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Winnipeg Jets vs. Vancouver Canucks Free Preview 11/19/18

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Mark Scheifele, Blake Wheeler, and the Winnipeg Jets will do battle against Elias Pettersson, Bo Horvat, and the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena for a Western Conference showdown. Sportsnet Pacific will showcase the matchup, which gets underway at 10 p.m. ET on Monday, November 19.

Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks Odds

Winnipeg comes into the matchup as the heavy favorite with a -170 moneyline. The line for the Canucks sits at +150, and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at an even 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).

Winnipeg is 11-7 straight up (SU) and has earned 1.1 units for moneyline bettors this season. Through 18 regular season contests, 10 of its games have gone under the total, while five have gone over and just three have pushed. As the road team this season, the Jets are 3-3 SU.

Winnipeg enters the match up with the second-best power-play unit in the NHL, as it’s scored on 33.3 percent of its extra-man opportunities this season. Additionally, its penalty kill is ranked 13th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 81.3 percent of its penalties..

Averaging 29.3 saves per game with a .915 save percentage, Connor Hellebuyck (8-6-1) has been the primary option in goal for Winnipeg this year. If it chooses to give him a rest, however, Winnipeg may go with Laurent Brossoit (3-1-1 record, .959 save percentage, 1.47 goals against average).

Vancouver is 10-12 straight up (SU) and has earned 5.3 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 22 regular season matches, 11 of its games have gone over the total, while another 11 have gone under and none have pushed. It’s 5-3 SU as the home team thus far.

The Canucks have converted on just 18.7 percent of their power play chances 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 penalties.

Jacob Markstrom has stopped 29.0 shots per game as the primary selection in goal for the Canucks. Markstrom has seven wins, eight losses, and two overtime losses to his credit and has recorded a subpar .897 save percentage and 3.27 goals against average this year.

Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks Betting Predictions

Pick: SU Winner – Canucks, O/U – Over

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Notes

Betting Trends

For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their past five matchups.

Six of Winnipeg’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 4-2 in those games.

Winnipeg skaters created 23.3 hits per game last season, while the Canucks logged 21.3 hits per matchup.

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