Wild vs Jets Prediction

Winnipeg Jets (20-9-4) vs Minnesota Wild (16-13-4)

Game Info: Saturday, December 30, 2023 at 2:00 pm (Canada Life Centre)

Betting Odds: Winnipeg Jets -149 / Minnesota Wild +120 --- Over/Under:

The Minnesota Wild are riding a 4-game winning streak. The Winnipeg Jets look for a win after winning 9 of their last 12 games. Let’s preview this game and give out a Minnesota Wild vs Winnipeg Jets prediction.

Minnesota Wild Betting Preview

The Minnesota Wild beat the Bruins, Canadiens and Red Wings during this streak. The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.12 goals per game and are scoring on 17.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Joel Eriksson Ek leads Minnesota with 15 goals, Mats Zuccarello has 22 assists and Kirill Kaprizov has 109 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 3.15 goals per game and are killing 71.8 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 59 goals on 614 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 41 goals on 381 shots.

Winnipeg Jets Betting Preview

The Winnipeg Jets beat the Red Wings and Bruins last week but are coming off a loss to the Blackhawks. The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 3.33 goals per game and are scoring on 17.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Kyle Connor leads Winnipeg with 17 goals, Mark Scheifele has 24 assists and Nikolaj Ehlers has 92 shots on goal. Defensively, the Winnipeg Jets are allowing 2.52 goals per game and are killing 75.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Connor Hellebuyck has given up 59 goals on 716 shots faced, while Laurent Brossoit has allowed 20 goals on 225 shots.

Minnesota Wild vs Winnipeg Jets prediction

The Minnesota Wild have played good enough hockey over the last week to where they're worth a look in the underdog role. However, the Winnipeg Jets have been one of the hottest teams in the league over the last month, and they've done a lot of their heavy lifting on their home ice. The Winnipeg Jets are 11-5-2 at home, and that includes winning 4 of their last 5 tries. The Wild have had issues on the road and this is a weird spot with an early start time. I expect a sluggish game, but I'm going to lay the juice with the Jets at home. 

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.