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Winnipeg Jets at Vegas Golden Knights (-135, 5.5)
Series tied 1-1.
Playing on the road has not fazed the Winnipeg Jets in the Stanley Cup playoffs, and they need to continue that strong play away from home as the Western Conference finals shift to Las Vegas for Game 3 Wednesday against the Golden Knights. Vegas snatched home ice with a gritty 3-1 victory Monday in Game 2 at Winnipeg, and now the Jets - who have lost in regulation just once in six road games during the postseason - look to respond as the Golden Knights did Monday.
But nobody in the Jets locker room is panicking after losing one home contest, and as defenseman Jacob Trouba offered to reporters after Monday’s game: “We like our road game. We like where it was in the Nashville series, and we’re going to try and bring the same effort.” The Golden Knights, who did not face the type of firepower Winnipeg possesses in the opening two rounds, nonetheless shook off a Game 1 loss by surviving an early onslaught against goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, building a 2-0 lead and making life uncomfortable in the neutral zone for the Jets. Forward Jonathan Marchessault, who labeled Game 2 a “must win,” backed it up with two goals to lead a spirited effort that has the expansion Golden Knights poised to take the series lead on home ice. “Every time we need a big game out of our group, we show up,” Marchessault told the media after the game. “I think we showed the hockey world that we earned the right to be here, and we are able to play against a great team.”
TV: 9 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Network, CBC, Sportsnet, TVA
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LINE HISTORY: The host Vegas Golden Knights opened as -145 moneyline favorites but action on the visiting Jets has pushed that number down to -135 as of Tuesday night. The total hit betting boards at 5.5 and has yet to move. Check out the complete line history here.
COVERS CONSENSUS: There could be some sharp action on the Jets as the line has moved in their favor despite seeing just 29 percent of wagers according to the Covers Consensus public. The Over is seeing the slight edge in totals action with 70 percent of the bets. Check out the complete consensus data here.
INJURY REPORT:
Jets - D Dmitry Kulikov (Out Indefinitely, Back).
Golden Knights - LW David Perron (Probable, Illness), LW William Carrier (Questionable, Upper Body), D Clayton Stoner (Out Indefinitely, Abdominal).
ABOUT THE JETS (61-24-9-2, 46-47 O/U): Winnipeg did not play poorly in Game 2, but were nowhere near as sharp as they were in the series opener and were victimized several times by turnovers and sloppy puck handling. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves, but gave up Marchessault’s second goal 88 seconds after forward Kyle Connor’s power-play marker pulled the Jets within one in the third period. Connor’s linemates - forward Blake Wheeler and center Mark Scheifele - have combined for 15 goals and 36 points in the postseason but were held off the scoresheet in Game 2.
ABOUT THE GOLDEN KNIGHTS (60-26-5-3, 46-44 O/U): Marchessault leads Vegas in playoff goals (six) and points (15), and the 5-9 forward finished plus-2 Monday while sparking his line of center William Karlsson and forward Reilly Smith to a combined plus-6 finish. Fleury, who gave up three goals in the opening 7:35 of Game 1, fended off several good scoring chances in the opening minutes Monday en route to a 30-save performance. Vegas was much better in several areas in Game 2, blocking 21 shots and winning 51 percent of faceoff attempts.
TRENDS:
* Jets are 21-7 in their last 28 vs. Pacific.
* Golden Knights are 14-2 in their last 16 home games vs. a team with a winning road record.
* Over is 6-2 in Jets' last 8 road games.
Winnipeg Jets vs. Vegas Golden Knights Preview and Predictions 05-16-2018
15th May 2018 by Gracenote
playing on the road has not fazed the winnipeg jets in the stanley cup playoffs, and they need to continue that strong play away from home as the western conference finals shift to las vegas for game 3 wednesday against the golden knights. vegas snatched home ice with a gritty 3-1 victory monday in game 2 at winnipeg, and now the jets - who have lost in regulation just once in six road games during the postseason - look to respond as the golden knights did monday.
but nobody in the jets locker room is panicking after losing one home contest, and as defenseman jacob trouba offered to reporters after monday's game: "we like our road game. we like where it was in the nashville series, and we're going to try and bring the same effort." the golden knights, who did not face the type of firepower winnipeg possesses in the opening two rounds, nonetheless shook off a game 1 loss by surviving an early onslaught against goaltender marc-andre fleury, building a 2-0 lead and making life uncomfortable in the neutral zone for the jets. forward jonathan marchessault, who labeled game 2 a "must win," backed it up with two goals to lead a spirited effort that has the expansion golden knights poised to take the series lead on home ice. "every time we need a big game out of our group, we show up," marchessault told the media after the game. "i think we showed the hockey world that we earned the right to be here, and we are able to play against a great team."
tv: 9 p.m. et, nbc sports network, cbc, sportsnet, tva
about the jets: winnipeg did not play poorly in game 2, but were nowhere near as sharp as they were in the series opener and were victimized several times by turnovers and sloppy puck handling. goaltender connor hellebuyck made 25 saves, but gave up marchessault's second goal 88 seconds after forward kyle connor's power-play marker pulled the jets within one in the third period. connor's linemates - forward blake wheeler and center mark scheifele - have combined for 15 goals and 36 points in the postseason but were held off the scoresheet in game 2.
about the golden knights: marchessault leads vegas in playoff goals (six) and points (15), and the 5-9 forward finished plus-2 monday while sparking his line of center william karlsson and forward reilly smith to a combined plus-6 finish. fleury, who gave up three goals in the opening 7:35 of game 1, fended off several good scoring chances in the opening minutes monday en route to a 30-save performance. vegas was much better in several areas in game 2, blocking 21 shots and winning 51 percent of faceoff attempts.
overtime
1. vegas f tomas tatar, who drew into the lineup for just the fifth time in 12 playoff games, scored the game's opening goal and finished plus-1 in 10:14.
2. winnipeg d dustin byfuglien had maybe his quietest night of the playoffs monday, finishing minus-2 while recording only one hit and one shot on goal.
3. smith assisted on both of marchessault's goals to give him 13 assists for the postseason, two behind wheeler for tops in the nhl.
prediction: golden knights 4, jets 2
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WINNIPEG (61-25-0-10, 132 pts.) at VEGAS (60-27-0-7, 127 pts.) - 5/16/2018, 9:05 PM
Top Trends for this game.
VEGAS is 61-34 ATS (+16.6 Units) in all games this season.
VEGAS is 34-18 ATS (+12.5 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
VEGAS is 20-12 ATS (+7.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
WINNIPEG is 61-36 ATS (+12.9 Units) in all games this season.
WINNIPEG is 30-25 ATS (+60.3 Units) in a road game where where the total is 5.5 over the last 2 seasons.
WINNIPEG is 38-19 ATS (+9.8 Units) second half of the season this season.
WINNIPEG is 32-13 ATS (+14.8 Units) revenging a loss versus opponent this season.
WINNIPEG is 13-5 ATS (+7.2 Units) after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game this season.
WINNIPEG is 34-22 ATS (+7.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record this season.
WINNIPEG is 24-12 ATS (+8.3 Units) when playing against a team with a winning record in the second half of the season this season.
Head-to-Head Series History
VEGAS is 3-2 (+1.5 Units) against the spread versus WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
VEGAS is 3-2-0 straight up against WINNIPEG over the last 3 seasons
2 of 4 games in this series have gone OVER THE TOTAL over the last 3 seasons . (Over=+0.0 Units)
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Trend Report
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games
Winnipeg is 19-6 SU in its last 25 games
Winnipeg is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Winnipeg is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Winnipeg's last 8 games on the road
Vegas Golden Knights
Vegas is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Vegas is 9-3 SU in its last 12 games
Vegas is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home
Vegas is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home