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Posted at 3:00 PM EST. 

8:05 PM EST. OT included. The Preds are coming off an impressive 5-2 win over Colorado but trust us when we tell you that the Preds were the second best team on the ice. They mustered a mere 24 shots on net. In fact, Nashville has won five of its last six games so its stock is on the rise again, which makes us instant sellers again. The Preds expected goals for ranks dead last in the NHL. They are not creating high quality scoring chances and are shooting from low percentage areas. They have been outshot in seven of their last eight games and have not won the Corsi battle in 11 straight games. The Preds have been beatable almost every night and now the dangerous and very warm Jets come in with a great chance to win.

Winnipeg has won four straight but perhaps most importantly is that the team has a goalie back there that they can trust for the first time in a very long time. You would be hard pressed to find a goaltender in the league in better from than Connor Hellebuyck. That alone makes the Jets worthy of a play. Goaltending, be it hot or cold is the biggest deciding factor in the outcome of games. The goaltender that plays better usually wins that night and we’re certainly willing to put our chips down on Hellebucyk over Pekka Rinne. We also love that Mathieu Perrault and Adam Lowry are back in Winnipeg’s lineup together. The Jets top-two lines are as good as any top-two in the business and now they have some quality in their bottom two lines as well. The return of those two guys give the Jets more depth down the middle and it matters. A hot team taking back a price with goaltending as good as this is almost always worth a wager and that applies here.   

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