The Jets will look to wrap up their Mentors Trip with a sixth straight victory this afternoon in Chicago against a Blackhawks team that sits second-last in the Western Conference and is in the midst of a 2-7-1 stretch over its last ten games, although they did pick up a 3-2 overtime win over the Sabres on Thursday night. Chicago remains without defenceman Bowen Byram, whom they acquired ahead of the NHL Draft in June.
Winnipeg’s lineup took a bit of a hit on Thursday night with the loss of Dylan DeMelo (week-to-week), while Isak Rosén also got banged up and won’t play this afternoon, although his injury doesn’t sound too serious. As a result, Nino Niederreiter and Haydn Fleury will both return to the lineup, according to head coach Scott Arniel. The Jets also received some positive news, as head coach Scott Arniel confirmed that Elias Salomonsson, who has been away from the team for personal reasons, has resumed skating on his own and will be reintegrated with the group when they return to Winnipeg.
Skate news:
No morning skate.
Jets projected lines & D pairs:
Connor – Scheifele – Vilardi
Perfetti – Yager – Mercer
Iafallo – Lowry – Björck
Koepke – Barron – Niederreiter
Morrissey – Ferraro
Samberg – Pionk
Fleury – Bauer
Skinner
Blackhawks projected lines & D pairs:
Kantserov – Bedard – Bertuzzi
Mangiapane – Frondell – Kane
Moore – Nazar – Donato
Smith – Greene – Greenway
Vlasic – Cole
Korchinski – Levshunov
Kaiser – Rinzel
Knight
As per the NHL.com projected lineup.
Odds:
The Jets head into Chicago riding a five-game winning streak, with their offence firing on all cylinders following an eight-goal performance in Dallas. Winnipeg will look to keep that momentum going against a young Blackhawks team led by Connor Bedard. While the Jets have the edge on paper, they’ll need another solid road effort to extend their winning streak to six games.. For the latest Winnipeg Jets hockey odds, visit NHL betting site Betway.
Up Next:
Come visit us at the Winnipeg Ice Fishing Show for a special live edition of the IC Pre-Game Show at 1:30 PM on the main stage as we get you set for this afternoon’s Jets and Blackhawks game. Puck drop is at 3:30 PM. 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 6:10 PM as we discuss and analyze the results of the game.
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