NHL Crusher
(NHL) Vancouver vs. Winnipeg,
Money Line: -115.00 Winnipeg (Home)
Result: Win
ASA TOP PLAY 10* ON Winnipeg Jets Money Line -115 over Vancouver at 8 PM ET - The Canucks got a 4-0 shutout win yesterday at Winnipeg but the set up was perfect for them and, even in victory, they were outshot 27 to 19 by the Jets. Going into yesterday's game, Vancouver had 3 full days off since playing on Thursday and the Canucks were highly motivated to end their losing streak of 4 straight games in that one. They were catching the Jets at the perfect time to do just that. Winnipeg was coming off an emotional 2-1 OT win over Montreal Saturday. After back to back wins over the Canadiens, the first of which featured twice rallying from 2-goal deficits, the Jets were likely to be "out of gas" emotionally and physically last night and, sure enough, that proved to be the case. Last night, the Canucks were proven to be the fresher and hungrier team. However, now it is payback time for the Jets after that rare loss. Winnipeg, entering yesterday's game, had won 4 straight games and 8 of their last 11 games. The Canucks entered last night's game having lost 11 of 13 games. This was clearly a case of two teams heading opposite directions for multiple weeks now and one game does not change all that. The fact is that the Jets have been great in bounce back mode this season. Winnipeg is 6-1 this season when coming off a loss. Also, the goaltending match-up that is expected in this rematch favors the home side. The Jets are expected to start Laurent Brossoit. Even though he is the back-up to Connor Hellebuyck, Brossoit shutout the Canucks in his most recent start and has now allowed a total of just 2 goals in his last two appearances! He will likely be opposed by Vancouver's Braden Holtby who has been replaced by Thatcher Demko as the #1 guy for the Canucks and this is because of his struggles. Holtby lost 4 of his 5 starts last month and compiled a 3.86 GAA. This one will be all Jets as they improve to 7-1 this season when off a loss. We'll take advantage of the line value here because many would rate Holtby an edge over Brossoit in goal but that is simply not the case based on current level of play for these two. That said, the lower line on Winnipeg here is an excellent value as this the perfect spot to back a revenging team. Lay it! Take the JETS