Chicago Blackhawks (26-24-8) at Winnipeg Jets (29-25-5)
NHL Hockey: Sunday, February 16, 2020 at 8:30 pm (Bell MTS Place)
The Line: Winnipeg Jets -127 / Chicago Blackhawks +115 --- Over/Under: 6.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Chicago Blackhawks and Winnipeg Jets meet Sunday in NHL action at the Bell MTS Place.
The Chicago Blackhawks need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Chicago Blackhawks are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 14.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Patrick Kane leads Chicago with 25 goals, Erik Gustafsson has 19 assists and Alex DeBrincat has 164 shots on goal. Defensively, the Chicago Blackhawks are allowing 3.1 goals per game and are killing 82.1 percent of their opponents power plays. Corey Crawford has given up 81 goals on 915 shots faced and Robin Lehner has allowed 84 goals on 1,069 shots. The Chicago Blackhawks have allowed three or more goals in six of their last eight games.
The Winnipeg Jets need a win after splitting their last eight games. The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 19.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Kyle Connor leads Winnipeg with 29 goals, Mark Scheifele has 36 assists and Blake Wheeler has 156 shots on goal. Defensively, the Winnipeg Jets are allowing three goals per game and are killing 75.3 percent of their opponents power plays. Connor Hellebuyck has given up 121 goals on 1,487 shots faced and Laurent Brossoit has allowed 50 goals on 445 shots. The Winnipeg Jets have allowed two goals in six of their last eight games.
The Blackhawks are 8-2 in their last 10 Sunday games, 9-3 in their last 12 games playing on 0 days rest and 0-5 in their last 5 games as an underdog. The Jets are 8-3 in their last 11 games as a home favorite, 29-11 in their last 40 Sunday games and 4-11 in their last 15 home games. The under is 4-1 in Blackhawks last 5 games playing on 0 days rest. The over is 3-1-1 in Jets last 5 vs. Central. The Blackhawks are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Winnipeg and 2-7 in the last 9 meetings. The over is 5-2-1 in the last 8 meetings in Winnipeg and 6-2 in the last 8 meetings.
The Chicago Blackhawks are coming off a solid win Sunday night, but they looked like a team that ran out of gas before that matchup, and now I question how they'll do on the end of a back to back. The Winnipeg Jets have been a bit inconsistent and haven't been able to take advantage of home ice, but they have won seven of the last nine meetings against the Blackhawks, and that includes a 5-2 victory just last week. Hard not to like the Jets and the cheap price at home.
Randy’s Pick Winnipeg Jets -127
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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