The Jets left Detroit on Sunday with two points in the standings bank after picking up their first road win of the season, 3-2 over the Red Wings. It was another afternoon where Tyrel Bauer earned the admiration of his teammates and Jets fans, while Winnipeg’s power play continued its red-hot start to the season.
Today will also be our first chance to see goalie Clay Stevenson between the pipes for his new Jets team. I suspect we will see Cole Koepke spell off Nino Niederreiter, while Winnipeg doesn’t have another centre to replace Vlad Namestnikov, who took two penalties in yesterday’s game, so it would appear he’s safe for now.
They are now in Pittsburgh to face a Penguins team that has opened the season 2-0, scoring 13 goals in the process. Pittsburgh is coming off a wild 6-5 overtime win over Montreal in which they built a 5-1 lead before needing an overtime winner to escape with the extra point.
Skate news:
Optional morning skate today at 11:30 AM.
Warm-up skate:
Starts at 6 PM so this is when we’ll find out about any lineup changes.
Jets projected lines & D pairs:
Connor – Scheifele – Perfetti
Rosén – Björck – Vilardi
Barron – Lowry – Lambert
Niederreiter – Namestnikov – Iafallo
Morrissey – DeMelo
Samberg – Pionk
Ferraro – Bauer
Stevenson
Skinner
Penguins projected lines & D pairs:
Robertson-Crosby-Rakell
Chinakhov-Novak-Malkin
Kuzmenko-Kindel-Koivunen
Dewar-Lizotte-Lapierre
Carlile-Karlsson
Girard-Korczak
van Riemsdyk-Letang
Murashov
Silovs
As per Seth Rorabaugh of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Media:
To follow.
Odds:
Winnipeg enters Pittsburgh looking to build off Sunday’s road win in Detroit, with the Jets carrying a slight edge into tonight’s matchup. Staying disciplined, continuing to generate on special teams and limiting Pittsburgh’s high-end skill could go a long way toward making it two straight away from home. For the latest Winnipeg Jets hockey odds, visit NHL betting site Betway.
Up Next:
Puck drop is at 6:30 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 9:10 PM CT as we discuss and analyze the results of the game.
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