This is a 7* on WINNIPEG

Big mismatch here. Winnipeg has won three in a row. The last two wins were in Montreal, 4-2 and 5-0. The first was 4-3 against the team they’ll play again tonight, Ottawa. The last place Senators are on a four-game losing streak. Since losing at Winnipeg on April 5th, they’ve lost twice to Edmonton (at home) and then 6-5 at Toronto on Saturday. There is a big dividing line between the top four and bottom three in the all-Canadian North Division. Really, the playoff field is already set. It’s just a matter of determining the order of finish for the top four. The Jets are in second place, six points back of the Leafs. They are 5-1 against Ottawa this season and have scored four or more goals in all five wins. The Senators have the single worst goal differential in the league. Yes, even worse than Buffalo, even though they have four more points than the Senators. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck has allowed only 13 goals in his last nine starts. Ottawa did score five goals last time out, but they are 1-8 this season after scoring four or more in the last game. Play on WINNIPEG

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