SUNRISE (Interstat) — The Winnipeg Jets visit the Florida Panthers in a National Hockey League game on Friday at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Fla. Winnipeg enters with a 4-9-0 record, while Florida is 7-6-0. The teams have met once this season, with Florida winning 5-1 at Winnipeg. The Panthers held Winnipeg to one goal in that game.

Winnipeg is coming off a 6-4 loss at Tampa Bay. Neal Pionk scored twice on four shots and had one hit in that game. Dylan Samberg added a goal and an assist, and Mark Scheifele recorded three assists. Pionk is the Winnipeg player to watch. In his most recent game against Florida, he had two shots on goal. He also had two goals and four shots on goal at Tampa Bay, three shots and one hit against Montreal, an assist and two shots at Dallas, three shots and one hit at St. Louis, and a goal and two assists at Chicago during his recent stretch. Pionk had two assists and one shot against Minnesota and one assist and one shot against Colorado.

Florida is coming off a 5-1 win at Winnipeg in the most recent meeting between the teams. Akira Schmid made 24 saves on 25 shots in that game. Matthew Tkachuk had four assists, and Brady Tkachuk had a goal and two assists. Schmid is the Florida player to watch. In his last six appearances, he has four wins, including the victory at Winnipeg and wins against Chicago, Vancouver and Columbus. He stopped 19 of 21 shots at Chicago, 24 of 29 at Ottawa, 15 of 17 against Vancouver, 23 of 26 at Columbus and 18 of 21 at Buffalo. He also made 24 saves on 25 shots at Winnipeg.

Winnipeg’s recent results include losses to Florida, Montreal, Dallas, St. Louis and Carolina, along with a 5-2 home win against Minnesota and a 3-2 win at Pittsburgh. Winnipeg also has a 3-2 home win against Colorado. Florida’s recent results include the win at Winnipeg, a 3-2 win at Chicago, a 5-1 loss at Ottawa, a 4-0 loss at Pittsburgh, an 8-3 home win against Seattle and a 3-2 overtime win against Vancouver. Florida also has a 7-3 win at Columbus and a 2-1 win at Los Angeles. Winnipeg’s next game is at Carolina, followed by a visit to Montreal. Florida next hosts Detroit, then Chicago.

The game simulator projects Florida 4, Winnipeg 1. The ELO system gives Florida a 61 percent probability to win. Florida is the pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under is 6.5.