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Winnipeg Jets vs Vancouver Canucks 1/8/23 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

Vancouver Canucks (17-18-3) vs. Winnipeg Jets (25-13-1)
January 8, 2023 3:00 pm EDT
The Line: Winnipeg Jets -175 / Vancouver Canucks +141; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Vancouver Canucks and Winnipeg Jets meet Sunday in NHL action at the Canada Life Centre. The Vancouver Canucks have split their last 8 games. The Winnipeg Jets have won 4 straight games.

The Vancouver Canucks are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 25.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Bo Horvat leads Vancouver with 28 goals, Quinn Hughes has 30 assists and Elias Pettersson has 117 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vancouver Canucks are allowing 3.9 goals per game and are killing 67.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Thatcher Demko has given up 56 goals on 479 shots faced, and Spencer Martin has allowed 73 goals on 626 shots.

The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 23.1 percent of their power play opportunities. Mark Scheifele leads Winnipeg with 23 goals, Josh Morrissey has 39 assists and Kyle Connor has 131 shots on goal. Defensively, the Winnipeg Jets are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 82.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Connor Hellebuyck has given up 69 goals on 964 shots faced, and David Rittich has allowed 23 goals on 245 shots.

The Canucks are 7-2 in their last 9 road games and 8-21 in their last 29 Sunday games. The Jets are 19-7 in their last 26 home games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The over is 12-4-1 in Canucks last 17 road games. The under is 33-15-4 in Jets last 52 overall. The Canucks are 4-12 in the last 16 meetings in Winnipeg and 7-22 in the last 29 meetings. The favorite is 27-9 in the last 36 meetings.

The Vancouver Canucks have had success on the road, but their defense makes them hard to trust more times than not. The Winnipeg Jets have been on fire this week and their offense has picked up the pace a bit. The Jets have also beaten up on the Canucks over the years. I’m not eager to step in front of the Jets right now. Give me the home team and the reasonable price.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Winnipeg Jets -175

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