The Detroit Red Wings and the Winnipeg Jets meet in NHL action from the Canada Life Arena on Friday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Winnipeg is listed as a -230 home favorite while Detroit is a +195 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For Detroit, Filip Zadina and Robby Fabbri are both out for the season while Ville Husso remains out until early April with a lower body injury. For Winnipeg, Sam Gagner is out for the season with a hip injury and Cole Perfetti is out until late April with an upper body injury.
Matchup History
Detroit’s 7-5 win over Winnipeg back on January 10th, 2023, made it back-to-back wins for the Red Wings in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Detroit is 4-12 in their last 16 games overall and 38-99 in their last 137 road games while the under is 6-0 in their last 6 road games. Winnipeg is 2-6 in their last 8 home games and 3-8 in their last 11 games against the Eastern Conference while the under is 7-1 in their last 8 games against the Atlantic division.
Pick
I’m backing the Jets in this one. This is just a really tough spot to back the Red Wings in, as they’re on the road and on the back-to-back in this game, two places where the Red Wings have really had issues going back some time now. Winnipeg on the other hand is in the thick of the playoff hunt and is the far more desperate team in this matchup and I expect it to show with a focused effort here. Give me Winnipeg -1.5 here.