The Winnipeg Jets (1st in NHL) will likely be taking part in their forty first contest of the 2024-25 marketing campaign this Saturday once they face off towards the Detroit Purple Wings (twenty fifth in NHL) on the Canada Life Centre. That may mark the midway level of the season with the true check of the NHL playoffs nonetheless fairly far off within the distance.
The Jets (27-11-2) created an honest quantity of purpose scoring possibilities of their final recreation towards the Anaheim Geese, however a uncommon off evening by starter Connor Hellebuyck led to an OT loss. The Purple Wings (16-18-4) ignored the vacation spirit this 12 months and fired head coach Derek Lalonde on Boxing Day, bringing in Todd McLellan as the brand new bench boss. Since then, the Wings have gone 3-1-0 together with three straight victories over the Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins, & Columbus Blue Jackets.
Winnipeg is coping with a bunch of accidents, as Dylan Samberg, Haydn Fleury, & Mason Appleton are nonetheless on the shelf. Detroit doesn’t have that downside at this level within the season, because the teaching employees has the complete slew of the roster to select their beginning lineup from.
Right here is how PuckPedia is predicting the 2 franchises to line up their gamers this night:
Three gamers will likely be skating towards their former groups when the puck drops at 6 pm this night, together with the Jets’ Eric Comrie (3 video games performed w/ DET) and the Wings’ Andrew Copp (467 video games w/ WPG) & Ben Chiarot (305 video games w/ WPG).
Listed here are the 2 franchises’ prime offensive performers in 2024-25….
Winnipeg Jets:
Kyle Connor (52 pts), Mark Scheifele (45), Gabriel Vilardi (36), Josh Morrissey (36), Nikolaj Ehlers (32), Neal Pionk (27), Cole Perfetti (23), Adam Lowry (22), Nino Niederreiter (21), & Vladislav Namestnikov (19).
Detroit Purple Wings:
Lucas Raymond (38 pts), Dylan Larkin (31), Alex DeBrincat (31), Moritz Seider (21), Patrick Kane (19), & JT Compher (19).
Okay, all that’s left is to evaluate the comparability of this season’s stats and ESPN’s take a look at the potential beginning goalies for tonight.
Alright, the stats say that is one other recreation the Winnipeg Jets ought to be capable of win. The True Northers rating extra objectives, enable much less, and have higher goaltending choices to pick from. On particular groups, each Winnipeg & Detroit have lethal powerplays, however the Jets have the sting in killing off penalties.
However as we noticed final recreation towards the Geese, the numbers don’t all the time appropriately predict the end result of NHL video games. So lets hear it within the remark part….do the Jets finish their 2 recreation shedding streak or will the Wings lengthen their profitable methods to 4 video games? Will Hellbuyck have a bounce again efficiency?
Benefit from the chilly weekend within the Peg everybody….attempt to keep heat!!
Go Winnipeg!!!!
