Utah Hockey Club vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 1/24/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Hockey Club vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Friday, January 24, 2025

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Hockey Club (+125) Jets (-145)

The Winnipeg Jets (32-14-3) will play the Utah Hockey Club (20-19-7) at Canada Life Centre on Friday. The odds on this game have the Hockey Club at +125 while the Jets are coming in at -145. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The Utah Hockey Club had a good night with a 5-2 win against the Jets in their previous outing. Utah compiled 12 mins in the box in this contest. Additionally, they had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to score. The Hockey Club had a impressive offensive output in this win. For the matchup, they converted 5 out of the 28 shots they attempted.

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In regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Utah Hockey Club have racked up 132 goals (22nd in the league) for the year and have allowed 137. For the season, they have recorded 47 points and their points percentage sits at .511. Utah steps onto the ice with 129 power play opportunities and they have scored 28 goals out of those advantages, giving them a percentage of 21.71%. At even strength, the Hockey Club have surrendered 109 goals while notching 104 on offense. Utah has attempted 1,260 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.5%. The Hockey Club so far have had 1,309 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .895. Utah Hockey Club opponents have totaled 151 power play opportunities (3rd in hockey) and have a total of 28 goals in those attempts.

The man in net for this game is Connor Ingram. The opposition has scored 285 goals versus Ingram in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 3.71. Ingram has been involved in 96 games over the course of his NHL career. His save percentage currently sits at .903 for his 4,604 minutes in the crease. He has a win-loss record of 38-41-14 and he was named the starter in 93 games. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Ingram is sitting with 49 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .527. Ingram has had 2,927 shots taken against him and has recorded 2,642 total saves.

When they were on the ice last, Winnipeg faced off against the Hockey Club in an outing where the Jets ended up losing by a score of 5-2. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this one but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Jets notched 2 goals out of the 25 shots on goal they tried.

The Jets have 127 goals at even strength and 43 goals (1st in hockey) while on the power play. Winnipeg has put up 1,391 shots (11th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 12.22%, while allowing the other team 1,388 shots. For the year, the Winnipeg Jets have accounted for 170 goals, 67 points, in addition to a points percentage of .684. They have permitted 120 goals to be scored by of a combination of 94 goals at even strength and 26 goals while they were shorthanded. They have recorded 135 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 31.85%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 79.69% on the other teams 128 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 91.4%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Connor Hellebuyck in net. Teams are averaging 2.78 goals per game and he has yielded 1,358 goals in total. Hellebuyck's quality start percentage comes out to 59.7% and he has made 319 quality starts in his NHL career. He got the starting nod in 534 games and his ice time sits at 29,352 minutes. Hellebuyck is the owner of a lifetime mark of 304-180-43 and has been in net for 543 games. He has recorded 15,096 saves out of the 16,454 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .917.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Winnipeg (-145) and under 6.5 goals

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