The 27-12-2 Winnipeg Jets will play host to the 13-20-7 Nashville Predators from Canada Life Centre on Tuesday evening. For Winnipeg it will be a desperate game to break a suddenly disturbing losing trend,

The Nashville Predators are still trying to dig themselves out of the hole they ended up in after the first half of this season. It may not happen this year, but they can keep their winning streak through Western Canada when facing the Winnipeg Jets.

Max Herz and Hal Gill will call the game on 102.5 The Game and the Predators Radio Network. The game will also be broadcast in Spanish on El Jefe which airs on 96.7 FM, 105.3 FM and 810 AM. (El partido también se transmite en español por El Jefe en 96.7 FM, 105.3 FM y 810 AM.)

When the Winnipeg Jets play the Nashville Predators at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday (starting at 8:00 PM ET), Mark Scheifele and Jonathan Marchessault will be among the top players to watch. Purchase tickets for this matchup at StubHub!

Winnipeg Jets’ Josh Morrissey (44) jumps over a sliding Nashville Predators’ Roman Josi (59) during the Nov. 23 game. The Jets lost that game, but the Predators have been struggling as of late. (Mark Humphrey / The Associated Press files)

The Jets have won six of the past 10 against the Predators, including three of the past four played in Winnipeg. The market doesn’t seem to care about their strong head-to-head history — or the gulf between the two sides in the standings — as the Jets have shifted from -153 to -125 moneyline favorites at Pinnacle.

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