancouver is 17-21 straight up (SU) and has earned 5.2 units for moneyline bettors this season. 19 of its games have gone over the total, while 17 have gone under and just two have pushed. It’s 9-9 SU at home this year.
The Canucks have converted on just 18.7 percent of their power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is also ranked 20th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 78.6 percent of all penalties.
Jacob Markstrom has denied 28.6 shots per game as the top choice in goal for the Canucks. Markstrom has 14 wins, 12 losses, and three overtime losses to his name and has maintained a pedestrian 2.94 goals against average and a poor .906 save percentage this year.
Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks Betting Picks
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner – Canucks, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Over Vancouver’s last ten outings, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 5-1 in those games).
- The Jets are 12-5 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 14-8 in games where they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total.
- Vancouver is 1-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while Winnipeg is 1-1 in shootouts.
- Winnipeg may hold an advantage if it’s a tight one late. The team’s 9-5 in games decided by one goal, while Vancouver is 6-10 in such games.
- The total has gone over in four of Winnipeg’s last five outings.
- Winnipeg skaters have averaged 8.2 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 9.6 giveaways per game (ranked 15th).
- Vancouver has averaged 6.6 giveaways over its last five home games, its season average of 7.2 giveaways per game (ranked 5th in the NHL).
