On Thursday in the NHL the league-leading Winnipeg Jets ring in the New Year by hosting the Anaheim Ducks at Canada Life Centre. Welcome to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey, where each day we preview and predict the upcoming slate of NHL games around the league!
Troy Terry scored his second goal of the game at 3:34 of overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night.
The Anaheim Ducks stormed back from a two-goal deficit to take down the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in overtime on Thursday night.
Scheifele, Lowry and Iafallo score in 4-3 OT loss to Ducks
Troy Terry scored his second goal of the game at 3:34 of overtime to give the Anaheim Ducks a 4-3 victory over the Jets on Thursday night. Terry added an assist for a three-point
Anaheim Ducks defenceman Jacob Trouba (65) shoots past Winnipeg Jets left wing Alex Iafallo (9) during the Dec. 18 game in Anaheim, Calif. (Kyusung Gong / The Associated Press files)
The Jets squandered a two-goal lead, culminating in Troy Terry’s OT winner, to send the Ducks quacking-happily back to Anaheim. For those who would like to take a deeper dive into the advanced stats click here to see the results from the game via Natural Stat Trick.
The Ducks rallied against the Jets for their second victory over the NHL's best team in two weeks. Here are the biggest takeaways from the win.
The Winnipeg Jets have a potent offense, and they'll find the back of the net early and often against the Ducks. The Winnipeg Jets host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday evening at the Canada Life Centre, and the NHL odds list Winnipeg as a -270 favorite.
BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets, on a four-game home winning streak, host the Anaheim Ducks. Winnipeg has a 14-3-1 record at home and a 27-11-1 record overall. The Jets are 14-6-0 in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
Tonight’s opponent in the Ducks defeated the Jets when they went to southern California in the second game of a back-t0-back two weeks ago with just 26 seconds left in the 3rd period. Anaheim remains 7th in the Pacific although they are just two points back of the Kraken going 5-5-0 in their last ten.
The Winnipeg Jets’ third longest winning streak on the season was brought to an end on New Year’s Eve when our squad dropped a 5-2 decision to the Colorado Avalanche. So the team will be looking