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2025-26 Winnipeg Jets Predictions and Odds to Win Stanley Cup Finals

by Ryan Cobbett - 10/1/2025

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Last season was one for the ages for Winnipeg fans. Their 116 points was good enough to bring in the Presidents Trophy, and they claimed the Central Division and the top seed in the Western Conference. Unfortunately, that was the height of the campaign. They barely escaped the St. Louis Blues in the first round thanks to a miraculous comeback in Game Seven and then they fell to the Dallas Stars in the second round, losing in six games.

The Jets were tied with the Dallas Stars for third in the league in scoring as they averaged 3.35 GF/G. Their 28.9% PP% was the top mark in the league while their 79.4% PK% ranked 13th. Kyle Connor was healthy all year and showed his worth as he recorded a team best 97 points on 41 goals and 56 assists. Mark Scheifele finished second on the team with 87 points and 39 goals while his 48 assists were tied with Josh Morrissey for the second most on Winnipeg. Nikolaj Ehlers (63 points), Josh Morrissey (62 points), and Gabriel Vilardi (61 points) all reached the 60-point mark on the season.

As for the goaltending, Winnipeg finished last season with a league best 2.32 GA/G and a .922 SV%. Connor Hellebuyck was the best goaltender in the league last season as he allowed 2.01 GA/G in 63 appearances. He posted a 47-12-3 record while finishing the season with a .925 SV%. Behind him was Eric Comrie who did well in his 20 appearances as he allowed just 2.39 GA/G and finished the season with a .914 SV%.

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Seasons come and go, so now it’s time to take a look at what we can expect from the Winnipeg Jets in 2025-26:

Winnipeg Jets Key Additions/Losses

Ehlers was the biggest loss for Winnipeg as he left for Carolina. Mason Appleton (22 points) left the Jets in order to sign with the Detroit Red Wings while Brandon Tanev’s tenure with Winnipeg was short as he signed with the Utah Mammoth.

As for the additions, the Jets brought in a trio of veterans to plug the hole left by Ehlers. They signed Tanner Pearson to a one-year deal after he recorded 27 points for Vegas last season. Winnipeg also signed Gustav Nyquist who had 28 points for Minnesota and Nashville while also bringing in Cole Koepke who recorded 17 points with Boston last season.

Winnipeg Jets X-Factors

Depth- Jonathan Toews will join Nino Nederreiter and Cole Perfetti on a second line that looks to replace Ehlers in terms of production. Nyquist and Pearson were also brought in to aid depth production. If the depth isn’t there then Winnipeg is in trouble. They have the best goaltender in the league, but they need the offense to maintain their solid numbers or the drop off will be catastrophic for the Jets.

Winnipeg Jets Goalie Outlook

Hellebuyck is the best goaltender in the NHL, and it is not even close. In 63 appearances, he allowed just 2.01 GA/G while recording 47 wins and eight shutouts which were all career bests. He has started at least 60 games over the last four seasons and has done so in six of his 10 seasons. Behind Hellebuyck is Comrie as he will look to replicate his career year. Comrie’s two shutouts doubled his career total while his .914 SV% was considerably higher than his career average of .898. Comrie won’t have to do much since Hellebuyck will take up a considerable chunk of the workload, but it may be too lofty to expect the same production out of him this season. Either way, the Jets have the best goalie situation in the NHL.

Grade: A+

Winnipeg Jets Key Schedule Stretch

The Trade Deadline- The Jets have Hellebuyck while Connor and Scheifele are goal machines. However, the Jets will need some help at the deadline. Ehlers was third on the team in points last season and fourth in goals and while Vilardi should continue to improve and Nyquist, Toews, Niederreiter are key role players, Winnipeg still needs help offensively. Expect some moves to be made this season in order for Winnipeg to keep up with the Stars and Avalanche in the Central Division.

Winnipeg Jets Notable Odds

Stanley Cup Champions: +1700

Conference Winner: +900

Division Winner: +550

Vezina Trophy- Connor Hellebuyck: +300

Hart Trophy- Connor Hellebuyck: +3000

Norris Trophy- Josh Morrissey: +5000

Winnipeg Jets Prediction

I am going to take the under on the point total this season in large part because of the elite division they are in. Dallas and Colorado will be 105+ point teams while Minnesota and St. Louis will look to flirt with 100 points again this season. With that being said, Utah and Nashville should see some improvements and for all of that to happen one team will have to regress and that is going to be Winnipeg this season. They need some help at the deadline in order to be a dangerous threat in the playoffs this season and until that happens, the Jets will trade places with the Blues or Wild and fall into the wild card. Take the under on the point total here.

Under 98.5 Team Total Points

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