Boston Bruins vs. Winnipeg Jets NHL Betting Tips and Predictions
by Steve Beck | Mar 17, 2022
Bruins vs. Jets Betting Picks & Predictions
The Boston Bruins (37-19-5) visit the Winnipeg Jets (28-23-10) on Friday, March 18, with the Bruins coming off a loss in their last game and the Jets a victory. The sportsbooks have made the Bruins solid favorites at -131 on the moneyline, despite being away from home, and the Jets are at +110. Find more below on the Bruins vs. Jets betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.
Bruins vs. Jets Betting Line
Bruins vs Jets Betting Information
| Favorite |
Spread |
Total |
| Bruins |
-1.5 |
6 |
Bruins vs. Jets Game Info
- Game Day: Friday, March 18, 2022
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Arena: Bell MTS Place
Computer Predictions for Bruins vs. Jets
Computer picks for Bruins vs Jets
| ATS |
Over/Under |
Score Prediction |
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Jets (+1.5)
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Under (6)
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Jets 4 Bruins 3
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Bruins vs. Jets Betting Trends
In 45 games as the moneyline favorite this season, Boston has won 32 times.
The Bruins have been victorious in 29 of the 42 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -131.
The moneyline odds say Boston has a 56.7% chance of winning this game.
Boston Bruins Leaders
One of Boston’s leading offensives player this season is David Pastrnak, who has 61 points (33 goals, 28 assists) and plays an average of 18:47 per game.
Brad Marchand has 24 goals and 34 assists to total 58 points (1.2 per game).
Taylor Hall has scored 12 goals and added 32 assists through 61 games for Boston.
Linus Ullmark has a record of 18-9-2. He has allowed 80 goals (2.74 goals against average) and recorded 793 saves.
Boston Bruins Season Stats
The Bruins offense’s 178 total goals (2.9 per game) rank 19th in the NHL.
The Bruins are ranked eighth in NHL action for the fewest goals against this season, having allowed 167 total goals (2.7 per game).
They’re ranked 13th in the league with a +11 goal differential .
The 42 power-play goals the Bruins have scored this season have come on 170 power-play chances, ranking them 10th-best in the NHL.
The Bruins have the league’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate at 24.7%.
The Bruins have scored a total of two shorthanded goals this season.
The Bruins have the league’s 12th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 81.3%.
The Bruins win the fifth-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 53.2%.
The Bruins convert 8.3% of their shots, ranking 30th in the NHL.
The Bruins’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 26.9 hits and 13 blocked shots per game.
Jets vs. Bruins Betting Trends
The Jets have been the underdog 29 times this season, and upset their opponent in 11, or 37.9%, of those games.
Winnipeg has 23 games this season playing as the underdog by +110 or longer, and is 9-14 in those contests.
Sportsbooks have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Jets have a 47.6% chance to win.
Winnipeg Jets Leaders
Kyle Connor has scored 38 goals (0.6 per game) and collected 34 assists (0.6 per game), taking 4.3 shots per game and shooting 14.3%. That makes him among the leaders for Winnipeg with 72 total points (1.2 per game).
Mark Scheifele has made a big impact for Winnipeg this season with 53 points, thanks to 23 goals and 30 assists.
Winnipeg’s Pierre-Luc Dubois has 48 points, courtesy of 24 goals (second on team) and 24 assists (sixth).
Connor Hellebuyck has a record of 21-21-9 in 51 games this season, conceding 151 goals (3.0 goals against average) with 1494 saves and a .908 save percentage, 25th in the league.
Winnipeg Jets Season Stats
The Jets’ 188 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 15th in the league.
The Jets have conceded 3.0 goals per game, 186 total, which ranks 18th among NHL teams.
They have a +2 goal differential, which ranks 15th in the league.
The Jets have recorded 41 power-play goals this season (on 193 power-play chances). That ranks 11th in the NHL.
The Jets have a 21.2% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 14 percentage.
The Jets have scored eight shorthanded goals this season (second among NHL squads).
The 76.5% of opponent power plays the Jets kill is the 22nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
The Jets win 50.8% of their faceoffs. That’s the 12th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
The 9.4% shooting percentage the Jets have compiled ranks 17th in the league.
The Jets have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Bruins and Jets Injury Report
Bruins: Jakub Zboril: Out (Lower Body), Patrice Bergeron: Out (Arm)
Jets: Cole Perfetti: Out (Upper-body), Andrew Copp: Day To Day (Head), Kristian Reichel: Out (Undisclosed), Nathan Beaulieu: Out (Undisclosed)
The Jets on the moneyline (110) is our best bet after digging through all of the key statistics and trends for this matchup. Our computer predicts the scoring will stay under the total of 6 goals, with the Jets (+1.5) covering the spread.
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