Pittsburgh Penguins (23-18-7, fifth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (30-14-5, third in the Central Division)
Winnipeg, Manitoba; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Jets -159, Penguins +134; over/under is 5.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets take on the Pittsburgh Penguins after losing five in a row.
Winnipeg has a 30-14-5 record overall and a 16-7-2 record in home games. The Jets are 26-2-1 in games they score three or more goals.
Pittsburgh has a 10-10-4 record on the road and a 23-18-7 record overall. The Penguins have a 21-3-3 record when scoring at least three goals.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Penguins won the previous meeting 3-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nikolaj Ehlers has 16 goals and 19 assists for the Jets. Gabriel Vilardi has three goals over the last 10 games.
Erik Karlsson has seven goals and 29 assists for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby has scored six goals and added five assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Jets: 4-5-1, averaging 1.7 goals, 2.7 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
Penguins: 4-3-3, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.6 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Jets: David Gustafsson: out (lower body).
Penguins: Noel Acciari: day to day (concussion), Matt Nieto: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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