The series will return to Manitoba either with Winnipeg leading 3-1 or with St. Louis having tied things up 2-2. We won’t know that result until after game 4 concludes this afternoon in Missouri with both the Jets and Blues looking to set the tone in this series.
For the visitors the only real question mark is whether Gabriel Vilardi will draw in for his first game of these playoffs and his first game since he was injured against the Sabres back on March 23rd. Yesterday at practice he ditched the non-contact uniform for a regular one and head coach Scott Arniel called him a game-time decision.
Skate news:
No morning skate.
Warm-up news:
As per Ken Wieber of the Winnipeg Free Press Gabriel Vilardi was on the ice for warm-up but not surprisingly he didn’t take line rushes. Expect him back for game 5 on Wednesday. One move on the backend has Haydn Fleury drawing in for Logan Stanley.
Jets lines & D pairs:
Connor-Scheifele-Iafallo
Niederreiter-Namestnikov-Perfetti
Barron-Lowry-Appleton
Tanev-Gustafsson-JAD
Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Fleury-Schenn
Hellebuyck
Blues lines and D pairs:
Buchnevich-Thomas-Snuggerud
Neighbours-Schenn-Kyrou
Texier-Sundqvist-Bolduc
Toropchenko-Faksa-Walker
Fowler-Parayko
Broberg-Faulk
Leddy-Tucker
Binnington
Up Next:
After the final buzzer sounds between Winnipeg and St. Louis, we want you to be part of the conversation on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show as we discuss and analyze the results of game 4 starting around 2:40 PM CDT.
