Jets at Senators 2/20/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 02/19/2020 at 10:03 PM ET

The Winnipeg Jets look for their third straight victory on Thursday when visiting the Ottawa Senators. The Jets improved to 31-25-5 and 67 points following their 6-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. Blake Wheeler scored a pair of goals and assisted on another in the Jets victory. Wheeler played his 700th game for the Winnipeg franchise.

Kyle Connor is the leading goal scorer for Winnipeg with 29 and the points leader was 61. Mark Scheifele is the leader in assists with 38. Winnipeg is scoring an average of 2.98 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.00 goals per game. In net, Connor Hellebuyck is 26-18-5 with a goals-against average of 2.71 and save percentage of .919.

Ottawa looks for its third straight victory on Thursday when hosting the Winnipeg Jets. The Senators improved to 21-28-11 and 53 points following their 7-4 victory on Tuesday over the Buffalo Sabres. Artem Anisimov and Jean-Gabriel Pageau each scored two goals for the Senators in the win. 

Jean-Gabriel Pageau is the leading goal scorer for Ottawa with 24 and the points leader with 40, while Thomas Chabot is the assists leader with 28. The Senators are scoring an average of 2.72 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.32 goals per game. In net, Craig Anderson is 9-13-2 with a goals-against average of 3.22 and save percentage of .900.

Winnipeg and Ottawa have each won two straight games but the Jets are in a much better place, as Winnipeg has 67 points to just 53 for the Senators. Head-to-head, Winnipeg has won five of the last seven against Ottawa. Ottawa has lost 15 of its last 20 overall and 11 of its last 15 played on its home ice. Final Score Prediction, Winnipeg Jets win 4-1.

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