Winnipeg Jets (23-9-4) vs. San Jose Sharks (9-26-3)
The NHL betting action continues Thursday, January 4, with this a battle between the hottest and coldest teams in the NHL when the Winnipeg Jets travel to take on the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center at San Jose, California. The puck drops at 10:30 p.m.
This is the second meeting between these teams this year. The Sharks pulled out a 2-1 victory in San Jose on December 12. No moneyline was set for that contest. Winnipeg is the favorite in this game (-245).
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The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, 4-2. The Jets are one of the hottest teams in the NHL, going 7-0-2 in their last nine games, giving the club points in nine consecutive contests. Winnipeg is 10-4-2 on the road.
Winnipeg trailed by a goal after one, but scored four unanswered goals, netting two goals in both the second and third periods. Vladislav Namestnikov had two assists in the contest and now has four points over his last five games. Winnipeg is 11th in goals per game (3.36), impressive considering that their power-play has been abysmal, 24th overall at 16.8%.
Conor Hellebuyck was impressive in the victory, stopping 32 shots. Hellebuyck (18-6-3, 2.33, .920) is having an impressive rebound season and joins Laurent Brossoit (5-3-1, 2.44, .912) to form one of the best goaltending tandems in the NHL, second in goals-against average (2.47). This is despite a special team that is 27th in penalty killing (73.8%).
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