Overview
- Puck drop is Sunday at 7 p.m. EST in Salt Lake City for the teams’ second meeting after Utah’s 3-2 win on Oct. 26.
- Winnipeg has three wins in its last 15 games and enters on a three-game losing streak after a 3-2 loss to Colorado.
- Utah sits tied on points for the West’s final playoff spot, with Winnipeg five points back but holding three games in hand.
- The Jets have struggled with slow starts, going 2-13-1 when allowing the first goal and being heavily outshot in opening periods.
- Utah continues without forward Logan Cooley after a Dec. 5 lower-body injury, dropping three straight right after but winning three of the last five before a 2-1 loss to New Jersey.