The New York Rangers are now just 6-4 in their last ten games after a gruesome 6-3 loss against the league-leading Winnipeg Jets Tuesday night. The Blueshirts had a great start to the season, but things soon began to unravel as the defensive corps fell apart and some big-named forwards disappeared from the scoresheet.

Riding a six-game winning streak and sporting a 14-1 record that set the NHL mark for the best start of all time, the Jets open a three-game road trip against Eastern Conference opponents with a marquee matchup with the New York Rangers — who captured the Presidents’ Trophy last season.

Welcome back to the return of NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are happening and gives our predictions for each one, breaking down head-to-head matchups and other factors that may play in.