Game 37: Jets vs. Flames pre-game report

The Jets and Flames will meet in a battle of division leaders as Winnipeg is atop the Central with 50 points while Calgary holds top spot in the Pacific with 47 points.  The big question for Winnipeg will be whether Andrew Copp and Adam Lowry are healthy and ready to the lineup.

AM Skate:

Scott Billeck reporting that Andrew Copp and Adam Lowry are both on the ice early ahead of morning skate with Copp also sporting a tinted visor for the equipment aficionados out there.  The projected lines are updated via Scott who indicates that both Petan and Lemieux are the extras with Copp and Lowry drawing back in.

Projected Jets lines, D pairs and starting goalie:

Ehlers-Scheifele-Wheeler
Connor-Little-Laine
Perreault-Lowry-Tanev
Copp-Roslovic-Appleton

Morrissey-Trouba
Chiarot-Byfuglien
Kulikov-Myers

Hellebuyck
Brossoit

Audio:

Blake Wheeler

Mark Scheifele

Andrew Copp

Coach Maurice:  What is he looking for from Copp and Lowry tonight?  What has Mason Appleton done to stick in the lineup?  What did he like about Appleton on the penalty kill?  What does he expect this game to look like after the break?  On the first 10 minutes of the last game against the Flames.  On the challenges the Flames present.  Is the matchup game important against the Flames?  On the Jets being 10-0-0 when tied after 40 minutes and how they managed to stick to the game plan.

All audio courtesy of TSN 1290 Winnipeg.

Projected Flames lines, D pairs and starting goalie:

Gaudreau-Monahan-Lindholm
Tkachuk-Backlund-Bennett
Quine-Jankowski-Neal
Frolik-Ryan-Hathaway

Giordano-Brodie
Hanifin-Hamonic
Kylington-Andersson

Rittich
Smith

A look at the Flames comes via Brian Munz of TSN 1290 Winnipeg.

Up Next:

Puck drop is at 7:00 pm CT.  Be sure to head over to illegalcurve.com following the game for a recap of the action which includes post-game audio from the Jets room as well as from coach Maurice.