Winnipeg Jets vs. Los Angeles Kings NHL Betting Tips and Predictions
by Clive Smith | Apr 1, 2022
Jets vs. Kings Betting Picks & Predictions
The Winnipeg Jets and Los Angeles Kings are coming off a loss and a victory, respectively, heading into their matchup at Bell MTS Place on Saturday at 7:00 PM ET. The Kings are underdogs away from home, at +112, and the Jets are -136. Find more below on the Jets vs. Kings betting line, injury report, head-to-head stats, best bets and more.
Jets vs. Kings Betting Line
Jets vs Kings Betting Information
| Favorite |
Moneyline |
Underdog |
Moneyline |
| Jets |
-136 |
Kings |
+112 |
Jets vs. Kings Game Info
- Game Day: Saturday, April 2, 2022
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Arena: Bell MTS Place
Computer Predictions for Jets vs. Kings
Computer picks for Jets vs Kings
| Score Prediction |
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Jets 4 Kings 3
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Jets vs. Kings Betting Trends
Winnipeg has won 22 of the 38 games it’s played as the moneyline favorite this season.
Through 24 games with moneyline odds lower than -136 this season, the Jets have been victorious 16 times.
Winnipeg has a 57.6% chance of winning this game, according to the moneyline odds.
Winnipeg Jets Leaders
One of Winnipeg’s leading offensives player this season is Kyle Connor, who has 82 points (41 goals, 41 assists) and plays an average of 21:51 per game.
Through 63 games, Mark Scheifele has 26 goals and 38 assists.
Blake Wheeler’s 54 points this season have come via 12 goals and 42 assists.
Connor Hellebuyck (25-23-9) has a 2.9 goals against average and a .912 save percentage (20th in the league).
Winnipeg Jets Season Stats
The Jets offense’s 213 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 15th in the NHL.
The Jets rank 20th in total goals against, allowing 3.1 goals per game (212 total) in NHL play.
The team is ranked 18th in goal differential at +1.
The Jets have recorded 45 power-play goals on 210 power-play chances this season, ranking 12th in the NHL.
The Jets rank 16th in the NHL with a 21.4% power-play conversion rate this season.
The Jets have scored a total of nine shorthanded goals this season.
The Jets have the league’s 28th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 74.7%.
The Jets win 51% of their faceoffs (12th in the league).
The Jets shoot 9.5% as a team, ranked 17th-best in the league.
The Jets have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 23.7 hits and 13.2 blocked shots per game.
Kings vs. Jets Betting Trends
The Kings have been listed as the underdog 39 times this season, and upset their opponent 16 times.
Los Angeles is 13-18 when sportsbooks have made them underdogs of +112 or longer on the moneyline.
The win probability for the Kings, implied from the moneyline, is 47.2%.
Los Angeles Kings Leaders
Los Angeles’ Anze Kopitar has collected 40 assists and 17 goals in 70 games, good for 57 points.
Los Angeles’ Adrian Kempe has racked up 43 total points (0.6 per game), with 28 goals and 15 assists.
Los Angeles’ Trevor Moore has 42 points (13 goals, 29 assists) this season.
Jonathan Quick has a .909 save percentage (25th in the league), with 995 total saves, while allowing 100 goals (2.7 goals against average). He has compiled a 17-12-9 record between the posts for Los Angeles this season.
Los Angeles Kings Season Stats
The Kings have the NHL’s 19th-ranked scoring offense (198 total goals, 2.8 per game).
The Kings have allowed 196 total goals (2.8 per game) to rank 14th.
Their +2 goal differential ranks 17th in the league.
The Kings have recorded 34 power-play goals this season (on 211 power-play chances). That ranks 23rd in the NHL.
The Kings’ power-play conversion rate (16.1%) ranks 28th in the league.
The Kings have scored eight shorthanded goals this season (fifth in the league).
The 75.5% of opponent power plays the Kings kill is the 23rd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
The Kings have the league’s fifth-best faceoff win percentage (53.2%).
The Kings’ collective 8.1% shooting percentage ranks 32nd in the league.
The Kings have not yet shut out an opponent this season.
Jets and Kings Injury Report
Jets: Kyle Connor: Out (COVID-19), Cole Perfetti: Out (Upper-body), Nate Schmidt: Out (COVID-19)
Kings: Dustin Brown: Out (Undisclosed), Brendan Lemieux: Out (Lower Body), Drew Doughty: Out (Undisclosed), Matt Roy: Out (Undisclosed), Blake Lizotte: Out (Undisclosed), Mikey Anderson: Out (Upper body), Sean Walker: Out For Season (Lower body)
Our best bet is Jets on the moneyline at -136 and after digging through all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer projects the scoring will finish under the total of goals.
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