Bell MTS Place will be the site for an East-West clash as the Winnipeg Jets prepare to face the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. The opening faceoff will be at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 24, and it is being televised live on NBC Sports Network.
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Winnipeg Jets Odds
Toronto (+100) is entering this one as the underdog to Winnipeg (-120) and the oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 7 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
The Jets are 6-3 straight up (SU) and have earned 1.8 units for moneyline bettors this season. That winning percentage, ranked third in the league so far this season, isn’t too far off from to what the team produced during the 2017-18 season (52-30). Out of its nine regular season outings, four of them have gone under the total, while three have gone over and two have pushed. So far this year, the team is 5-1 SU at home.
Winnipeg has successfully found the net on 32.0 percent of its power play opportunities in 2018-19. That’s a big improvement from last season, when it was ranked sixth in the league by scoring on 23.4 percent of its extra-man advantages. Its penalty kill has improved nicely year-over-year as it has gone from successfully defending 81.0 percent of opponents’ power plays (ranked 11th overall last season) to 82.4 percent this year.
As a team, Winnipeg has been penalized 5.1 times per game this season, a number that has climbed from the 3.8 penalties per game given up last year. After serving an average of 8.6 penalty minutes per game a year ago, the team’s been forced to kill penalties for a noteworthy 17.1 minutes per matchup this season.
Averaging 28.6 saves per game with a .909 save percentage, Connor Hellebuyck (4-3-1) has been the top goalkeeper for the Jets this season. If the Jets decide to give him the evening off, however, head coach Paul Maurice may turn to the undefeated Laurent Brossoit (2-0 record, .955 save percentage, 2.01 goals against average).
Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor will each lead the charge for the Jets. Scheifele (nine points) has tallied four goals and five assists while Connor has four goals and four assists to his name so far in the early stages of the season.
Over on the visiting bench, Toronto is 6-3 straight up (SU) and has earned 0.1 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through nine regular season outings, five of its games have gone under the total, while four have gone over and none have pushed. Toronto’s 4-0 SU as the away team this season.
Toronto’s scored on 37.5 percent of its power play chances this year after converting on 25.0 percent of its extra-man opportunities last season (when the team ranked second in the league in that category). The team’s gone from successfully defending 80.2 percent of opponents’ power plays (ranked 16th overall last season) to 84.0 percent in 2018-19.
Toronto’s skaters have been penalized only 2.9 times per game this season. Last season, that number was at 3.3, which was the second-lowest mark in the league. After serving an average of 7.2 penalty minutes per game a season ago the team’s had to kill penalties for 6.3 minutes per matchup this year.
Frederik Andersen (27.3 saves per game) has been the primary choice in the net for Toronto. Andersen owns a 4-3 record, and has registered a .910 save percentage and 2.75 goals against average this year.
Auston Matthews (10 goals, six assists) and Morgan Rielly (four goals, 10 assists) are the top point-getters for Toronto and will lead the attack for the visiting Maple Leafs.
Toronto Maple Leafs at Winnipeg Jets Betting Predictions
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Notes
Betting Notes
The over has hit in three of Winnipeg’s last five games.
The Maple Leafs are 2-0 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 5-3 in games where they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
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