Winnipeg Jets (20-9-3, third in the Central Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (10-22-1, eighth in the Central Division)
Chicago; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Jets -227, Blackhawks +185; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks host the Winnipeg Jets after Nick Foligno scored two goals in the Blackhawks' 7-5 loss to the St. Louis Blues.
Chicago is 2-7-1 against the Central Division and 10-22-1 overall. The Blackhawks are 2-11-0 when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent.
Winnipeg is 8-3-0 against the Central Division and 20-9-3 overall. The Jets are 10-4-1 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.
Wednesday's game is the second time these teams match up this season. The Jets won 3-1 in the previous meeting. Nino Niederreiter led the Jets with two goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Connor Bedard has scored 13 goals with 17 assists for the Blackhawks. Philipp Kurashev has two goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Joshua Morrissey has six goals and 23 assists for the Jets. Nikolaj Ehlers has five goals and 10 assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Blackhawks: 3-6-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.3 penalties and 8.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
Jets: 8-1-1, averaging 3.7 goals, six assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Blackhawks: Seth Jones: out (upper body), Tyler Johnson: day to day (undisclosed), Luke Philp: out (achilles), Taylor Hall: out for season (knee), Alex Vlasic: day to day (upper body), Samuel Savoie: out (leg), Joey Anderson: out (shoulder), Andreas Athanasiou: out (groin).
Jets: Kyle Connor: out (knee), Rasmus Kupari: out (shoulder), Ville Heinola: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
