The Winnipeg Jets and Minnesota Wild face off on Wednesday in an NHL showdown at the Xcel Energy Center. The home team has won the last five games played between the Jets and the Wild.
The Jets come into this game with an 11-5-1 record overall and they have gone 4-3-1 at home. On Monday against the Carolina Hurricanes, it took overtime but they were able to secure the 4-3 victory. Josh Morrissey had a big game finishing with two goals. Winnipeg is averaging 2.94 goals per game while their defense is giving up 2.41 goals per game. The defense is ranked 3rd in the league, and they are going to need him to have a big game here. Morrissey has been the top player for the Jets scoring three goals and adding 15 assists. There are four different players that have scored at least 14 points.
On the other side of this matchup is the Wild who sit with an 8-8-1 record but away from home they have gone 3-5-1. On Saturday the Wild had solid goaltending and they were able to secure a 2-1 victory. Filip Gustavsson stopped 20 of the 21 shots that he faced and it’s going to be key in this game that he’s strong again. The Wild are averaging 2.67 goals per game while their defense is giving up 2.94 goals per game. The offense is ranked 28th in college basketball, and it’s going to need to be improved upon. Kirill Kaprizov has scored 10 goals and added 10 assists so far this season.
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