Game 48: Jets vs. Canucks pre-game report

The Jets are back in Winnipeg for a one game home stand as they welcome the Canucks to the city.  They defeated the Flames yesterday afternoon 2-1 in a shootout while the Canucks lost to the Oilers 5-2 on Saturday night in Edmonton.

No word from coach Maurice following the game as to whether it will be Hellebuyck or Hutchinson in net.  There is a Jets media availability at 11 AM.

Morning skate notes:

No skate today.

Goalie:

Coach Maurice confirms that Connor Hellebuyck gets the start again for the Jets.

Health news:

Adam Lowry is close according to coach Maurice. He thinks Lowry may be ready for San Jose. Said Scheifele is where he is supposed to be. Said Matthias is week to week.

Jets lines, D pairs and starting goalie:

Connor – Wheeler – Laine
Perreault- Little – Ehlers
Tanev – Copp – Armia
Dano – Hendricks – Roslovic

Morrissey-Trouba
Kulikov-Myers
Enstrom-Byfuglien

Hellebuyck
Hutchinson

Audio:

Nikolaj Ehlers

Mathieu Perreault

Jack Roslovic

Coach Maurice:   Which goalie tonight?  Health updates (Lowry, Mason, Scheifele & Matthias).  Same lineup?  On if the offence has been there for the Jets.  On the level of parity in the NHL.  Keys to success against the Canucks.  Are the Jets better prepared to handle grinding, low scoring games?  On Roslovic’s play.

Canucks lines, D pairs and starting goalie:

Baertschi – Horvat – Boeser
D. Sedin – H. Sedin – Vanek
Granlund – Sutter – Gagner
Eriksson – Dowd – Gaunce

Edler – Stetcher
Del Zotto – Tanev
Pouliot – Biega

Nilsson
Markstrom

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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