The Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers are coming off a victory and a loss, respectively, heading into their meeting at Canada Life Centre on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. The bookmakers see this as a close game, with the Jets -110 to win on the moneyline, and the Panthers at -110.
Winnipeg secured a 3-1 home victory against the St. Louis Blues its last time out on Jan. 20. Joshua Morrissey (one goal and two assists) and Mark Scheifele (two goals and one assist) both had three points for the Jets.
Florida lost 4-1 at home against the San Jose Sharks in its most recent game on Jan. 19. The Panthers were led in that outing by Eetu Luostarinen (one goal) and Aaron Ekblad (one assist).
Get ready for this matchup with a look at who we predict will come out on top in Thursday’s contest.
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For the upcoming game between the Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Panthers 2 – Jets 1
Pick OU:
Under 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 2.90 goals)
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Jets vs. Panthers Moneylines
Take a peek below at the most up-to-date moneylines for the Jets-Panthers matchup.
Favorite: Jets (-110)Underdog: Panthers (-110)Jets Betting InsightsThe Jets are 17-13 this season when listed as a moneyline favorite.Winnipeg is 17-14 when it has played with moneyline odds of -110 or shorter (54.8% win percentage).Based on the moneyline in this contest, the Jets’ implied win probability is 52.4%.Winnipeg’s 49 matches this season have finished above this game’s total of 5.5 goals 31 times.Panthers Betting InsightsThe Panthers have been an underdog in 15 games this season, and won 11 (73.3%).Florida has a record of 11-4 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least -110 on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this outing implies a 52.4% chance of victory for the Panthers.Florida has played 27 games this season that finished with more than 5.5 goals.Jets Key StatsWinnipeg ranks 19th in the league with 146 goals scored (3.0 per game).The Jets rank 14th in goals against, giving up 150 total goals (3.1 per game) in NHL action.Its -4 goal differential ranks 17th in the league.The 28 power-play goals the Jets have scored this season rank 19th in the NHL (on 138 power-play chances).Winnipeg is 15th in the league with a 20.29% power-play conversion rate.The Jets have scored five shorthanded goals this season.Winnipeg’s 78.95% penalty-kill success rate ranks 18th in the league.Winnipeg has the 10th-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL, at 50.7%.The Jets make 11.3% of their shots (12th in the league).Panthers Key StatsWith 144 goals (three per game), Florida has the NHL’s 20th-ranked offense.The Panthers have conceded 159 total goals this season (3.3 per game), 22nd in the league.With a goal differential of -15, the team is 22nd in the league.The Panthers have 32 power-play goals (on 176 chances), 12th in the NHL.Florida has the league’s 22nd-ranked power-play percentage (18.18%).This season, the Panthers have five shorthanded goals (seventh in league).Florida’s has the ninth-best penalty-kill percentage (82.21%).At 47.2%, Florida has the league’s 27th-ranked faceoff win percentage.The 10.3% shooting percentage of the Panthers is 24th in the league.
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