The Montreal Canadiens (sixth in the Atlantic Division) and Winnipeg Jets (second in the Central) will square off in the NHL on Thursday (November 3).
Both teams were on winning streaks but are coming off a loss in their previous outing.
Canadiens vs Jets Betting Odds
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Canadiens vs Jets Match Details
Fixture: Canadiens at Jets
Date and Time: Thursday, November 3; 8:05 pm ET
Venue: Bell MTS Center, Winnipeg, MT
Canadiens vs Jets Key Stats
The Habs dominated most of the game against Minnesota, outshooting them 35-31, winning 62% of all face-offs and stopping 15 shots but only scored once. After the hosts led 3-0 and Nick Suzuki scored on penalty play with 6:30 remaining, Minnesota ended the contest with an empty-netter three minutes later (five goals, 11 points this year).
The Canadiens are scoring the eighth-fewest goals per game this season (2.80), while allowing the 14th-fewest goals per game on defense (3.10). They rank 13th in the penalty kill with an efficiency of 80.7% and are 26th in the power play with a 13.8% success (4-for-29) (25-for-31).
The Jets outshot the hosts by a margin of two (48-24, including 33-8 in the first two periods), but they have outhit them 42-21 and killed all three of their penalties. The Jets eventually scored the game's first goal through Adam Lowry (two goals, six points this season) 13 seconds into the third period before Vegas tied the score seven minutes later and scored the winner with seven seconds left in overtime.
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has a 2.96 GAA and a.913 save percentage in a 10-5-1 record versus the Montreal Canadiens in previous meetings. The Jets, meanwhile, are scoring 2.89 snipes per game, which ranks ninth lowest on the season, while allowing the eighth fewest in their defensive zone (2.78), with a 13.3% conversion percentage (4-for-30) on the power play and a 79.2% effectiveness on the penalty kill.
They are ranked 27th and 18th, respectively (19-for-24) in the two categories.
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Canadiens vs Jets Best Picks and Prediction
The Canadiens have a very strong recent record against Winnipeg. Five of the previous seven meetings between the two teams ended with a victory for the Habs, including a four-game sweep in the second round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
However, this year's Manitobans have had a strong start to the campaign. They have a four-game winning streak (3-0-1) and are second in the Central Division. The Jets have been excellent to go 6-1-0, having lost just one of their three domestic games so far in 2022–23 (2–1-0).
Pick: Jets -1.5 (+125)