The Winnipeg Jets (+155) travel to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins (-185) at PPG Paints Arena on Friday. The total is 6.5 (O: -105, U: -115)Winnipeg (27-14-1) is playing on back-to-back days after earning a 4-2 win over the Sabres yesterday.
The Jets committed five penalties in the game, though they held Buffalo without a power play goal. Four players found the net for the Jets. Kyle Connor scored and provided an assist to share the scoring lead with Nikolaj Ehlers, who had two assists.
Connor Hellebuyck had a great performance with 39 saves (.951%) in the win.Pittsburgh (21-13-6) beat the Canucks 5-4 on Tuesday. Evgeni Malkin scored twice to lead the Penguins. Dustin Tokarski was impressive in the win, making 18 saves (.947%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Penguins won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 3-0 victory in November, their fourth straight win against Winnipeg. Bryan Rust (1G 1A) and Sidney Crosby (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry saved 32 shots to earn the shutout win.
FACING OFF
Winnipeg is averaging 3.36 goals per game for the season, ninth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Penguins team that is allowing 3.02 goals a game (17th). Meanwhile, Pittsburgh has found the net 3.30 times a game on average, 11th in the league, and the Jets are holding opponents to 2.67 goals per game (5th).
The Jets’ 23.44% power play percentage ranks 12th in the league, while the Penguins are 18th with a conversion rate of 21.28%. Both teams are strong at penalty killing, as Pittsburgh has the league’s third-highest PK% at 84.50% and Winnipeg is fifth at 83.19%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 52 and 48 points this season, Connor and Pierre-Luc Dubois have been the top skaters for the Jets. Connor is the 10th-leading point scorer in the NHL. In the net, Hellebuyck (20-10-1) is Winnipeg’s top goaltender.
He has a 2.42 GAA and a .924% save percentage, third-best in the league.Crosby leads the Penguins in scoring with 48 points. He has 21 goals and 27 assists. Jarry (15-5-4) has the best goals against average for Pittsburgh at 2.75. He has a save percentage of .918%.
HOME AND AWAY
Winnipeg is 11-8-1 on the road this season. Pittsburgh is 11-4-4 at PPG Paints Arena this season. Meanwhile, the Jets are 3-3 without a day off and 3-2 playing with a rest disadvantage. The Penguins are 1-2 with a rest advantage.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Pittsburgh Penguins (-175)
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