The Winnipeg Jets will travel to Seattle, Washington to face the Seattle Kraken at the Climate Pledge Arena with the game scheduled to start at 10:00 PM ET on Friday night and will air on TSN3 and Root Sports.

The Winnipeg Jets enter this game with a record of 39-17-5 and 83 points which puts them in 2^nd place in the Central Division and ties them with the Colorado Avalanche for the 3^rd best record in the Western Conference, however, the Jets are coming off a 3-4 loss at home against the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday which also ended their two-game winning streak. The success of the Jets this season can be attributed to their defensive play and goalies as they are allowing the 2^nd fewest goals per game with an average of 2.4 goals allowed per game, however, the Jets have a below-average penalty-kill unit as they rank 23^rd in the league with a penalty-kill percentage of 77.46%. 

Offensively, Winnipeg has been a below-average team as they rank 19^th in scoring and have the 9^th worst power-play success rate at 18.23% while averaging 3.12 goals per game. Connor Hellebuyck will be the starting goalie for Winnipeg and has been one of the best goalies in the league this season as he is tied for 4^th in the NHL in wins with 29, is tied for the 2^nd fewest goals allowed per game with 2.29, and leads the league in save percentage at .922. 

The Winnipeg Jets will look to bounce back following the loss at home against the Kraken when they travel to face the Seattle Kraken.

The Seattle Kraken are in 6^th place in the Pacific Division and 10^th place in the Western Conference with a record of 28-23-11 and 67 points following Tuesday’s 4-3 win on the road against the Winnipeg Jets which also extended their winning streak to two games. The Kraken have been one of the lowest-scoring teams in the NHL this season as they rank 28^th in scoring and 17^th in power-play success rate at 20.69% while averaging 2.79 goals per game. 

Defensively, Seattle has been an above-average team as they are allowing the 9^th fewest goals per game with an average of 2.84 goals allowed per game and have a penalty-kill percentage of 79.95% which ranks 18^th in the league. Jared McCann has been one of the better players for the Kraken this season as he leads the team in goals and points with 27 goals and 52 points. 

The Seattle Kraken will look to extend their winning streak to three games when they host the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night. 

JustBet has the Winnipeg Jets listed as -130 moneyline favorites on the road against the Seattle Kraken on Friday night. Winnipeg has won five of the seven games all-time while Seattle is 2-0-1 in the previous three meetings. The Jets have won by an average margin of .86 goals per game all-time while the Kraken have won by an average margin of .33 goals per game in the previous three games in the series.

Winnipeg enters this game with a better record and has been the better team in the series, winning five of the seven games all-time. The Jets have won by an average margin of .86 goals per game all-time in the series which is why I am taking the moneyline for the Winnipeg Jets at -130 when they travel to face the Seattle Kraken on Friday night.