Both teams will be looking to build on winning runs when the Winnipeg Jets (5-3-0) head to take on the Vegas Golden Knights (7-2-0) at T-Mobile Arena on Sunday. Winnipeg is coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Coyotes on Friday, their third win in a row.
Blake Wheeler, Cole Perfetti, and Mark Scheifele each scored once for the Jets. Wheeler added an assist to lead the team in scoring. David Rittich only saved 19 of 21 shots (.904%) in the win. Vegas won for the third game in a row, beating the Ducks 4-0 on Friday.
Four players found the net for the Golden Knights. William Karlsson and Reilly Smith both scored and provided an assist to lead the team in scoring. Logan Thompson recorded his second shutout of the season, most in the league, with 29 saves.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Golden Knights won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-2 victory on October 20. Four players had two points for Vegas. Neal Pionk led Winnipeg with two points (1G 1A). Adin Hill got the win, saving 26 of 28 shots (.928%).
FACING OFF
Winnipeg is averaging 3.12 goals per game so far this season, 15th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Golden Knights team that is allowing only 1.78 goals a game (1st). Meanwhile, Vegas has found the net 3.33 times a game on average, 11th in the league, and the Jets are allowing opponents to score 2.88 goals per game (12th).
The Golden Knights’ 17.24% power play percentage ranks 21st in the league, while the Jets are 25th with a conversion rate of 13.79%. In terms of penalty killing, Vegas has the league’s 20th-ranked PK% at 77.27%, while Winnipeg is 24th at 76.19%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With eight points this season, Josh Morrissey is the top skater for the Jets. He is among the league leaders with eight assists (7th) and has added zero goal of his own. In the net, Connor Hellebuyck (4-2-0) is Winnipeg’s top goaltender.
He has a 2.51 GAA and a .925% save percentage. Jonathan Marchessault, Chandler Stephenson, and Jack Eichel lead the Golden Knights in scoring with eight points apiece. Marchessault has five goals (10th) and three assists in nine games, while Stephenson has four goals and four assists.
Eichel has three goals and five assists. Thompson (4-2-0) has the best goals against average for Vegas at 1.69, third-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .943%, fifth-best.
HOME AND AWAY
Winnipeg is 3-2-0 on the road this season. Vegas is 4-1-0 at T-Mobile Arena this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Vegas Golden Knights (-200)
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