Predators @ Jets, Oct. 18, 2025
Jets Game Day Preview (Regular Season, Game 5)
PREVIEW – REGULAR SEASON GAME 5
Nashville Predators (2-1-2) @ Winnipeg Jets (3-1-0)
- Winnipeg is home tonight for “One Night Only” against the Nashville Predators.
- The Jets are coming off a two-game road trip where they won both games, including Thursday’s contest in Philadelphia (5-2) to conclude the sojourn.
- After tonight, Winnipeg travels to Calgary for a single road game on Monday. Game time is 8:30 p.m. (CT)
- Winnipeg has won three straight games entering tonight.
- Last season the Jets finished with a 2-2 record against the Predators, including a loss in their last meeting (Feb. 27) where Nashville ended Winnipeg’s franchise record 11-game winning streak.
- The two teams will meet twice more this season: Nov. 29 (Bridgestone Arena) and March 17 (Canada Life Centre).
- The Jets are 17/18 (94%) on the penalty kill this season and have killed off 14 straight opposition power plays.
- Winnipeg’s power play has scored in three straight games and is 3/12 (25%) on the season.
- Forwards Mark Scheifele (5-3-8), Kyle Connor (3-4-7) and Morgan Barron (3-2-5) all have points in four consecutive games for the Jets. Scheifele has also scored goals in three straight games.
- Moreover, Scheifele not only leads the team in scoring thus far but is only one point away from establishing a new franchise record for points. He currently sits at 812, a mark he’s established over 883 games.
- In terms of Jets 1.0 scoring leaders, Dale Hawerchuk amassed 929 points during his 713 games with the Jets.
- Nashville veteran Steven Stamkos plays his 1,170th game tonight. He has 1,192 points over that time.
- Center Vladislav Namestnikov enters tonight sitting on 199 career assists.
- Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will start in goal for the Jets tonight, while Finish product Juuse Saros is expected to counter for the Predators.
- Today’s contest will be broadcast on both 680 CJOB (AM) and Power 97.5 (FM). Game time is 6 p.m. (CT). The broadcast is also available on Sirius XM Canada, the NHL App and on iHeart radio.
Here are the projected lineups for each team:
WINNIPEG
Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Iafallo-Toews-Pearson
Niederreiter-Namestnikov-Nyquist
Koepke-Barron-Ford
Morrissey-DeMelo
Stanley-Pionk
Fleury-Schenn
Hellebuyck
Comrie
NASHVILLE
Forsberg-O’Reilly-Stamkos
Jost-Svechkov-Evangelista
Bunting-Haula-Marchessault
Smith-McCarron-Wiesblatt
Wilsby-Josi
Skjei-Perbix
Stastney-Barron
Saros
Annunen
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