The Florida Panthers and Winnipeg Jets meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Canada Life Centre. The Florida Panthers have lost 6 of their last 9 games. The Winnipeg Jets have won 6 of their last 9 games.

The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.4 goals per game and are scoring on 18.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Carter Verhaeghe leads Florida with 14 goals, Matthew Tkachuk has 22 assists and Sam Bennett has 77 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 3.4 goals per game and are killing 77.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has given up 43 goals on 352 shots faced, and Spencer Knight has allowed 34 goals on 442 shots.

The Winnipeg Jets are averaging 3.1 goals per game and are scoring on 20.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Mark Scheifele leads Winnipeg with 13 goals, Josh Morrissey has 21 assists and Kyle Connor has 80 shots on goal. Defensively, the Winnipeg Jets are allowing 2.6 goals per game and are killing 83.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Connor Hellebuyck has given up 41 goals on 593 shots faced, and David Rittich has allowed 15 goals on 126 shots.

The Panthers are 2-8 in their last 10 games following a win and 0-4 in their last 4 vs. Central. The Jets are 13-3 in their last 16 home games and 4-1 in their last 5 overall. The over is 8-1-1 in Panthers last 10 overall. The over is 5-2 in Jets last 7 overall. The Panthers are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings in Winnipeg. The favorite is 45-22 in the last 67 meetings. The road team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

As Ive said a lot over these last few weeks, the Florida Panthers just don’t have the same pep in their step they had last year, and they’re not stringing together wins. The Winnipeg Jets may not be as talented as the Panthers, but they’re playing the better hockey right now, and they’ve been excellent on their home ice. The value is with the Jets and the slightly cheaper price. I’ll take it.