Winnipeg Jets vs. Minnesota Wild Prediction, NHL Odds
Tuesday is the final regular-season meeting between the Central Division rivals.
Jets vs. Wild NHL Betting Odds
The Wild go for the four-game series sweep and won 6-1 in the Twin Cities way back on Nov. 23. Marcus Foligno scored twice and Filip Gustavsson made 28 saves in that one.
Kyle Connor (1G, 2A) leads the Jets with three points in the series and Josh Morrissey (2A) has two but is minus-5. Connor Hellebuyck was in net for all three losses and has a 4.04 goals against average and .864 save per centage.
The home team is 6-2 in the past eight meetings and the total has gone over in six of those eight.
Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg now needs just one point in the final two games to earn the second wild card spot in the West and eliminate Nashville, which is three points back and also with two games left. It would have to win out and the Jets lose both remaining games in regulation. The Jets beat visiting San Jose on Monday, 6-2, for a fifth win in six games. Josh Morrissey was the No. 1 star with a goal and two assist and is one assist shy of becoming the third player in franchise history with a 60-assist campaign. It was Morrissey’s 20th multi-point game of 2022-23, passing Dustin Byfuglien (19 in 2011-12) for the most in a season by a Jets/Thrashers defenceman. Kyle Connor had a goal and assist to reach 80 points for the second straight season. Connor Hellebuyck earned his fourth victory in his last five games, allowing just eight goals on 141 shots in that span. He might play the second of a B2B simply to get that playoff spot clinched. The Jets are 5-1 in their past six in the second of a B2B.
Minnesota Wild
The Wild can’t finish worse than third in the Central Division and are two points behind both second-place Dallas and first-place Colorado. Minnesota seemingly tried to lose Monday night in Chicago in resting several key players but rallied to win anyways 4-2. Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello, Jared Spurgeon, Jonas Brodin stayed home and Matt Dumba also sat. Defenceman Brock Faber made his NHL debut. He just played in the NCAA title game on Saturday for the University of Minnesota, which lost to Quinnipiac. Presumably, those Wild guys will suit up tonight if healthy. Filip Gustavsson started in net Monday and Marc-Andre Fleury will here. “Flower” is 24-15-4 with a 2.84 GAA and .909 SV. Minnesota is 2-5 in its past seven playing in the second of a back-to-back.
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