The Winnipeg Jets meet the Nashville Predators for Game 3 of their four-game regular-season series, as Week 20 of the 2021-22 NHL season continues with this Central Division showdown from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The Winnipeg Jets and Nashville Predators have split the first two contests this season, so let’s see what’s the best Jets vs. Predators betting pick for Saturday night.
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Jets vs Predators Betting Pick
This game will be played at the American Airlines Center at 8:00 PM ET on Wednesday, February 9, 2022.
Why Bet The Predators:
✅ The Winnipeg Jets will be playing the second of back-to-back contests. Winnipeg is 1-5 in their last six games when playing on zero days rest. Meanwhile, Nashville is 21-5 in their last 26 games when they are playing on two days rest.
✅ The Nashville Predators are sixth in goals allowed per game at 2.7 while Winnipeg is averaging just 2.8 goals per game, 21st overall. The Predators are averaging 3.1 goals per game and have been outstanding on the power-play (24.5%) and in penalty killing (81.6%).
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✅ Nashville has been an outstanding team at home, going 14-7-0. That includes three straight victories at home. The Jets are 8-9-6 on the road and are 1-4-1 in their last six games on the road, including a 5-2 loss in Nashville on January 20.
Nashville Predators
The Winnipeg Jets (19-17-7) earned a huge victory over the red-hot Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, 2-0. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 27 shots in snapping the Wild’s six-game winning streak. Hellebuyck will likely go on Friday, so expect Eric Comrie to go on Saturday. Comrie is 4-2-1 with a 2.34 GAA and a .920 save percentage. He has not faced Nashville this season.
Winnipeg is struggling to score goals, 21st in the NHL at 2.8 goals per game and are 14th on the power-play at 20.7%. Kyle Connor has five points over his last five games and leads the Jets with 25 goals and 47 points. He has four power-play goals and 15 power-play points.
Nashville Predators
The Nashville Predators (28-15-4) lost to Dallas on Wednesday, 4-3. Nashville battled back from one-goal deficits three times in this contest but gave up the game-winner 3:24 into the third period. Filip Forsberg had an assist in the game and now has five points over his last five games. Forsberg is third in scoring with 39 points. Roman Josi leads the team in points with 46 and has three assists in his last five games.
The Predators are sixth in goals allowed per game at 2.7. Juuse Saros has been outstanding this season, going 24-12-3 with a 2.39 GAA and a .926 save percentage. He allowed four goals in the game against Dallas but had held opponents to two goals or fewer in five straight contests prior to the loss.