Overview
- Puck drop is 7:00 p.m. CST at Canada Life Centre, with coverage on TSN3 and SCRIPPS.
- Winnipeg enters 0-6-3 in its last nine and was listed 32nd overall in one pregame report.
- Connor Hellebuyck is projected to start for the Jets after a .888 save percentage over nine games since returning from injury, while Akira Schmid is listed to start for Vegas.
- Jets defenseman Logan Stanley serves a one-game suspension for roughing Brady Tkachuk, with Gustav Nyquist slated to return and Haydn Fleury pairing with Luke Schenn.
- Vegas has dropped five straight yet holds first place in the Pacific with 46 points, carrying top-10 power-play and penalty-kill marks as some betting previews lean toward a Jets win.