The Jets are looking to keep their momentum going having won two straight games to get within a point of the last wild card spot in the Western Conference before last night when both the Kings and Sharks won their games. From 11 points back to just a single one (and now two) is remarkable and they’ve done it by beating some good teams including the Avalanche twice. It doesn’t get any easier with a date tonight against the Stars in Dallas.
Yesterday was a travel day for Winnipeg so no indication if any of the injured players are nearing a return although it seems likely the only move made is swapping out Jacob Bryson for Haydn Fleury on the backend.
The good news for the visitors is the home team has been in a bit of a slide having gone 3-5-2 in their last ten games including a 6-3 loss to the Bruins in Boston on Tuesday.
Skate news:
As per Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Free Press plenty happening today at American Airlines Center with Morgan Barron joining the skate in a regular jersey. As well he indicated both Vlad Namestnikov and Nino Niederreiter are also in regular uniforms. Colin Miller remains in non-contact.
Jets projected lines & D pairs:
Connor-Scheifele-Iafallo
Perfetti-Lowry-Vilardi
Koepke-Toews-Lambert
Rosén-Barron-Ford
Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Fleury-Salomonsson
Hellebuyck
Stars projected lines & D pairs:
Robertson-Johnston-Rantanen
Benn-Duchene-Blackwell
Bäck-Hryckowian-Bourque
Erne-Hyry
Lindell-Heiskanen
Harley-Lundkvist
Bichsel-Lyubushkin
Capobianco
Oettinger
Starts expected to go 11/7 as per Robert Tiffin.
Coach media availability:
Topics:
1) Season series with the Stars.
2) Getting Morgan Barron back (:59)
3) Barron’s fight (1:31)
4) Cole Perfetti being more productive (2:13)
5) Perfetti’s shot volume (3:13)
6) Maintaining level of desperation till end of season (3:49)
7) Getting Haydn Fleury back into the lineup (4:56)
8) Seeing what Rick Bowness has done with Columbus (5:15)
Odds:
The Jets continue their road trip with a tough test against the Stars, bringing some momentum with them after a pair of wins. Dallas has hit a bit of a lull lately but is still generally favoured on home ice. Even so, this shapes up as a good chance for Winnipeg to stay on track and grab another key two points if they’re sharp. For the latest Winnipeg Jets hockey odds, visit NHL betting site Betway.
Up Next:
Puck drop is at 7 PM CT. Be sure to head over to illegalcurve.com following the game for a recap of the action. You can join us on our YouTube channel for the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show around 9:40 PM CT as we discuss and analyze the results of the game.
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