Columbus Blue Jackets at Winnipeg Jets: Players to Watch, Keys to Victory and Prediction

COLUMBUS, OH - APRIL 6: Eric Comrie #1 of the Winnipeg Jets makes a save as Nelson Nogier #62 of the Winnipeg Jets works to keep Josh Anderson #34 of the Columbus Blue Jackets way from the rebound during the game on April 6, 2017 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Winnipeg defeated Columbus 5-4. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
COLUMBUS, OH - APRIL 6: Eric Comrie #1 of the Winnipeg Jets makes a save as Nelson Nogier #62 of the Winnipeg Jets works to keep Josh Anderson #34 of the Columbus Blue Jackets way from the rebound during the game on April 6, 2017 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Winnipeg defeated Columbus 5-4. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
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COLUMBUS, OH – APRIL 6: Eric Comrie #1 of the Winnipeg Jets makes a save as Nelson Nogier #62 of the Winnipeg Jets works to keep Josh Anderson #34 of the Columbus Blue Jackets way from the rebound during the game on April 6, 2017 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Winnipeg defeated Columbus 5-4. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

The Columbus Blue Jackets head to Winnipeg to face off against the Jets for the first time this season. The CBJ are entering the great north with three straight wins.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are going to Winnipeg for their first and final visit of the season. This will be just the Jackets’ fifth time visiting Winnipeg since the Jets returned from Atlanta. The teams have split their previous four WPG meetings.

With so few meetings, these two teams are not going to have that familiar feel, so this matchup will quite different from a divisional game. Nonetheless, the Jets and Jackets are two franchises on the rise that will face off in an exciting dual of youth and skill.