The Jets come into this game with Vegas having secured points in 11 of their last 12 games (8-1-3). The Jets are 2-1-0 against the Pacific Division this season. We learned yesterday at the media availability that Connor Hellebuyck will make his sixth straight start in net for Winnipeg. Skate is at 11:30 am PST (1:30 Winnipeg time). The projected lines and D pairs are based on yesterday’s practice.
Morning skate notes:
According to Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press most of the Jets are on the ice with the exception of Dustin Byfuglien, Tobias Enstrom and Bryan Little.
Projected Jets lines, D Pairs & starting goalie:
Connor-Scheifele-Wheeler
Ehlers-Little-Laine
Copp-Lowry-Tanev
Matthias-Hendricks-Armia
Morrissey-Trouba
Enstrom-Byfuglien
Kulikov-Myers
Hellebuyck
Mason
Extras: Lemieux, Dano and Chiarot.
Coach Maurice pre-game:
? Coach Paul Maurice speaks prior to the team’s first ever game in Vegas tonight.#WPGvsVGK pic.twitter.com/ucvaI1ft1U
— Winnipeg Jets (@NHLJets) November 10, 2017
Scrum Topics: Coach Maurice touched on the Jets fans who will be at T-Mobile Arena, break time, maintenance guys status, getting started after the break, things taken out of last long break, any fan encounters in Vegas, goalie plan, Mason during this stretch & relationship between Hellebuyck and Mason.
