The Winnipeg Jets and the Florida Panthers meet in NHL action from the FLA Live Arena on Saturday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Florida is listed as a -130 home favorite while Winnipeg is a +110 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6.5 goals.
Injuries
For Winnipeg, Pierre-Luc Dubois is out for this game with an upper body injury while Kyle Capoblanco is questionable with an illness and Cole Perfetti remains out with an upper body injury. For Florida, Anthony Duclair is questionable for this game with an illness.
Matchup History
Winnipeg’s 5-2 win back on December 6th, 2022, snapped Florida’s two-game head-to-head win streak in this matchup.
Trends
Winnipeg is 1-5 in their last 6 road games and 1-7 in their last 8 games overall while the under is 20-7 in their last 27 games against a team with a losing record. Florida is 5-2 in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record and 67-26 in their last 93 home games while the over is 18-7-1 in their last 26 games on no rest.
Pick
I’m going to stick with the over here. I don’t trust either of these teams defensively, especially with Florida looking as bad as they did against Chicago on Friday and are now on the back-to-back here. Winnipeg still has a top-tier goalie in Connor Hellebuyck, but the Jets are still struggling as well and I think this is going to be a game where the defense is so bad that it makes the offense on both sides look legendary. Give me the over here.