A respected NHL GM forecasts a dramatic turnaround, believing the Jets' recent surge and returning health signal a playoff bound finish.

BOTTOM LINE: The St. Louis Blues travel to the Winnipeg Jets looking to break a six-game road skid. Winnipeg is 5-7-2 against the Central Division and 19-23-6 overall. The Jets have a 5-11-5 record in games decided by a goal.

Two teams coming off shutout losses will try to get their offenses back on track when the St. Louis Blues visit the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday night.

With St. Louis singing the defensive blues on the road, Winnipeg winger Alex Iafallo is positioned to stay hot. He’s been logging top-line minutes and picked up a point in four of his past five games while skating with stars Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor.

The Winnipeg Jets enter 2026 on the other end of the NHL standings from where they were beginning 2025. Not only are the 2024-25 Presidents' Trophy winners not in a playoff spot, but the Jets are last in the Central Division, the Western Conference and the entire NHL.

23 seconds after that, Auston Matthews was left alone in the slot and he beat Connor Hellebuyck to cut in to the Jets lead at 9:22. The Jets carried a 2-1 lead into third period and early into the final frame, Nino Niederreiter scored his first goal since November 29 as he converted on a rebound in front of Hildeby to make it 3-1.

“Some days you feel outnumbered and, holy moly, you’re in it,” DeMelo said. “But it’s all a blessing. It’s an amazing ride. All of the snuggles, all of the cries, all of the diaper changes, all of the laughs, it’s all worth it in the end.” Eric Comrie remembers calling his wife, Haley, from the road when their daughter, Capri, was a baby.

Matthews, Laughton, and the rest of the Maple Leafs embraced both sides of the atmosphere in Winnipeg on Saturday night.