Ducks vs Jets Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/23/23

The Winnipeg Jets and Anaheim Ducks meet Thursday in NHL action at the Honda Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 20.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Mark Scheifele leads Winnipeg with 38 goals, Josh Morrissey has 54 assists and Kyle Connor has 245 shots on goal. Defensively, the Winnipeg Jets are allowing 2.8 goals per game and are killing 83.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Connor Hellebuyck has given up 140 goals on 1,711 shots faced, and David Rittich has allowed 47 goals on 482 shots.

The Anaheim Ducks are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 16.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Trevor Zegras leads Anaheim with 22 goals, Cam Fowler has 33 assists and Frank Vatrano has 198 shots on goal. Defensively, the Anaheim Ducks are allowing 4 goals per game and are killing 72.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. John Gibson has given up 180 goals on 1,832 shots faced, and Anthony Stolarz has allowed 51 goals on 494 shots.

The Jets are 0-4 in their last 4 Thursday games and 1-5 in their last 6 games following a win. The Ducks are 16-35 in their last 51 home games and 27-68 in their last 95 overall. The under is 35-14-3 in Jets last 52 overall. The under is 4-1 in Ducks last 5 vs. Western Conference. The Jets are 4-0 in the last 4 meetings. The home team is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings. The favorite is 20-8 in the last 28 meetings.

The Winnipeg Jets are having issues stringing wins together, but there’s no doubt they’re the better team here, and they need to take advantage of games like this if they’re going to lock up a playoff spot. The Anaheim Ducks have been a mess all year, and playing at home hasn’t helped. Give me the Jets, the team that has something to play for, and I’ll lay the PL to shave down the juice.