My Golden Knights vs. Jets predictions and NHL picks call for Winnipeg to return to the win column tonight. The Winnipeg Jets are mired in a 3-14-4 funk, including nine consecutive losses, and they've fallen to the basement of the NHL with a league-low 34 points.

BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets will try to break a 10-game skid when they take on the Edmonton Oilers. Winnipeg has an 8-8-3 record in home games and a 15-21-5 record overall. The Jets have gone 3-10-4 in games decided by a goal.

On Wednesday, the Vegas Golden Knights (17-11-12) play the final game of a three-game road trip through the Central Division. […]

The Edmonton Oilers (21-16-6) and Connor McDavid (28 goals and 47 assists) visit the Winnipeg Jets (15-21-5) and Kyle Connor (20 goals and 29 assists) at Canada Life Centre on Thursday, Jan. 8 at 8 p.m. ET, airing on ESPN+. Edmonton secured a 6-2 home victory over the Nashville Predators in its last game on Jan. 6.

Vegas scored a power play goal at the end of the second to make it 2-1, before Brett Howden tied it at 8:13 of the third. However, the Jets got their lead back when Kyle Connor scored his 20 th of the season at 14:56 and it looked like Winnipeg was on the verge of ending their winless streak.

NHL Game recap for the Vegas Vegas Golden Knights vs. Winnipeg Winnipeg Jets game on January 6, 2026. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS Sports app.

It seems it is simply not Winnipeg's year but if you're looking for signs the players or coaches have given up you won't find them.