Jets vs Wild

Minnesota’s top end of Kirill Kaprizov, Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello is catching Winnipeg at a tricky time: the Jets have ripped off three straight wins after an 11‑game winless stretch, piling up 14 goals in their last three, but they’re down three regular defensemen with Neal Pionk, Colin Miller and Haydn Fleury all listed as week-to-week and leaning on depth pieces like Elias Salomonsson and Isaak Phillips. With Filip Gustavsson and Jesper Wallstedt both playing at a high level and Gustavsson owning a strong career record against Winnipeg, the Wild’s defensive structure at home looks better equipped to handle the Scheifele–Connor–Vilardi surge than the Jets’ patched-up blue line is to contain Kaprizov, who has been excellent historically against Winnipeg. Minnesota has already taken the season series edge and owns a sizeable standings cushion at 26-12-9 and third in the West, while Winnipeg sits 15th in the conference at 18-22-5, making this a spot where the more complete roster at home should be fully dialed in with midseason playoff positioning on the line. The price at -162 isn’t cheap, but given the Jets’ defensive injuries, Minnesota’s home-ice dominance, and the Wild’s star power on the wings, backing the Wild to win in regulation or overtime still grades out as a solid but not elite value play at this number. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 15/01/2026 09:41

Totals bettors get a fascinating clash between Winnipeg’s suddenly explosive attack and a Minnesota team that’s leaked more goals than usual in back-to-back home losses to the Islanders and Devils after returning from a long road trip. The Jets have rediscovered their scoring touch with Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor driving a top six that’s now supported by secondary threats like Tanner Pearson and Gabriel Vilardi, and their recent games have routinely landed in the 7–9 goal range, while the loss of Pionk, Miller and Fleury thins out the defensive rotation and invites more chaos in front of Connor Hellebuyck or Eric Comrie. On the other side, the Wild average just over three goals per game, have a top-10 power play, and can roll multiple scoring lines with Kaprizov, Boldy and Zuccarello supported by puck-moving defensemen like Brock Faber and Quinn Hughes, which should stress a Jets penalty kill sitting in the high-70s. Gustavsson’s strong history against Winnipeg is the main check on a pure track meet, but given both teams’ recent game scripts, vulnerable penalty kills and the Jets’ short-handed blue line, a push-friendly total of 6 at -110 tilts slightly toward the Over and earns a B+ grade for combining reasonable price with multiple paths to at least six or seven goals. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 15/01/2026 09:41

Taking Winnipeg on the puckline at +1.5 is essentially a bet that their revived offense and still-elite goaltending will keep this a one-goal Central Division game even if Minnesota’s deeper roster and home edge ultimately prevail. The Jets have played the Wild tough historically behind Mark Scheifele’s strong production against Minnesota, and their top six is intact according to the current ESPN roster, but the absence of Pionk, Miller and Fleury means they’re dressing a defense built around Josh Morrissey, Dylan DeMelo and a mix of depth and call-ups, which raises blowout risk if Kaprizov and Boldy get rolling. That said, the Wild themselves have been in a string of tight, high-event contests—overtime against Seattle and the Islanders, followed by a multi-goal loss to New Jersey driven more by breakdowns than territorial domination—and they may still be managing Joel Eriksson Ek’s lower-body issue and blue-line injuries like Zach Bogosian’s, which slightly undercuts their ability to run away at five-on-five. With Minnesota still the likelier outright winner in a game that matters for solidifying their top-three seed while the Jets fight to claw back toward the wildcard pack, laying -182 on Winnipeg +1.5 is more about high probability than great value, so it earns a B- grade as a safer but juice-heavy way to back a competitive effort from the road underdog. Odds and availability are subject to change. This bet was made at 15/01/2026 09:41