Face-off: 1400 ET, 01/05/2022
Arena: Canada Life Centre
Winnipeg are backed to close their campaign with a fourth straight victory when hosting Seattle in the final match of the regular season.
The Jets have already claimed a couple of head-to-head wins this term and the Kraken have generally struggled on the road, with an 11-26-3 away record.
We’re happy to go with 1.83 for a home success in regular time in our Winnipeg Jets vs Seattle Kraken predictions.
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Winnipeg Jets Odds
Winnipeg have enjoyed a late flourish at Canada Life Centre, beating Colorado, Philadelphia and Calgary here by a combined score of 11-2.
The Jets came from behind to beat the Flames 3-1 on Friday, with Blake Wheeler, Mason Appleton and Brenden Dillon on the scoresheet.
“An average start, but then from there we poured on the shots,” commented Appleton.
“I think we were getting outshot by 10 early in the game and then we put up 43 attempts on goal.
“Any time you put up 40-plus, you’re usually going to like how the scoreboard looks at the end of the game, so we were happy with our effort.”
Head coach Dave Lowry added: “I see a team that, when they put their mind to it, is very good and they have an opportunity to win every night.
“I know that sometimes it’s easier when you don’t have the pressure of playoffs, but structurally, the group is committed and we’ve had the results.”
Looking at the NHL odds for this match, we like 6.75 for Winnipeg to prevail by exactly two goals again.
Seattle Kraken Odds
Seattle managed to end a four-match losing streak when beating San Jose 3-0 at Climate Pledge Arena on Friday.
Yanni Gourde continued his good run of form with the opening goal and Chris Driedger made 24 saves for his first shutout of the season.
The Kraken finished bottom of the Pacific Division in their inaugural campaign but that result gave them a respectable 16-22-3 home record.
“I thought it was super loud,” declared Gourde. “The cheering in tonight’s game, it was amazing; the energy in the building and after was phenomenal.
“They’ve been great to us the whole season and we really appreciate the support.
“Even for some times when it was tough and some tough losses, they stuck with it and they stuck with us.”
Seattle have held their own since a trade deadline reshuffle, when they shipped out six players in exchange for some draft capital.
New recruits Daniel Sprong and Victor Rask have done well, but almost all of the good nights have been on home ice.
The Kraken were 1-5-0 on the road in April, although they have at least scored tallies of 2-2-3-3-2 in their last five away games.
That makes 3.0 for the Jets to win in regular time and both teams to score at least twice worth adding to our NHL predictions.
Additional stats
Last result:
WINNIPEG 3-1 Calgary
SEATTLE 3-0 San Jose
Season head-to-head: Winnipeg 5-3 Seattle, Seattle 0-3 Winnipeg
