Game 49: Winnipeg Jets vs St. Louis Blues pre-game report

The Jets left Chicago last night with a 2-0 loss to the Hawks which they could ill afford to lose. While the welcome home from the fans and organization to former captain Jonathan Toews was unbelievable the NHL club of Winnipeg was in dire need of points.

Will Isaak Phillips play his second game in a Jets uniform if Elias Salomonsson is still sick? Will prospect Danny Zhilkin draw back in to give them speed/energy back into the lineup?

The Blues come to Winnipeg as the lowest scoring team in the NHL and also one of the most porous defensively giving up the fourth most goals in the league.  Not a surprise that their special teams are nothing to write home about with the 26th ranked power play and 28th ranked penalty kill.

Skate news:

No morning skate since they played last night so we will have to wait to see what happens warm-up skate.

Jets projected lines & D pairs:

Connor – Scheifele – Iafallo
Perfetti – Toews – Vilardi
Niederreiter – Lowry – Namestnikov
Koepke – Barron – Pearson

Morrissey – DeMelo
Samberg – Schenn
Phillips – Stanley

Comrie

Blues projected lines & D pairs:

Neighbours-Schenn-Snuggerud
______-Dvorsky-Kyrou
Stenberg-Bjugstad-Buchnevich
Toropchenko-_______-Walker

Broberg-Parayko
Tucker-Faulk
Fowler-Mailloux

Hofer

That’s how the Blues lined up last game against the Oilers as per Jeremy Rutherford of The Athletic. He indicated the Winnipegger Joel Hofer gets the net and that St. Louis will not have Holloway or Sundqvist who are replaced by Berggren and Fabbri. Will have to wait until warmup to see their lines.

Odds:

Both teams arrive near the bottom of the table, but the margins still tilt slightly toward Winnipeg at home. St. Louis has struggled to generate offense while conceding too much at the other end, and the Jets — despite their fragility — tend to keep games within reach. It sets up as a matchup where small edges and late execution could quietly decide it. For the latest Winnipeg Jets hockey odds, visit NHL betting site Betway.

Up Next:

Puck drop is at 7 PM CST. 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 9:40 PM CST as we discuss and analyze the results of the game.