The Winnipeg Jets, led by Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele, are set to take the ice against Mika Zibanejad, Chris Kreider, and the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in an East-West showdown. The first puck will drop at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 2, and you are able to catch it live on The Sports Network.
Winnipeg Jets at New York Rangers Odds
Winnipeg is 15-10 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 0.5 units this year. 10 of its contests have gone over the total, while another 10 have gone under and just four have pushed. The Jets are 6-5 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Winnipeg has converted on 29.3 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s good enough for fourth-best in the league. Its penalty kill is ranked 10th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.7 percent of its penalties..
Boasting a .904 save percentage and 27.6 saves per game, Connor Hellebuyck (10-9-1) has been the top option in goal for Winnipeg this year. If Winnipeg chooses to rest him, however, the team may turn to Laurent Brossoit (5-2-1), who has a .935 save percentage and 2.16 goals against average this year.
New York is 13-14 straight up (SU) and has earned 3.2 units for moneyline bettors this season. Through 27 regular season contests, 16 of its games have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and none have pushed. This year, the team is 10-4 SU at home.
The Rangers have converted on just 19.5 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 21st overall, and it’s successfully killed off 77.8 percent of all opponent power plays.
Henrik Lundqvist has stopped 30.1 shots per game as the top netminder in goal for the Rangers. Lundqvist has nine wins, 11 losses, and two OT losses to his credit and has registered a pedestrian 2.62 goals against average and a .920 save percentage this year.
Winnipeg Jets vs. New York Rangers Betting Picks
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Betting Trends
The total has gone under in four of New York’s last five outings.
Over Winnipeg’s last ten games, six of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 4-2 in those games).
The Broadway Blueshirts this season have tallied the fifth-most hits per game in the NHL (25.2), but that average has risen to 30.4 over their past five games as the home team.
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