The Winnipeg Jets (51-20-4) travel to face off against the Vegas Golden Knights (45-21-8) on Thursday, April 3rd. This game will be played at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and televised on ESPN+. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Puck drop is set for 10:00 ET.

Jets vs Golden Knights

The Winnipeg Jets Are Coming Off A Win

With a 7-4 victory over the Lightning, the Jets improved to 51-20-4. Winnipeg covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, and the total of 11 goals easily surpassed the pre-game line of 6.5 goals.

After falling behind 2-0 in the first period, the Jets rallied, with seven different players contributing to the scoring. Winnipeg took the lead for good with Alex Iafallo’s goal at 15:57 in the third period, and they added two empty-netters to secure the win.

The Vegas Golden Knights Are Coming Off A Win

With a 4-3 overtime win against Utah, the Golden Knights improved to 45-21-8. Vegas, favored by -1.5 goals, failed to cover the puck line. The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals surpassed that mark.

Vegas trailed 2-0 before rallying to score four unanswered goals. Four different players scored for the Golden Knights, with Brett Howden netting the game-winner 2:15 into overtime.

Winnipeg Offense Breakdown

Winnipeg’s offense fired 34 shots on goal and scored 7 times in their 7-4 win over Tampa Bay. The Jets added two empty-net goals, with Cole Perfetti netting his 4th and Nikolaj Ehlers picking up his 9th. Ehlers also assisted on Logan Stanley’s first goal of the season.

Vladislav Namestnikov opened the scoring for the Jets with his 3rd goal of the year and later added his 7th assist on Ehlers’ empty-netter. Mark Scheifele scored his 8th goal and notched his 10th assist. Winnipeg had 7 offensive giveaways in the game.

Golden Knights Offense Breakdown

Vegas took 35 shots on goal in their latest game, with Brett Howden netting his 6th goal of the season in overtime. William Karlsson added his 2nd goal of the year, while Pavel Dorofeyev scored his 7th and Noah Hanifin picked up his 2nd goal.

Hanifin also contributed with two assists, bringing his season total to 5. The Golden Knights had 13 giveaways and finished with 7 assists.

Winnipeg Team Defense

Defensively, the Jets will look to improve after allowing the first goal just 6:49 into the game and another at the 11:58 mark of the first period. They also gave up a tying goal at 3-3 in the second and one more at 6:51 in the third. Connor Hellebuyck finished with 26 saves and an 86.7% save percentage, while the defense recorded 5 takeaways and 31 hits.

Vegas Team Defense

Defensively, the Golden Knights will look to improve after allowing the first two goals in their previous game and another late in the 3rd period. Adin Hill had a save percentage of 84.2% on 19 shots from Utah Hockey Club. The defense did contribute 10 takeaways and 22 hits.

Jets vs Golden Knights Trends

• When looking at their past three road matchups, Winnipeg has an puck line record of 0-3 while averaging 2 per game. The team went 1-2 overall in these games.
• Across their last five home contests, Vegas has been good against the puck line posting a mark of 3-2. Their overall mark in these games was 3-2, while averaging 4 goals per game.
• In their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Golden Knights have a straight up record of 5-5 and an puck line mark of 8-2.
• The last ten games that Winnipeg was favored, they have an puck line mark of 4-6 while going 8-2 straight up.

Jets vs Golden Knights Prediction

When making a moneyline pick, my choice is the Golden Knights to come out with a win against the Jets while playing at home. Considering the moneyline odds at -126, I’m placing my bet on the Golden Knights to win outright.

For a puck line pick, we are going with the Golden Knights to win and cover. Look for the Golden Knights to win this one by multiple goals over the Jets.

With an over/under line sitting at 5.5 goals, we like this game to surpass that mark and recommend getting a bet down on the over.

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