Minnesota vs. Winnipeg
WINNIPEG (Interstat) — The Minnesota Wild will visit the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday in a National Hockey League game at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Minnesota enters with a 4-2 record. The Wild are coming off a 4-2 home win over the Vegas Golden Knights in their most recent game. Joel Eriksson Ek scored one goal, recorded three shots on goal and delivered one hit. Goaltender Jesper Wallstedt made 21 saves on 23 shots, and Matt Boldy scored one goal. Minnesota has wins over Florida, Nashville and Boston. It beat Florida 4-1, lost 3-2 at Tampa Bay, lost 3-2 in overtime at Buffalo, beat Boston 4-1 and won 3-1 at Nashville.
Winnipeg is 3-2. The Jets most recently fell 5-1 at home to the Anaheim Ducks. Kyle Connor scored one goal, had three shots on goal and registered one hit. Dylan DeMelo added one assist, while Mark Scheifele had one assist and one shot on goal. Winnipeg has wins over Colorado, Pittsburgh and Detroit. The Jets beat Colorado 3-2, won 3-2 at Pittsburgh, won 3-2 at Detroit and lost 4-3 in overtime to Boston.
Eriksson Ek is a player to watch for Minnesota. In recent games, he had one goal, three shots on goal and one hit against Vegas. He had one assist, three shots on goal and six penalty minutes at Florida. He recorded six shots on goal at Tampa Bay. He had one hit at Buffalo. He had one assist and two shots on goal against Boston. He recorded three shots on goal at Nashville.
Connor is a player to watch for Winnipeg. He had one goal, three shots on goal and one hit against Anaheim. He scored two goals and had four shots on goal against Colorado. He had six shots on goal and one hit at Pittsburgh. He scored two goals, added one assist and had five shots on goal at Detroit. He had one goal, one assist, nine shots on goal and two hits against Boston.
Minnesota is set to host St. Louis in its next game. Winnipeg is scheduled to visit Chicago in its next game. Minnesota’s upcoming schedule also includes Columbus, Edmonton, Calgary, Seattle and Vancouver. Winnipeg’s upcoming schedule also includes Carolina, St. Louis, Dallas and Montreal. Minnesota and Winnipeg will continue their schedules after this game. The game is part of the NHL’s regular-season schedule.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Winnipeg 4, Minnesota 2. Interstat’s ELO system projects Minnesota with a 57.4 percent probability to win. The over/under for the game is 6.5 total goals.