The Minnesota Wild will play the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Minnesota has won five of their last six games, while Winnipeg has won three of their last four. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Wild vs Jets prediction.
Wild Preview
The Minnesota Wild are 26-23-6 this year after they defeated Vancouver by a score of 10-7 in their last game. Minnesota trailed 5-2 in the second period, but they scored six straight goals to pull away for the win. The Wild out shot Vancouver by a total of 27-24 and went 4-6 on the power play in the game. Minnesota lost to Buffalo by a score of 3-2 in the game prior to Vancouver, but they did win the previous four games. The Wild are scoring 3.11 goals per game and they are allowing 3.22 goals against per game, while going 22.1% on the power play and 75% on the penalty kill. Kirill Kaprizov has led Minnesota with 23 goals, 34 assists, and 167 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Minnesota is Marc-Andre Fleury, who is 11-9-3 this season with a 2.83 goals against average and a .900 save percentage.
Jets Preview
The Winnipeg Jets are 33-15-5 this season after they lost to Calgary by a score of 6-3 in their last game. Winnipeg led 3-1 in the first period, but allowed the last five goals in the game for the loss. The Jets were out shot by a total of 34-31 and went 2-3 on the power play in the game. Winnipeg had won their previous three games against Vancouver, San Jose, and Pittsburgh. The Jets are scoring 3.00 goals per game and they are allowing 2.27 goals against per game, while going 15.7% on the power play and 78.3% on the penalty kill. Mark Scheifele has led Winnipeg with 16 goals, 31 assists, and 109 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Winnipeg is Laurent Brossoit, who is 7-4-2 this year with a 2.22 goals against average and a .920 save percentage.
Winnipeg Jets Team Facts
- The Jets have won each of their last six night games against Western Conference opponents.
- The Jets have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as favorites against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Jets have won the third period in 11 of their last 13 games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in four of the Jets’ last five games as favorites.
Minnesota Wild Team Facts
- The Wild have won each of their last five games as underdogs against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Wild have covered the puck line in 15 of their last 16 games as underdogs on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Wild have won the first period in four of their last five night games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in each of the Wild’s last 10 games as underdogs.
Winnipeg Jets Player Prop Facts
- Nino Niederreiter has scored at least one goal in each of his last three home appearances against the Wild.
- Kyle Connor has recorded at least one point in each of his last six appearances against the Wild at Canada Life Centre.
- Josh Morrissey has recorded at least one assist in each of the Jets’ last four home games against Central Division opponents.
- Nikolaj Ehlers has recorded three hits against the Wild this season – equal-most against any opponent.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Joel Eriksson Ek has scored at least one goal in each of the Wild’s last four games against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- Kirill Kaprizov has recorded at least one assist in each of the Wild’s last five games.
- Ryan Hartman has recorded a point in seven of his last eight appearances at Canada Life Centre.
- Declan Chisholm ranks T1st amongst rookies for shooting percentage (100.0%) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Winnipeg Jets rank 1st in the league for Period 3 goals allowed per game this season (0.77).
- The Winnipeg Jets rank 30th in the league for Period 1 goals scored per game this season (0.72).
- The Minnesota Wild rank T3rd in the league for Period 2 goals allowed per game this season (0.82).
- The Minnesota Wild rank 29th in the league for power play goals against this season (47).
Wild vs Jets Betting Prediction
Both of these teams played on Monday afternoon, so each team will be on a back to back in this game. Minnesota won a crazy game with Vancouver, while Winnipeg fell apart after leading 3-1 in the first period. The Jets have been one of the best defensive teams in the NHL this year, but their scoring has been inconsistent, just like we saw on Monday. The Jets are 18-7-2 at home, while Minnesota is 12-12-2 on the road. I know both teams played in higher scoring games yesterday, but I think we see a lower scoring game here. Winnipeg knows their strength is to play tight defense and not take chances, while I think Minnesota will be really low on energy after Monday’s insane game. Take the under here.