I might regret saying this at some point this season but Winnipeg, after the opening shock at the beginning of the season, picked themselves up and are not a bad hockey team. The last 5 matches they've won the two home games, lost in OT one away match against Toronto and lost two away games. The only lackluster was the loss against Ottawa 4-1 (Thu. 20th). All of the other matches they played with a lot of pride and effort and results followed.
Fun fact nr.1: Where does Winnipeg's home penalty kill rank in the league? 5th!! They have a 92.9% PK in front of the hockey starved fans in Winnipeg allowing 1 goal on 14 penalty kills.
Fun fact nr. 2: How many goals have the Rangers scored on powerplay? 1!! 1 goal out of 23 tries, which brings them to a total of 4.4%.
Fun fact nr.3: How many home games have the Rangers played this season? 0!! That's right, the Rangers haven't even seen the home ice this season and its starting to take a toll on them. In fact, in expecting the home ice debut they are underestimating today's opponent and placing their backup goalie Biron instead of Lundquist, by far the best player on the team.
Fun fact nr.4: How many of the last 10 games have the Rangers won? 1!! The Jets (formerly Thrashers) are 8-1-1 against the Rangers and 3-0-1 in last years matchup. Their goalie Pavelec is 2-0-1 with 1.3 GAA against the Rangers.
All this fun+ the fact that Rangers are getting outshout night in and night out (23.2 to 32.3) give me some confidence the Jets might go for 3 in a row at home tonight.
Pick: Jets (reg time) @2.75 (bwin)
Stake: 50
Result: LOST
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