Having won just one of five outings already played on their current eight-game homestand, the Anaheim Ducks (7th in Pacific Division) will continue it with an encounter against the Winnipeg Jets (4th in Central), who remain in the hunt to make it to the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The Winnipeg Jets (40-29-3) snatched their second victory in the past three outings (2-1-0) after following up last Sunday’s 3-0 shutout defeat at the St. Louis Blues with a 2-1 triumph against the Arizona Coyotes at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday. Nikolaj Ehlers (9 goals, 31 points this year) opened the scoring four minutes into the first period on a breakaway off his own rebound, while Adam Lowry (10 goals, 30 points) made it 2-0 with a shorty just over seven minutes later before the visitors got a snipe back midway through the following frame. The Jets are 4-3-0 in their last seven outings, currently holding the 2nd Wild Card of the Western Conference, with the Calgary Flames trailing them by four points.
Goalie Connor Hellebuyck turned aside 29 shots on Tuesday to take his current performance status to 31-22-2 for the sea son with a 2.59 GAA and a .918 save percentage. He has recorded an 11-2-1 career total versus Anaheim with a 2.27 GAA and a .924 save percentage, while David Rittich (9-7-1 on the year with a 2.65 GAA and a .902 save percentage) is 0-1-0 in three previous appearances against the Ducks with a 3.04 GAA and a .895 save percentage. The Jets, meanwhile, are 12th in least goals scored per game this season (3.00), 11th in least goals conceded on average (2.81), 22nd in power play (19.8%) and 2nd best in penalty kill (83.7%).
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