The Winnipeg Jets (+105) travel to take on the Minnesota Wild (-125) at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday. The total is 5.5 (O: -120, U: +100)Both teams will be playing the second of a back-to-back. The Jets are 8-4 without a day off, while the Wild are 6-5. Winnipeg (45-32-3) is coming off a high-scoring 6-2 win over the Sharks yesterday.
The Jets committed four penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal. Six players found the net for the Jets. Josh Morrissey scored and provided two assists to lead the team in scoring.
Connor Hellebuyck saved only 19 of 21 shots (.904%) in the win. Minnesota (46-24-10) beat the Blackhawks 4-2 yesterday. Marcus Johansson was the leading goal scorer for the Wild, netting twice. Filip Gustavsson saved 40 of 42 shots in the win (.952%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Wild have won all three games between the teams this season, including a 4-2 victory in their most recent meeting in March, their third straight win against Winnipeg.
Marcus Foligno (1G 1A), Jake Middleton (0G 2A), and Oskar Sundqvist (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Minnesota. Nino Niederreiter and Logan Stanley were on the scoresheet for Winnipeg. Marc-Andre Fleury got the win, saving 46 of 48 shots (.958%).
FACING OFF
Winnipeg is averaging 3.01 goals per game for the season, 21st in the NHL, and they are taking on a Wild team that is allowing only 2.65 goals a game (4th).
Meanwhile, Minnesota has found the net 2.94 times a game on average, 24th in the league, and the Jets are allowing opponents to score 2.74 goals per game (10th).
The Wild’s 21.63% power play percentage ranks 13th in the league, while the Jets are 22nd with a conversion rate of 19.70%. In terms of penalty killing, Winnipeg has the league’s seventh-ranked PK% at 82.68%, while Minnesota is 12th at 81.60%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 81 and 75 points this season, Kyle Connor and Morrissey have been the top skaters for the Jets. In the net, Hellebuyck (36-25-2) is Winnipeg’s top goaltender. He has a 2.52 GAA and a .919% save percentage, fifth-best in the league.
Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 74 points. He has 39 goals and 35 assists in 66 games. Gustavsson (22-9-6) has the best goals against average for Minnesota at 2.06, second-best in the league.
He has a save percentage of .933%, also second-best. Fleury (24-15-4) has played the most games in net for the Wild this season. He has a 2.84 GAA and a .909% save percentage.
HOME AND AWAY
Winnipeg is 19-19-1 away from Canada Life Centre this season. Minnesota is 25-11-4 at Xcel Energy Center this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Minnesota Wild (-115)
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