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A clash of two defense-oriented teams

Both opponents rely on defense - Nashville had 9 unders in 11 games, the Jets 9 in 12

Despite struggling with bad attacking for quite a while now, Winnipeg are winning. They won the last two games (4 out of the last 5), having scored more than two goals in only one of those. They beat the Rangers and the Hawks 1-0 the last two games to prove you don't need good offense performances to win.

Micheal Frolik scored the only goal only 20 seconds into the game. Early goals usually suggest the spectators are in for an efficient game, but that was not the case with Winnipeg. Goalies on both teams are doing great lately, but Michael Hutchinson recorded 33 saves for a better performance in that last game.

- We were physically tough. We knew they have a lot of great players and that leaving them room would end badly. If you go on them though, you can eliminate the danger - defendseman Bogosian said.

- We are completely focused on defending. Sadly, we're not scoring much, but we win points and that's all that matters - Hutchinson said.

Only forward Peluso won't be at Winnipeg's disposal tonight.

Nashville have done three out of 6 games on this road trip to beat Edmonton, lose to Calgary, and then record another win, this time against Vancouver, ending Canada's team four-game winning run.

Nashville didn't do well the first period, allowing the opponent to score an opener. But, as the game advanced, they were getting better lead by Forsberg, who scored two goals. With 11 points, Forsberg is league's best rookie.

- Filip just gets better every night. I was in his shoes and I know how it's like. I want to help him as much as I can. He's a great player - said forward James Neal, who assisted for both of Forsberg's goals.

Just like Winnipeg, Nashville rely on defense heavily in their games even after the offense-oriented coach Lavioletter took over. His team are conceding 1.91 goals per game, while their goalie Pekka Rinne concedes 1.87. He's on a 5-0 record with the Jets, with the average of 1.99 goals conceded.

I think no further explanation is necessary here - you only need to read the title of the preview to realize these two teams rely on defense almost entirely, especially the Jets who have no other choice what with the offense performing really badly. They won the last two games 1-0. Nashville were under 5.5 in 9 out of their 11 games this season, the Jets in 9 out of 12. They went head-to-head once and Nashville won 2-0 in Winnipeg.