The set-up: The 6-4-1 Red Wings will host the 4-6-1 Jets on Friday, as Detroit returns home off its 12th consecutive regular-season loss at Philadelphia, a 4-3 overtime loss on Wednesday in which it squandered an early two-goal lead as well as a one-goal edge with 64 seconds remaining in the third period. The Jets kicked off a three-game road trip with an overtime loss at Washington on Thursday, in the back end of a home-and-home series. Winnipeg comes to Detroit 0-2-1 in its last three games.

Winnipeg: The Jets rallied from a 3-0 deficit to tie the game in the third period and send it to overtime against the Capitals last night, as Alex Ovechkin's power-play goal 3:21 into overtime won it for Washington. Winnipeg was without six veteran players when Chris Thorburn took a "family day." The team was already without injured forwards Bryan Little, Drew Stafford and Shawn Matthias and defensemen Tyler Myers and Mark Stuart.

Detroit: The Red Wings' misery in Philadelphia continued Wednesday night but the team is back home where it is 4-2-0, outscoring opponents 3.17-to-2.00 GPG. Henrik Zetterberg finally ended his season-opening 10-game goal-scoring drought on Wednesday, following him scoring just 13 goals in 82 contests last season. He has failed to reach the 20-goal plateau in each of the last four campaigns, after eclipsing it in seven straight seasons. RW Gustav Nyquist leads the club with nine points but has notched just one assist over his last four contests.

The pick: Home is where the heart is and the Red Wings need some home cookin'. They'll take the ice having lost three straight after a six-game winning streak. The bet says Detroit is an 8* play.