The Winnipeg Jets (11-1-0, 5-1-0 at Home) try to keep their early season momentum going on Tuesday night when they welcome the Utah Hockey Club (5-4-3, 2-2-2 on Road)—formerly the Arizona Coyotes—to the Great White North for a Western Conference Central Division showdown. The Jets are coming off a 7-4 win against the Lightning on Sunday in a free NHL handicap we provided for you here. Winnipeg has been playing some extremely high-scoring games over the last two weeks. In its last game, Utah lost 4-3 to the Vegas Golden Knights in Overtime in Sin City.
The Utah Hockey Club (37 GF-42 GA) started the 2024-25 NHL Regular Season off with three straight wins before losing six of their next seven, so this franchise is probably better off now being in the Beehive State but will probably still have trouble making the postseason. RW Clayton Keller (6 goals, 6 assists), C Nick Schmaltz (11 assists), C Logan Cooley (10 points), and RW Dylan Guenther (10 points) have been the most productive players on the Hockey Club’s attack while No. 1 goalie Connor Ingram (5-2-3, 3.57 GAA) has all of Utah’s wins with backup Karel Vejmalka (0-2-0, 3.04) having a better Goals Against Average (GAA) but no wins yet to show for his efforts in the crease. Like Winnipeg, Utah’s recent games so far this season have generally been high-scoring.
The Jets are averaging 4.92 goals per game, the best mark in the NHL, so with so much scoring and solid goaltending, it’s no wonder this team has won 11 of its first 12 games. With the best Power Play percentage in the league, stellar goaltending from No. 1 guy Colin Hellebuyck (8-1-0, 2.33 GA), and scoring from a plethora of players, no one wants to see Winnipeg, at Home or the Road , right now. In winning three straight, the Jets have also covered the Puck Line (-1.5) in all of those contests, winning by 3, 4, and 4. Leading the attack have been LW Kyle Connor (9 goals, 10 assists)—who has registered a point in every game this season—C Mark Scheifele (7 goals, 9 assists), D Jack Morrissey (15 points), D Neal Plonk (13 points), and LW Nikolaj Ehlers (17 points).
The second game of a four-game Homestand (TB, UTAH, COL, DAL), this free NHL pick and Utah Hockey Club vs Jets prediction actually provides three solid betting angles. With Winnipeg having beaten this franchise 10 straight times and on a major roll, it’s really hard to see Utah winning in this spot, so laying the -198 on the moneyline is the most logical approach. But those looking for some more value may want to also consider backing the Jets on the Puck Line (-1.5) at +130 as Winnipeg’s last four wins have all come by 2 or more goals and this team is scoring at will, averaging 6.33 gpg in its last three.
Also, the Over has to be considered, especially at 6, with the Jets averaging over 6 themselves in those aforementioned skates. Toss in the fact that Winnipeg has played 6 straight Overs and that there were 30 goals in the four Coyotes-Jets meetings last season (7.5 gpg), and taking the Over here is also a play with a Push at 6 getting your original stake back should it land there. A 5-2 final score seems reasonable.
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