Vancouver Canucks vs Winnipeg Jets NHL Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/19/21
2021-02-19 22:00:00 EDT
The Winnipeg Jets and the Vancouver Canucks meet in NHL action from Rogers Arena on Friday night.
The Winnipeg Jets will look to rebound from a 3-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers in their last matchup. Mark Scheifele leads the Jets in scoring with 22 points coming on 8 goals and 14 assists while Nikolaj Ehlers has 18 points with 10 goals and 8 assists. Kyle Connor’s got 16 points split between 8 goals and 8 assists and Blake Wheeler’s had 14 points with 5 goals and 9 assists. Neal Pionk has 11 assists as part of his 13-point tally while Andrew Copp and Adam Lowry each have 4 goals, with Copp posting 12 points compared to Lowry’s 10 on the year. Connor Hellebuyck continues to start in goal for the Jets, logging 7 wins and a 2.61 GAA in 13 games played.
The Vancouver Canucks will try to build on a 5-1 win over Calgary last time out. Brock Boeser leads the Canucks in scoring with 21 points on 12 goals and 9 assists while Quinn Hughes has 20 points with a team-high 18 assists. J.T. Miller has 16 points with 4 goals and 12 helpers and Bo Horvat is right behind with 15 points coming on 8 goals and 7 assists. Elias Pettersson’s got 14 points with 5 goals and 9 helpers and Tyler Myers has 10 points with 2 goals and 8 assists. Thatcher Demko and Braden Holtby continue to split the load in goal for Vancouver, with Holtby and Demko each having 4 wins with Holtby logging a 3.44 GAA and Demko a 3.52 GAA on the year.
Winnipeg is 6-2 in their last 8 games playing on 1 day’s rest and 1-4 in their last 5 Friday games while the under is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record. Vancouver is 2-7 in their last 9 games overall and 2-5 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 home games. Winnipeg is 14-2 in the last 16 meetings between these two teams.
I get why the Canucks would be favored at home, or at least slightly favored, but the fact is that the goaltending is still not very good for the Canucks so far this year and while the Canucks have a roster with a ton of young studs on it, I’d argue that Winnipeg has the better team and the deeper team, and you’d have to give the edge to Winnipeg in each position group. I just think we’re getting a great price with the better team here so I’ll side with the Winnipeg Jets in this spot.
