Bell MTS Place plays host to an intriguing showdown as the New York Rangers face off against the Winnipeg Jets. It’s the last time that the two clubs will go at it in the regular season. The Sports Network will showcase this East-West matchup, and the puck drops at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 11.
New York Rangers at Winnipeg Jets Odds
Winnipeg (-140) is being picked as the favorite over New York (+120) and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 7 goals. If bettors want to play the game’s total, they’ll be looking at odds of -110 for the over and -110 for the under.
The Jets are 29-28 straight-up (SU) and have earned 4.2 units for moneyline bettors this year. That early-season winning percentage is a slide from what the team managed during last year’s regular season (47-35). Out of the team’s 57 regular season contests, 28 of them have gone under the total, while 27 have gone over and just two have pushed. Thus far, the team’s 14-15 SU at home.
Winnipeg’s converted on 19.8 percent of its power play chances this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is rated 26th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 75.3 percent of all penalties.
As a team, Winnipeg has been called for penalties just 3.2 times per game overall this season, and 4.4 per game over its last five outings home outings. The team has been forced to kill penalties for 8.6 minutes per game over its last five outings, in total.
Sporting a .920 save percentage and 28.4 saves per game, Connor Hellebuyck (25-21-5) has been the best option in goal for the Jets this season. If they, however, decide to give him a rest, head coach Paul Maurice might turn to Laurent Brossoit (6-11-11 record, .888 save percentage, 3.48 goals against average).
Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele will both be offensive focal points for the Jets. Connor (59 points) has produced 28 goals and 31 assists and has recorded two or more points on 15 separate occasions this year. Scheifele has 23 goals and 36 assists to his name and has recorded at least one point in 37 games.
Over on the other bench, New York is 27-27 straight up (SU) and has netted moneyline bettors 6.5 units this season. A total of 27 of its outings have gone under the total, while 25 have gone over and just two have pushed. As the road team this season, New York is 11-13 SU.
New York has scored on 23.4 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a mark that places it in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 22nd overall and it’s successfully defended 78.4 percent of all opponent power plays.
New York’s skaters have been penalized 4.4 times per game this season, and 3.4 per game over their last ten outings. The team’s been forced to kill penalties just 7.0 minutes per game over their last five outings.
Henrik Lundqvist (28.6 saves per game) has been the main option in goal for New York. Lundqvist owns a 10-17-3 record, while registering a .907 save percentage and 3.13 goals against average this year.
For the visiting Rangers, the offense will run through Artemi Panarin, who’s got 45 assists and 28 goals this season.
New York Rangers vs. Winnipeg Jets Free Picks
Free NHL Tip: SU Winner – Rangers, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
- For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their last five outings.
- New York has managed 29.0 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Winnipeg is averaging 35.0 shots per game over its last five home outings.
- The Jets are 14-17 in games where they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 19-24 when they’re in the box for fewer than 10 penalty minutes, total.
- New York is 0-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while Winnipeg is 3-1 in shootouts.
- Winnipeg has averaged 7.2 takeaways per game over its last five home games, a slight drop from its season average of 6.9 takeaways per game (ranked 20th).
- New York skaters have averaged 6.6 takeaways per game over its last five road games, a drop-off from its season average of 8.3 takeaways per game (ranked eighth in the league).
- Winnipeg could have an advantage if this one comes down to the wire. The team’s 14-11 in games decided by one goal, while New York is 9-11 in such games.
