Tampa Bay Lightning vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction, 11/8/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Lightning vs Winnipeg Jets

Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026

Location: Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, MB

TV: WXPX-TV, TSN3

Odds/Point Spread: Lightning (-135) Jets (+126)

The Tampa Bay Lightning (10-3-2) are on their way to Canada Life Centre on Sunday where they will go up against the Winnipeg Jets (6-8-3). The moneyline on this contest has Tampa Bay at -135 and Winnipeg is opening at +126. The over/under is set at 6.5.

The Tampa Bay Lightning came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 4-1 victory over the Blackhawks in their previous game. Tampa Bay accumulated 7 penalty mins in this contest. They also had 3 chances with extra men on the ice and were able to score 1 goal. The Lightning had a impressive offensive performance in this win. In the outing, they tallied a score on 4 of the 35 shots they put on net.

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In regard to scoring goals, the Tampa Bay Lightning have notched 56 goals (10th in the league) so far this season and have given up 45. For the season, they have recorded 22 points and their points percentage is sitting at .733. Tampa Bay has compiled 52 power play chances and they have notched 9 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 17.31%. When at even strength, the Lightning have given up 36 goals while earning 47 when they are on offense. Tampa Bay has tried 453 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 12.4%. The Lightning so far have had 372 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .879. Tampa Bay Lightning opponents have tallied 40 power play opportunities (29th in hockey) and have come away with 9 goals in those attempts.

The man protecting the net in this game is Andrei Vasilevskiy. Vasilevskiy has participated in 610 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has compiled a win-loss mark of 378-181-40 and he has started in 600 games. The opposition has been able to score 1,500 goals against Vasilevskiy in his professional career and his goals against rate is 2.50. Vasilevskiy has seen 17,881 shot attempts against him and has garnered 16,384 saves. His save percentage currently sits at .916 for his 30 minutes in the crease. During his career on the ice, Vasilevskiy has 353 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .588.

In their last game, Winnipeg went up against the Canucks in a game where the Jets got the victory by a final of 6-2. The Jets had 6 goals of the 29 shots on goal they took. They had 3 chances on the power play in this game and scored 1 out of those chances.

Winnipeg has tried 471 shots (10th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.55%, while allowing their opponents 494 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 69.39% on the other teams 49 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 87.9%. They have a total of 50 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 18.00%. The Jets have accumulated 36 goals at even strength and 9 goals (22nd in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have granted a total of 60 goals to be scored by way of 45 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Winnipeg Jets have a total of 45 goals, 15 points, in addition to a points percentage of .441.

Across the rink you are going to see Stuart Skinner in net. Teams are averaging 2.76 goals per game and he has yielded 634 goals overall. Skinner's rate of quality starts sits at 55.2% and he has accumulated 127 quality starts in his career. He got the starting nod in 230 games and has played for a total of 12,950 minutes. Skinner has earned a lifetime record of 126-75-26 and has been in net for 236 contests. He has compiled 5,775 stops out of 6,408 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .901.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-135)

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