The Jets are back home tonight looking to keep their strong start going as they welcome the Colorado Avalanche to Winnipeg. After picking up back-to-back road wins in Detroit and Pittsburgh, Winnipeg gets its first look at a Western Conference opponent this season against an Avalanche team that will provide another early test.
From a Jets perspective the lineup question would appear to be if Tyrel Bauer comes back in for Jack St. Ivany. We will also have to see if head coach Scott Arniel returns to the lines the way he had them in the 3rd period of the Pens game or if he switches back to how they looked in the first 40 minutes of the game. It seems unlikely that Cole Koepke comes out since he gave the 4th line some much needed speed. We may also get an update on Elias Salomonsson.
Colorado comes into Winnipeg 2-0-0 after scoring 14 goals in its first two games, including an 8-4 win over Los Angeles and a 6-1 victory against St. Louis. The Avalanche have already had 13 different players record a point, with Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas and Artturi Lehkonen helping drive an offence that has been clicking early.
Skate news:
So they’ll maintain the swap of Lambert and Iafallo but Barron will return to the 3rd line as they will face a lot of Nathan MacKinnon this game. St. Ivany remains in the lineup.
Warm-up change:
The D pairs swapped with DeMelo and Pionk shifting.
Jets projected lines & D pairs:
Connor-Scheifele-Perfetti
Rosen-Bjorck-Vilardi
Barron-Lowry-Iafallo
Koepke-Namestnikov-Lambert
Morrissey – Pionk
Samberg – DeMelo
Ferraro – St. Ivany
Skinner
Stevenson
Avalanche projected lines & D pairs:
Lehkonen – MacKinnon – Necas
Landeskog – Nelson – Kadri
Schwartz – Svechkov – Hughes
Kelly – Roy – L’Heureux
Toews – Makar
Kulak – Malinski
Manson – Burns
Blackwood
Wedgewood
Players Media:
Coach Media:
Topics:
1. Team winning without any points from Mark Scheifele
2. Going against MacKinnon & Makar (:51)
3. New guys contributing right away (1:57)
4. Having the hard conversations with players (2:50)
5. Finding different ways to use Morgan Barron (3:36)
Odds:
Winnipeg enters tonight’s matchup as the favourite, looking to build on back-to-back wins as Colorado comes to town. Staying disciplined, continuing to generate on special teams and limiting the Avalanche’s speed and skill could help the Jets keep their strong start rolling. 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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