The Winnipeg Jets and Carolina Hurricanes meet Thursday in NHL action at the PNC Arena. The Winnipeg Jets need a win after losing seven of their last nine games. The Carolina Hurricanes look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.

The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 21.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Kyle Connor leads Winnipeg with 43 goals, Blake Wheeler has 42 assists and Nikolaj Ehlers has 232 shots on goal. Defensively, the Winnipeg Jets are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 74.3 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Connor Hellebuyck has given up 191 goals on 2,091 shots faced, and Eric Comrie has allowed 38 goals on 440 shots.

The Carolina Hurricanes are averaging 3.3 goals per game and are scoring on 22.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Sebastian Aho leads Carolina with 36 goals, Teuvo Teravainen has 41 assists and Andrei Svechnikov has 241 shots on goal. Defensively, the Carolina Hurricanes are allowing 2.4 goals per game and are killing 88 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Frederick Anderson has allowed 111 goals on 1,431 shots faced, and Antti Raanta has allowed 56 goals on 636 goals.

The Jets are 10-25 in their last 35 games as an underdog and 2-7 in their last 9 overall. The Hurricanes are 36-16 in their last 52 home games and 42-19 in their last 61 games as a favorite. The over is 5-1 in Jets last 6 Thursday games. The over is 4-1 in Hurricanes last 5 overall. The Jets are 7-3 in the last 10 meetings in Carolina.

The Winnipeg Jets are playing like a team that has nothing to play for at this point, and I doubt a trip to Carolina inspires motivation to turn things around. The Carolina Hurricanes have been dominant in the favorite role all season long, and they have a clear edge on the defensive side in this game. The Jets look like a team that’s just ready for the season to end. Give me the Canes and I take the PL to shave down the price.