The Winnipeg Jets are coming off an enormous victory on Friday over their closest division rivals, the Dallas Stars, and that has given the franchise a bit extra respiration room as they attempt to lock up the highest spot within the Central. A dominating efficiency by the Jets’ high ahead line in that recreation noticed them rating 3 of 4 of the group’s objectives, as Winnipeg stifled the Stars’ highly effective offense to finish a brief two recreation homestand with an ideal 2-0-0 document.
The True Northers will now head out on the street for a 3 recreation journey, which can start within the state of Washington when our squad visits the Seattle Kraken on the Local weather Pledge Area. With a 21-12-0 document away from the Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg has the second lowest whole of street losses within the NHL, solely trailing their President’s Trophy challengers, the Washington Capitals (23-8-2). Considerably stunning to me, the Jets have had probably the most hassle with Pacific Division franchises this season with solely a 9-4-3 document in opposition to probably the most western division.
The Winnipeg Jets (46-17-4) enter Sunday’s contest on a 2 recreation profitable streak, whereas choosing up victories in 4 of their final 5 matches. Our membership has been close to the highest of the league all season and that hasn’t modified since they’re deadlocked with the Capitals for the most effective document. The Jets are additionally the third highest scoring group this season (234 objectives), whereas being the NHL’s elite defensive group (154 objectives in opposition to). The True Northers additionally personal the league’s high powerplay unit and the 14th greatest penalty killers in 2024-25.
The Seattle Kraken (29-34-4) additionally enter motion on Sunday with a 2 recreation profitable streak after getting the higher of the Montreal Canadiens & Utah Hockey Membership. After ending twelfth within the NHL simply two seasons in the past, the Kraken have seen their fortunes go downhill with back-to-back poor seasons (twenty third & twenty eighth greatest document within the league). That places this season’s model of the membership firmly within the “lottery decide” territory and noticed GM Ron Francis grow to be a vendor on the deadline, even sending feisty ahead Brandon Tanev again to the Peg throughout that interval. The Washington State membership has been fairly good offensively this season (201 objectives for sixteenth greatest), however the identical can’t be stated for the protection (tied for twenty fifth w/ 218 objectives in opposition to). On particular groups, Seattle has the twenty fifth greatest PP and the thirteenth worst PK.
With Winnipeg’s veteran defenseman Neal Pionk on the mend and speedy ahead Rasmus Kupari nearing a return, coach Scott Arniel might run with the identical lineup that confronted the Stars….though I think we’d get to see an Eric Comrie begin on Sunday. There may be additionally the prospect that coach’s favorite Logan Stanley sneaks again onto the ice as properly, however Jets’ fandom is probably going hoping that gained’t come to fruition.
Seattle seems to be utterly wholesome, at the very least in accordance with PuckPedia. In the case of connections to our Jets, the Kraken do have one in all our former gamers in Mikey Eyssimont and in addition the brother of Winnipeg defenseman Haydn Fleury on their roster, Cale Fleury.
Listed below are the early lineup projections, however with the pre-game skate not occurring till midday there clearly could possibly be alterations:
Some very attention-grabbing facilities to look at on the opposition tonight, with former 2nd total choice 22 yr outdated Matthew Beniers (36 pts in 67 gms), former 4th total decide 21 yr outdated Shane Wright (38 pts in 64 gms), and somebody Jets’ followers usually attempt to commerce for on PuckPedia, 28 yr outdated heart Jared McCann (45 pts in 67 gms).
If you’re serious about testing a Kraken’s perspective of tonight’s recreation, try the Preview from Davy Jones’ Locker Room beneath:
Okay….now it’s time for the numbers. Beneath you may try how Winnipeg & Seattle’s season stats look if you evaluate them head-to-head and the potential starters in ESPN’s take a look at the goalies.
Our Winnipeg Jets have fairly massive benefits in many of the statistical classes, however you by no means wish to put the cart in entrance of the horse and assume a straightforward victory for our squad. Or maybe that would simply be me?
Lets hear your ideas on the upcoming conflict within the Remark part…..which True Norther would be the group’s greatest participant when the puck drops at 8 pm Central? Will the Peggers decide up a win? Can Cole Perfetti proceed to win over the Jets’ fanbase along with his newfound “prickish” play?
Go Winnipeg!!!!!!
