Jets Look to Push Bolts to Breaking Point in High-Scoring Affair Sunday

The Winnipeg Jets return home after a successful road trip where they won two straight over the Red Wings and Blue Jackets. They outscored their opponent 12 to 4 over their two wins and will look to keep their momentum going when they play the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday.

It should be a thrilling game to watch as both teams are elite on the offensive end. Majority of the time, you would assume this matchup to be a low-scoring one due to both teams having elite netminders. However, Tampa Bay and Winnipeg rank top seven in goals per game this season with the Jets being first in the league with a 4.73 average.

The Jets hot run has started to be recognized league-wide as their 10-1-0 record is one of the best starts in years. The Lightning have been subtly piecing together a hot start to the season as well with a 7-4-0 record but are coming off a 5-3 loss to Minnesota on Friday.

Winnipeg will need to continue their offensive surge as starting goaltender Connor Hellebuyck normally struggles in this matchup with a goals against average of 3.71 and a save percentage of .887 in 13 career games versus Tampa Bay.

The Jets should be able to respond with some offence of their own as Lightning starting goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy has a losing record at 4-7-1 with a goals against average of 3.71 and a save percentage of .887 in 13 career games versus Winnipeg.

Jets forward Cole Perfetti will look to end his short three-game point drought Sunday and should as he's recorded points in two of his three career games versus Tampa Bay.

Catch the thrilling showdown on Sportsnet at 2:00 PM MT, or catch the live broadcast on Power 97, the FM home of the Winnipeg Jets. If you are interested in attending, tickets are reasonable for Jets versus the Bolts with the lowest pair being sold at roughly C$55.