Here’s our pick for Thursday’s contest between the Jets and Golden Knights.
The Winnipeg Jets are in a really tough spot on Thursday night.
After winning Game 1 in decisive fashion, it looked as if Winnipeg was well on its way to making good on its status as a “trendy underdog” in Round 1 against Vegas.Not only have the Jets lost three games on the spin, but they also lost No. 1 defenseman Josh Morrissey for the series, while 42-goal scorer Mark Scheifele is questionable.
Winnipeg was already missing talismanic winger Nikolaj Ehlers and rookie standout Cole Perfetti up front, too.But just because it’s unlikely the Jets will come back and win this series doesn’t mean they can’t make a go of it.Although they’ve been outscored 12 to six at five-on-five in this series, the underlying metrics suggest things should be much tighter than that.
The two teams are basically dead even in terms of shot attempts and high-danger scoring chances at five-on-five, though the Golden Knights have the better expected goals numbers.
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