Friday night in the NHL features the Winnipeg Jets hosting Central division foe, the Utah Hockey Club at Canada Life Center. Welcome to NHL Predictions here at Last Word on Hockey, where we preview and predict the upcoming slate of NHL games around the league each day!

Connor Ingram made 23 saves and Olli Maatta scored his first goal for the Utah Hockey Club in a 5-2 victory over Winnipeg Jets.

After the Yetis nickname was rejected, the Utah Hockey Club is holding a fan vote to help determine the team's new name.

The game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. EST and wil be broadcast on NESN. Fans looking to watch this Bruins game can do so for free by using FuboTV ($30 off first month) or DirecTV Stream, which both offer a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available for streaming the game.

Three goals ended Utah’s three-game winning streak. Cole Perfetti scored his first NHL hat trick, including the go-ahead goal, for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-2 win

Shots on Goal_Utah 5-9-5_19. Winnipeg 10-11-8_29. Power-play opportunities_Utah 1 of 3; Winnipeg 1 of 1. Goalies_Utah, Ingram 8-6-3 (28 shots-24 saves). Winnipeg, Hellebuyck 30-7-2 (19-17).

Cole Perfetti scored three goals for his first NHL hat trick and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Utah Hockey Club 5-2.

Utah Hockey Club (21-19-7, in the Central Division) vs. Winnipeg Jets (32-14-3, in the Central Division) Winnipeg, Manitoba; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jets -216, Utah Hockey Club ...

First Period_1, Winnipeg, Perfetti 8 (Ehlers, Vilardi), 17:52 (pp). Second Period_2, Utah, Schmaltz 10 (Keller, Kesselring), 1:13 (pp). 3, Winnipeg, Gustafsson 1 ...

Cole Perfetti scored three goals — his first NHL hat trick — to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Friday night.

WINNIPEG -- Cole Perfetti scored his first NHL hat trick, including the go-ahead goal, for the Winnipeg Jets in a 5-2 win against the Utah Hockey Club at Canada Life Centre on Friday.