Nashville takes home win streak into matchup with Winnipeg

Winnipeg Jets (19-17-8, sixth in the Central) vs. Nashville Predators (28-15-4, second in the Central)

Nashville, Tennessee; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

LINE: Predators -193, Jets +163; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: Nashville hosts Winnipeg looking to continue its three-game home winning streak.

The Predators are 10-4-1 against the rest of their division. Nashville averages 4.7 penalties per game, the most in the Western Conference. Tanner Jeannot leads the team with 24 total penalties.

The Jets are 7-4-3 against Central opponents. Winnipeg averages 8.7 penalty minutes per game, the ninth-most in the Western Conference. Pierre-Luc Dubois leads the team serving 50 total minutes.

In their last meeting on Jan. 20, Nashville won 5-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Filip Forsberg leads the Predators with 24 goals and has 39 points. Roman Josi has eight assists over the last 10 games for Nashville.

Kyle Connor leads the Jets with 48 points, scoring 25 goals and adding 23 assists. Dubois has four goals over the last 10 games for Winnipeg.

LAST 10 GAMES: Predators: 4-4-2, averaging three goals, 5.1 assists, 4.7 penalties and 11.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game with a .914 save percentage.

Jets: 2-5-3, averaging 2.3 goals, four assists, 4.2 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game with a .904 save percentage.

INJURIES: Predators: Thomas Novak: out (health protocols), Matt Benning: day to day (lower body).

Jets: Austin Poganski: out (health protocols), Pierre-Luc Dubois: out (health protocols).

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