The Winnipeg Jets will open the season on the road tonight against the Anaheim Ducks. Winnipeg was 30-23-3 last year overall and an impressive 17-10-1 on the road. Anaheim on the other hand was a dismal 17-30-9 overall and just 6-18-4 at Honda Center. The Jets advanced to the second round of the playoffs last year but were stymied by the Montréal Canadiens due to poor defensive play but that has been addressed with the acquisition of Vancouver’s Nate Schmidt and Washington’s Brenden Dillon. The Ducks did make some moves toward youth in the offseason but still have some of the old guard hanging around like Getzlaf, Silfverberg, and Fowler, and once again should be bottom-dwellers in the Pacific division. The Jets are 6-1 in their last 7 meetings with the Ducks and get their quest for the Cup off on the right foot.
TONIGHT’S PICK: WINNIPEG JETS