The Winnipeg Jets, led by Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele, are set to take the ice against Josh Bailey, Mathew Barzal, and the New York Islanders at the Barclays Center in an East-West showdown. The first puck will drop at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, December 4, and fans at home can catch it live on The Sports Network.
Winnipeg Jets vs. New York Islanders Odds
New York (+115) is currently the underdog to Winnipeg (-135) and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-115 over, -105 under).
Winnipeg is 16-10 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 2.5 units this season. Through 26 regular season contests, 12 of its games have gone over the total, while 10 have gone under and just four have pushed. The Jets are 7-5 SU as the away team in 2018-19.
Winnipeg has converted on 29.1 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s good enough for fourth-best in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked eighth overall, and it has successfully killed off 82.1 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 27.1 saves per game with a .902 save percentage, Connor Hellebuyck (11-9-1) has been the top option in goal for Winnipeg this season. If it decides to rest him, however, head coach Paul Maurice may go with Laurent Brossoit (5-2-1 record, .935 save percentage, 2.16 goals against average).
On the other bench, New York is 13-12 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 5.8 units this year. 13 of its contests have gone under the total, while 10 have gone over and just two have pushed. The team is 7-5 SU at home this season.
The Islanders have converted on just 15.4 percent of their power play chances this season, a mark that places them in the bottom 5 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 23rd overall, and it’s successfully killed off 77.2 percent of all penalties.
Thomas Greiss (26.4 saves per game) has been the top option in goal for the Islanders. Greiss has 11 wins, five losses, and one overtime loss to his name and has registered a 2.42 goals against average and a .926 save percentage this season.
Winnipeg Jets vs. New York Islanders Betting Predictions
Free NHL Pick: SU Winner \u2013 Jets, O/U \u2013 Under
Betting Notes
- The Jets are 7-4 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 9-6 in games where they serve fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
- Winnipeg is 1-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while New York is 1-2 in shootouts.
- The under has hit in four of New York’s last five games.
- Winnipeg skaters have averaged 5.6 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 9.5 giveaways per game (ranked 15th).
- New York is ranked 21st this season with 10.6 giveaways per game. That figure has regressed recently, as it’s averaged 13.4 giveaways over its last 10 games and 13.4 giveaways over its last five.
- The Islanders this season have tallied the seventh-most hits in the league (24.8 per game), but that average has climbed to 27.4 over their last five home games.
