The remarkable run for the Jets continued on Sunday as they came back from some early adversity to defeat the Lightning by a final score of 7-4 in Winnipeg as they picked up their 11th win of the season in game number 12. That kicked off the first of four games at home. But now they leave that victory behind and switch their focus to the team that was formerly the Jets 1.0 but since they left that legacy in Arizona are simply the Utah Hockey Club with no past affiliations.
Skate news:
Ville Heinola and Jaret Anderson-Dolan on the ice in yellow, non-contact uniforms today at practice. Both Nikolaj Ehlers and Logan Stanley not skating.
Lines and D pairs:
Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Perfetti-Namestnikov-Gustafsson
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Barron-Kupari-Iafallo
JAD
Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Fleury-Miller
Heinola-Coghlan
No Logan Stanley
Hellebuyck & Comrie
Player media:
Coach media:
Please note: Media did not have microphones when asking questions today so only Marty’s audio is clear. I will have the questions below and time stamped.
Topics:
1. His view of what he’s seen through 12 games.
2. What’s stood out about how they are generating their offence? (:35)
3. Belief in the sustainability of how they’ve performed(1:09)
4. Slot shots at 5 on 5 have they progressively leaned on teams? (2:00)
5. Maintenance for Nikolaj Ehlers & Logan Stanley (2:50)
6. Updates on Ville Heinola & Jaret Anderson-Dolan (2:55)
7. Central Division opponents upcoming (3:18)
8. Key kills during games (4:05)
9. How did Kyle Connor look today after the Kucherov hit? (4:53)
10. How does he feel about the team starting with the puck (5:09)
Health news:
Assistant coach Marty Johnston confirmed after skate that it was maintenance for both Ehlers and Stanley.
Up next:
The Jets will face off against the Utah Hockey Club for the first time on Tuesday night. You can start your day with all the latest Jets and Moose news in the AM Papers on illegalcurve.com which are available starting at 7 AM CST, check back for the pre-game report and then join us after the final buzzer on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show around 9:40 PM CST.
