The Winnipeg Jets got back in the win column last night when they defeated the Nashville Predators by a score of 5-2 at the Canada Life Centre. Connor Hellebuyck recorded his milestone 300th career win.
Nashville (11-19-7) managed 22 shots in the game, but Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck stopped all of them. Juuse Saros made 25 saves in the loss, the Predators' 12th on the road this season, second-most in the NHL.
The 27-12-2 Winnipeg Jets will play host to the 13-20-7 Nashville Predators from Canada Life Centre on Tuesday evening. For Winnipeg it will be a desperate game to break a suddenly disturbing losing trend,
Forsberg got the Predators on the board on the power play at 16:45 of the second period. With Pionk in the box for his second penalty of the period, Forsberg fired a wrist shot by Hellebuyck to cut the Jets' lead to 3-1.
BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets take on the Nashville Predators as losers of three games in a row. Winnipeg is 10-4-0 against the Central Division and 27-12-2 overall. The Jets have given up 104 goals while scoring 147 for a +43 scoring differential.
Josh Morrissey is having another monster season for the Winnipeg Jets. He recorded at least 59 assists in back-to-back seasons and is on track to set a new career high this year, pacing for 66 assists through exactly half of Winnipeg’s games.
The Nashville Predators will wrap up a six-game road trip by visiting the Manitoba capital to face their Central Division foes, the Winnipeg Jets.  Puck drop is slated for 8 pm ET live from