Winnipeg Jets at Florida Panthers 4/15/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

By: Tony G |

Last Updated: 04/14/2022 at 10:21 PM ET

Winnipeg Jets at Florida Panthers 4/15/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Winnipeg Jets will travel on the road to face off against the Florida Panthers on Friday for a scheduled puck drop time of 7 PM Eastern. This game will be available on the NHL network and on NHL center ice. Florida comes into this game with a record on the year of 52 – 15–6, and have won their last five consecutive games coming against Buffalo, Toronto, Buffalo at home, Nashville, and most recently against Anaheim by the score of 3–2.

Winnipeg comes into this game with a record on the year of 35–28–11, and have won their last two consecutive games both coming on the road against the Ottawa Senators by the score 4–3, and against the Montréal Canadiens by the score of 4–2. The three previous games were all losses coming against Los Angeles, Detroit, and most recently against Colorado by the score of 5–4.

Kyle Connor is the team leader for Winnipeg in points with 85, and is also the team leader in goals with 42, eight of those coming on the power play on 290 shots on goal this season. Kyle Connor is also the team leader for Winnipeg in assists with 43, 18 of those coming on the power play and is a -2 on the year.

Jonathan Huberdeau is the team leader for Florida in points with 105, and is also the team leader in assists with 77, 28 of those coming on the power play as Jonathan Huberdeau is 8+34 on the season. Alexander Barkov is the team leader for Florida with goals of 34, 10 of which coming on the power play on 193 shots on goal this season.

Winnipeg comes into this game injured with Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele both going on the injured list as of April 11 and April 12. Without these two scorers, we see Florida coming away with another victory on the season at home. Final Score Prediction: Florida is victorious 6–3.