The Minnesota Wild will travel to Winnipeg, Manitoba to face the Winnipeg Jets at the Canada Life Centre on Saturday afternoon with the game scheduled to start at 2:00 PM ET and will air on Bally Sports Noth.

Minnesota is in 7^th place in the Central Division with a record of 16-13-4 and 36 points, however, the Wild are on a four-game winning streak following a 6-3 win at home against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday. The Wild have been a middle-of-the-pack team in the league when it comes to scoring as they enter this game averaging 3.21 goals per game. Kirill Kaprizov has been their leader offensively as he leads the team in points with 33 points. 

Minnesota has also been an average team defensively as they rank 17^th in the league in goals allowed per game with an average of 3.21 goals allowed per game. Filip Gustavsson has been solid this season despite having a record of 10-8-2, he is allowing under 3 goals per game with an average of 2.9 goals allowed per game and has a save percentage of .904. The Minnesota Wild will look to extend their winning streak to five games when they travel to face the Winnipeg Jets.

The Winnipeg Jets have been one of the better teams in the NHL this season as they enter this game in 2^nd place in the Central Division with a record of 20-9-4 with 44 points which also puts them in a tie for the 5^th best record in the NHL. Winnipeg has a slightly above-average scoring team this season as they enter this game averaging 3.33 goals per game which ranks 13^th in the NHL. Mark Scheifele has been one of the best players on the team this season as he leads the team in assists and points with 24 assists and 36 points. 

However, the success for the Jets this season has been their play defensively and the play they have gotten out of their goalies as they are allowing an average of 2.55 goals per game which is the 3^rd fewest goals allowed per game. Connor Hellebuyck has also been one of the best starting goalies in the league with a record of 16-6-3 and a save percentage of .918 while allowing an average of 2.35 goals per game. The Winnipeg Jets will look to bounce back following their loss on the road against the Blackhawks when they host the Minnesota Wild on Saturday afternoon.

BookMaker has the Winnipeg Jets listed as -135 moneyline favorites at home against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon. Minnesota has won six of the last ten and two of the last three meetings while winning by an average margin of .5 goals per game in the last ten and 1 goal per game over the last three games in the series.

Minnesota has been one of the hottest teams in the NHL as they enter this game on a four-game winning streak and has been the better team in the series, winning six of the last ten and two of the last three matchups. The Wild have won by an average margin of .5 goals per game over the last ten and 1 goal per game over the last three games in the series which is why I am taking the moneyline with the Minnesota Wild at +115 when they travel to face the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday afternoon.