Game 51: Jets vs Senators pre-game report

The Jets are scuffling into tonight’s game having lost six straight games and looking to change their fortunes tonight against a scrappy Ottawa team that have won their last two. Winnipeg is hoping Adam Lowry will be good to go after being back in a regular uniform the last few skates.

Lineup:

Jets coach Paul Maurice confirms that Jansen Harkins and Jordie Benn come out, with Kristian Vesalainen staying in and Logan Stanley coming back into the lineup.  Obviously with Harkins coming out it means Adam Lowry comes back.

Projected lines & D pairs:

Connor-Scheifele-Wheeler
Stastny-Dubois-Perreault
Copp-Lowry-Appleton
Vesalainen-Thompson-Lewis

Morrissey-Poolman
Forbort-Pionk
Stanley-DeMelo

Brossoit
Hellebuyck

Players media availability:

Coach media availability:

Topics:

1. His lineup for tonight?
2. Clarity on his lineup.
3. How tired are teams are from condensed schedule?
4. Challenges of the season.
5. Would he consider combining Pionk and Morrissey?
6. Does he foresee Ville Heinola getting a look down the stretch?
7. Is there any edge to holding onto third in the north?
8. What Lowry’s return will mean for the PK.
9. How many games do they need to get this turned around?

Up Next:

Puck drop is at 6:00 pm CDT.  Be sure to head over to illegalcurve.com following the game for a recap of the action which includes post-game interviews from Jets players as well as from head coach Paul Maurice.  You can also join us afterwards for our post-game show here (be sure to smash that like/subscribe button).

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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