NHL1/29/2026
Scheduled
TIME:7:00 PM UTC
CHANNEL:ESPN+
VENUE:Benchmark International Arena
LOCATION:Tampa, FL
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20-24.392
Away Team
7th in Central DivisionLast5: W3L2
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31-13.646
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Home Team
2nd in Atlantic DivisionLast5: W5

AI Game Overview

Alright, hockey fans, settle in! It's January 29th, 2026, and the ice is set to sizzle as the Winnipeg Jets make their way down to the Sunshine State to face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning!

Now, this isn't just any regular season tilt; this is a clash of titans, a battle for supremacy that always delivers. We're deep into the 2025-2026 NHL season, and both these squads have been carving their own narratives. The Jets, known for their grit and relentless offensive pressure, have been a force to be reckoned with, consistently pushing the pace and showcasing that signature Winnipeg intensity.

Meanwhile, the Lightning, a perennial powerhouse, are always a dangerous proposition on home ice. They've got that championship pedigree, that ability to elevate their game when it matters most, and you can bet they'll be looking to assert their dominance in front of their passionate fanbase.

As for the betting lines, well, it seems the oddsmakers are keeping their cards close to their chest for this one, with no moneyline, point spread, or over/under currently available. This suggests a truly unpredictable matchup, where anything could happen! Will the Jets' speed and firepower overwhelm the Bolts, or will Tampa Bay's experience and home-ice advantage prove too much to overcome?

One thing's for sure: this is a game you won't want to miss. Get ready for a high-octane, edge-of-your-seat hockey spectacle!

AI Matchup Overview

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Looking at the recent history between these two teams, the home team, the Winnipeg Jets, has had the upper hand. In their last two meetings, the Jets secured a decisive 7-4 victory at home, and then followed it up with a 4-1 win on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Jets have demonstrated a strong offensive capability, scoring a total of 14 goals in these two games, while limiting the Lightning to just 5. This suggests a clear trend of the Jets controlling the scoring and dictating the pace of the games when they face off.

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Injury Report

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Neal Pionk
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Player Statistics

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Mark Scheifele
Mark Scheifele
C • #55
Goals
25
Assists
36
Shots On Goal
104
Power Play Goals
7
Kyle Connor
Kyle Connor
LW • #81
Goals
23
Assists
35
Shots On Goal
161
Power Play Goals
2
Short Handed Goals
2
Gabriel Vilardi
Gabriel Vilardi
RW • #13
Goals
19
Assists
25
Shots On Goal
102
Power Play Goals
7
Josh Morrissey
Josh Morrissey
D • #44
Goals
10
Assists
32
Shots On Goal
89
Power Play Goals
2
Alex Iafallo
Alex Iafallo
LW • #9
Goals
9
Assists
10
Shots On Goal
69
Power Play Goals
2
Logan Stanley
Logan Stanley
D • #64
Goals
8
Assists
8
Shots On Goal
51
Tanner Pearson
Tanner Pearson
LW • #70
Goals
7
Assists
3
Shots On Goal
40
Nino Niederreiter
Nino Niederreiter
RW • #62
Goals
7
Assists
11
Shots On Goal
68
Power Play Goals
1
Jonathan Toews
Jonathan Toews
C • #19
Goals
7
Assists
12
Shots On Goal
71
Power Play Goals
3
Vladislav Namestnikov
Vladislav Namestnikov
C • #7
Goals
7
Assists
5
Shots On Goal
59
Power Play Goals
2

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Brandon Hagel
Brandon Hagel
LW • #38
Goals
25
Assists
21
Shots On Goal
128
Power Play Goals
3
Short Handed Goals
1
Nikita Kucherov
Nikita Kucherov
RW • #86
Goals
24
Assists
49
Shots On Goal
127
Power Play Goals
5
Jake Guentzel
Jake Guentzel
LW • #59
Goals
22
Assists
29
Shots On Goal
128
Power Play Goals
5
Short Handed Goals
2
Anthony Cirelli
Anthony Cirelli
C • #71
Goals
13
Assists
17
Shots On Goal
81
Power Play Goals
2
Darren Raddysh
Darren Raddysh
D • #43
Goals
12
Assists
30
Shots On Goal
101
Power Play Goals
6
Brayden Point
Brayden Point
C • #21
Goals
11
Assists
19
Shots On Goal
82
Power Play Goals
3
Pontus Holmberg
Pontus Holmberg
RW • #29
Goals
8
Assists
7
Shots On Goal
55
Oliver Bjorkstrand
Oliver Bjorkstrand
RW • #22
Goals
7
Assists
16
Shots On Goal
74
Power Play Goals
6
Zemgus Girgensons
Zemgus Girgensons
LW • #28
Goals
6
Assists
5
Shots On Goal
52
Yanni Gourde
Yanni Gourde
C • #37
Goals
6
Assists
12
Shots On Goal
67

Current Season Games

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Wvs STL3 - 1
L@ CHI0 - 2
Lvs TOR3 - 4
W@ MIN6 - 2
Wvs NYI5 - 4
Wvs NJ4 - 3
Wvs LA5 - 1
Lvs EDM3 - 4
Lvs VEG3 - 4
L@ OTT2 - 4
L@ TOR5 - 6
L@ DET1 - 2
Lvs EDM1 - 3
Lvs MIN3 - 4
L@ UTA3 - 4
L@ COL2 - 3
L@ STL0 - 1
Lvs OTT2 - 3
Wvs WAS5 - 1
Lvs BOS3 - 6
Lvs DAL3 - 4
L@ EDM2 - 6
Wvs BUF4 - 1
L@ BUF1 - 5
W@ NAS5 - 2
L@ CAR1 - 5
L@ WAS3 - 4
Lvs MIN0 - 3
Lvs CAR3 - 4
Wvs CBJ5 - 2
L@ SEA3 - 5
W@ VAN5 - 3
L@ ANA1 - 4
L@ SJ1 - 2
L@ LA0 - 3
Wvs PIT5 - 2
Wvs CHI6 - 3
W@ MIN4 - 3
Lvs UTA2 - 3
Wvs CGY5 - 3
Lvs SEA0 - 3
W@ CGY2 - 1
Wvs NAS4 - 1
W@ PHI5 - 2
W@ NYI5 - 2
Wvs LA3 - 2
Lvs DAL4 - 5

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Wvs SJ4 - 1
W@ DAL4 - 1
W@ PHI5 - 1
W@ PHI7 - 2
Wvs COL4 - 2
W@ SJ7 - 3
W@ LA5 - 3
W@ ANA4 - 3
W@ FLA4 - 2
Wvs STL4 - 1
Wvs CAR6 - 4
Lvs LA1 - 2
Lvs FLA2 - 5
W@ NJ8 - 4
W@ MON6 - 1
L@ TOR0 - 2
Lvs NYI0 - 2
Lvs PIT3 - 4
L@ NYI1 - 2
W@ NYR4 - 1
W@ DET6 - 3
Wvs CGY5 - 1
Wvs PHI3 - 0
W@ WAS5 - 3
Wvs EDM2 - 1
Wvs NJ5 - 1
Lvs VAN2 - 6
W@ FLA3 - 1
Lvs NYR3 - 7
Wvs WAS3 - 2
W@ VEG6 - 3
L@ COL2 - 3
W@ UTA4 - 2
Wvs DAL2 - 1
W@ NAS5 - 2
Wvs VEG2 - 1
Wvs ANA4 - 3
Lvs CHI2 - 3
L@ CBJ2 - 3
L@ DET1 - 2
L@ WAS2 - 3
W@ BOS4 - 3
Lvs NJ3 - 5
Lvs OTT4 - 5

Previous Season Games

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L@ DAL2 - 5
L@ DAL1 - 2
Wvs DAL4 - 0
L@ DAL1 - 3
Wvs DAL4 - 0
Lvs DAL2 - 3
Wvs STL4 - 3
L@ STL2 - 5
Wvs STL5 - 3
L@ STL1 - 5
L@ STL2 - 7
Wvs STL2 - 1
Wvs STL5 - 3
Wvs ANA2 - 1
Lvs EDM1 - 4
W@ DAL4 - 0
Wvs STL3 - 1
L@ UTA1 - 4
W@ VEG4 - 0
L@ LA1 - 4
Wvs VAN3 - 1
Wvs NJ4 - 0
Wvs WAS3 - 2
Lvs BUF3 - 5
W@ EDM4 - 3
L@ VAN2 - 6
W@ SEA3 - 2
Wvs DAL4 - 1
Wvs NYR2 - 1
L@ CAR2 - 4
W@ NJ6 - 1
W@ PHI4 - 1
L@ NYI2 - 3
L@ NAS1 - 2
W@ OTT4 - 1
Wvs SJ2 - 1
Wvs NYI4 - 3
Wvs CAR3 - 0
W@ WAS5 - 4
W@ BOS6 - 2
W@ MON4 - 1
Wvs CGY5 - 2
Wvs UTA5 - 2
W@ COL3 - 2
L@ UTA2 - 5
Lvs CGY1 - 3
Wvs SEA2 - 1
Wvs VAN6 - 1
Wvs COL3 - 0
Lvs LA1 - 2
Wvs NAS5 - 2
Lvs DET2 - 4
Lvs ANA3 - 4
L@ COL2 - 5
Wvs NAS3 - 0
Wvs OTT4 - 2
W@ TOR5 - 2
Wvs MIN5 - 0
L@ ANA2 - 3
W@ SJ4 - 3
Wvs MON4 - 2
Lvs VEG2 - 3
Wvs BOS8 - 1
Lvs CBJ1 - 4
W@ CHI4 - 2
W@ BUF3 - 2
Lvs STL1 - 4
L@ DAL1 - 3
L@ VEG3 - 4
L@ LA1 - 4
W@ MIN4 - 1
L@ NAS1 - 4
W@ PIT4 - 1
Wvs FLA6 - 3
L@ FLA0 - 5
L@ TB1 - 4
W@ NYR6 - 3
Wvs DAL4 - 1
Wvs COL1 - 0
Wvs UTA3 - 0
Wvs TB7 - 4
W@ CBJ6 - 2
W@ DET6 - 2
Lvs TOR4 - 6
W@ CGY5 - 3
W@ SEA4 - 3
W@ STL3 - 2
Wvs PIT6 - 3
Wvs SJ8 - 3
Wvs MIN2 - 1
Wvs CHI2 - 1
W@ EDM6 - 0

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Lvs FLA3 - 6
L@ FLA2 - 4
W@ FLA5 - 1
Lvs FLA0 - 2
Lvs FLA2 - 6
Wvs CAR3 - 2
L@ NYR0 - 4
Wvs FLA5 - 1
Wvs BUF7 - 4
Lvs DET3 - 4
Lvs TOR3 - 4
W@ NYR5 - 1
L@ OTT1 - 2
W@ NYI4 - 1
Wvs NYI5 - 3
Wvs UTA8 - 0
Wvs PIT6 - 1
L@ VEG2 - 4
L@ UTA4 - 6
Wvs PHI2 - 0
W@ BOS6 - 2
L@ CAR1 - 4
Lvs BOS0 - 4
Wvs BUF6 - 5
Wvs CBJ6 - 2
L@ FLA1 - 2
W@ WAS3 - 1
Wvs CGY3 - 0
Wvs EDM4 - 1
Wvs SEA4 - 1
W@ MON5 - 3
W@ DET6 - 3
Wvs OTT5 - 1
Wvs OTT4 - 3
Lvs NYI2 - 3
Wvs LA3 - 0
Lvs CHI1 - 4
L@ DET0 - 2
W@ CHI4 - 3
L@ MON2 - 3
L@ TOR3 - 5
Wvs DET5 - 1
L@ BOS2 - 6
W@ PIT5 - 2
L@ NJ2 - 3
Wvs BOS4 - 1
L@ ANA1 - 4
L@ LA1 - 2
L@ SJ1 - 2
Lvs MON2 - 5
Wvs NYR6 - 2
W@ FLA4 - 0
Lvs FLA2 - 4
Wvs STL3 - 1
Wvs CBJ5 - 3
W@ SEA5 - 1
W@ CGY8 - 3
L@ EDM1 - 2
W@ VAN4 - 2
Wvs SJ8 - 1
Lvs TOR3 - 5
W@ NAS3 - 2
Lvs WAS4 - 5
Wvs COL8 - 2
Lvs DAL2 - 4
L@ CBJ6 - 7
W@ PIT3 - 2
Wvs NJ4 - 0
Wvs WPG4 - 1
L@ STL2 - 3
L@ WPG4 - 7
L@ MIN3 - 5
W@ COL5 - 2
Wvs NAS3 - 2
Wvs WAS3 - 0
Lvs MIN2 - 4
W@ NJ8 - 5
L@ TOR2 - 5
L@ OTT4 - 5
Wvs VEG4 - 3
Wvs VAN4 - 1
W@ CAR4 - 1