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2026-27 forecast · Thu, Mar 18, 8:00 PM ET
Alex Nedeljkovic · 0.896 SV%
The preseason ratings make Winnipeg Jets 54.3% to win at home: barely a lean at all, worth 4.3 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project WPG for 89 points and SJS for 91.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How this is calculated
PuckCast's preseason forecast gives Winnipeg Jets a 54.3% chance to win on Thu, Mar 18. The matchup detail follows.
WPG controlled play at 5v5 last season, 44.6% of the expected goals to 40.3%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Alex Nedeljkovic (SJS) saved -14.6 goals above expected to Stuart Skinner's -28.0, on save percentages of 0.896 and 0.888.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Winnipeg Jets over San Jose Sharks is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
SJS
Alex Nedeljkovic
40 games, 2025-26
WPG
Stuart Skinner
50 games, 2025-26
| SJS | Metric | WPG |
|---|---|---|
| 40.3% | xGF% (5v5) | 44.6% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Macklin Celebrini | C | 39 | 60 | 99 |
 Will Smith | C | 25 | 36 | 60 |
 Mason Marchment | L | 17 | 24 | 41 |
 Tyler Toffoli | C | 19 | 22 | 41 |
Winnipeg Jets
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kyle Connor | L | 36 | 46 | 82 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose Sharks | 91 | 45.4% |
| Winnipeg Jets | 89 | 38.0% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
Final scores from the graded ledger. A loss in overtime also reads L.
Last three seasons: WPG 5, SJS 4
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | SJS @ WPG | SJS 6, WPG 1 | WPG missed |
| 2026-03-01 | WPG @ SJS | WPG 1, SJS 2 | WPG missed |
| 2025-11-07 | WPG @ SJS | WPG 1, SJS 2 | WPG missed |
| 2025-02-24 | SJS @ WPG | SJS 1, WPG 2 | WPG hit |
| 2024-12-17 | WPG @ SJS | WPG 4, SJS 3 | WPG hit |
| 2024-10-18 | SJS @ WPG | SJS 3, WPG 8 | WPG hit |
| 2024-02-14 | SJS @ WPG | SJS 0, WPG 1 | WPG hit |
| 2024-01-04 | WPG @ SJS | WPG 2, SJS 1 | WPG hit |
 Mark Scheifele | C | 28 | 45 | 73 |
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 Gabriel Vilardi | C | 26 | 31 | 57 |
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 Josh Morrissey | D | 11 | 37 | 48 |
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