The Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Canada Life Centre. Here’s a Jets vs. Panthers Prediction. This article will include a Jets vs Panthers Pick.
Florida Panthers Betting Preview
The Florida Panthers lost to the Penguins, beat the Blackhawks, and they play the Jets next. The Panthers have won 4 of their last 6 games.
The Florida Panthers are averaging 2.83 goals per game and are scoring on 19.6 percent of their power-play opportunities. Brady Tkachuk leads Florida with 7 goals, Matthew Tkachuk has 12 assists, and Sam Reinhart has 37 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 84.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jacob Markstrom has allowed 12 goals on 117 shots faced, and Akira Schmid has allowed 19 goals on 149 shots.
Winnipeg Jets Betting Preview
The Winnipeg Jets lost to the Habs and Stars, and play the Lightning next. The Jets have lost 5 straight games.
The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 2.45 goals per game and are scoring 19.4 percent of their power play opportunities. Kyle Connor leads Winnipeg with 9 goals, Mark Scheifele has 6 assists, and Cole Perfetti has 32 shots on goal. Defensively, the Winnipeg Jets are allowing 2.82 goals per game and are killing 80.8 percent of their opponents’ power plays. Stuart Skinner has given up 21 goals on 236 shots faced, and Clay Stevenson has allowed 9 goals on 84 shots.
Why the Winnipeg Jets will win
- The Panthers have lost each of their last six games at Canada Life Centre following a road win.
- The underdogs have won six of the Jets’ last seven games at Canada Life Centre.
- The Jets have covered the puck line in each of their last 12 games as home underdogs.
- The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 11 games as road favorites.
- The Panthers have lost the second period in each of their last five games at Canada Life Centre following a road win.
Why the Florida Panthers will win
- The Jets have lost 13 of their last 14 night games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The favorites have won 12 of the Panthers’ last 13 games at Canada Life Centre.
- The Jets have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven night games at Canada Life Centre following a loss.
- The Panthers have covered the puck line in three of their last four night games at Canada Life Centre against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Jets have lost the third period in seven of their last eight games against Eastern Conference opponents when leading after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
- Seven of the Panthers’ last eight road games following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the Jets’ last four games has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in 12 of the Jets’ last 13 home games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in three of the Panthers’ last four road games against Central Division opponents.
Winnipeg Jets Player Prop Facts
- Kyle Connor has scored at least one goal in each of the Jets’ last four night games at Canada Life Centre.
- Kyle Connor has recorded at least one assist in each of his last six Tuesday appearances against Atlantic Division opponents at Canada Life Centre.
- Gabriel Vilardi has recorded a career faceoff win percentage of 75.0% against the Panthers (min. 5 faceoffs) – most against any opponent (including playoffs).
Florida Panthers Player Prop Facts
- Cole Reinhardt has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances.
- Aleksander Barkov has recorded at least one assist in each of his last seven appearances with the Panthers as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- Matthew Tkachuk is the only player in the league to have recorded a point in nine or more consecutive appearances this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Winnipeg Jets rank 29th in the league for goals per game this season (2.45).
- The Winnipeg Jets rank 6th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.82).
- The Florida Panthers rank 7th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (84.91%).
- The Florida Panthers rank 1st in the league in penalty minutes this season (181).
Jets vs Panthers Injury Report
The Jets will be without Garrett Brown, Josh Morrissey, Nick Bjugstad, and Vladislav Namestnikov.
The Panthers will be without Jacob Markstrom, Jonah Gadjovich, Aleksander Barkov, and Brad Marchand.
Jets vs Panthers Prediction
There’s value in fading the Panthers given their injury situation, but they continue to find ways to win and keep their head above water. At these prices, it’s hard to turn down the Panthers against lesser teams. The Jets haven’t won a game in two weeks, and they’re averaging 1.5 goals in their last four games. It’s just not good enough. Even down key players, the Panthers have enough to grind out a win over the struggling Jets. I’ll lay the soft price with the road team.