Faceoff is scheduled for 8:00 PM ET Venue: Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba Broadcast: ESPN+
Injury Report
Winnipeg Jets
Gustav Nyquist — Day‑to‑day (undisclosed)
Vladislav Namestnikov — Day‑to‑day (undisclosed)
Neal Pionk — Day‑to‑day (undisclosed)
Alex Iafallo — Day‑to‑day (undisclosed)
Morgan Barron — Out for season (lower‑body)
Elias Salomonsson — Out (concussion)
San Jose Sharks
Ryan Reaves — Out (hand)
Team Records & Statistical Profile
San Jose Sharks (38‑35‑8)
Points: 84 (.525 points percentage)
Goals For: 241 (18th NHL)
Goals Against: 284
Power Play: 20.88% (52 goals on 249 chances)
Penalty Kill: Allowed 58 goals on 240 opponent PP attempts
Shots: 2,061 for / 2,380 against
Shooting %: 11.7%
Save %: .881
Winnipeg Jets (35‑34‑12)
Goals For: 2.81 per game (24th NHL)
Goals Against: 3.09 per game (18th NHL)
Shots: 26.3 per game (22nd)
Shots Allowed: 27.7 per game (15th)
Power Play: 18.75% (23rd)
Penalty Kill: 77.88% (21st)
Recent Team Form
San Jose Sharks
Last game: 3–2 win vs. Nashville
Scored 3 goals on 23 shots
Went 1‑for‑1 on the power play
Took only 2 penalty minutes
Recent schedule:
L 4–3 vs Vancouver
W 3–2 vs Nashville
L 5–2 vs Chicago
Winnipeg Jets
Last game: 5–3 loss vs. Utah Mammoth
Scored 3 goals on 24 shots
Went 2‑for‑3 on the power play
Recent schedule:
L 7–1 vs Flyers
L 6–2 vs Golden Knights
L 5–3 vs Mammoth
Goaltending Matchup
San Jose — Alex Nedeljkovic (Projected)
Career Save %: .902
Career GAA: 3.14
Career Record: 91‑74‑31
Quality Start %: .544 (105 QS in 193 starts)
Winnipeg — Connor Hellebuyck (Projected)
Record: 23‑23‑11
GAA: 2.9
Save %: .895
Key Player Matchups
San Jose Sharks
Macklin Celebrini:
112 points (44g, 68a) in 81 games
1.4 points per game
Plays 21:23 per night
Will Smith: 23 goals, 34 assists
Alexander Wennberg: 18 goals, 37 assists
Winnipeg Jets
Mark Scheifele: 36 goals, 67 assists (103 points)
Kyle Connor: 39 goals, 53 assists (92 points)
Gabriel Vilardi: 30 goals, 38 assists (68 points)
Series History
This is a Western Conference matchup with both teams fighting for late‑season momentum.
No specific head‑to‑head results were provided in the sourced material, but both teams enter with contrasting trends:
San Jose: competitive but inconsistent
Winnipeg: struggling with three straight losses
Betting Trends
San Jose Sharks
Scoring 3.00 goals per game (17th NHL)
Allowing 3.57 goals per game (30th NHL)
Power play stronger than Winnipeg’s (21.03% vs 18.75%)
Winnipeg Jets
Better defensive metrics (3.09 GA vs 3.57 GA)
More disciplined shot suppression (27.7 SA vs 29.6 SA)
Momentum Edge:
San Jose: Coming off a win
Winnipeg: Three straight losses
Game Odds
San Jose Sharks 6.5
Winnipeg Jets – 170
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, April 15, 2026
