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Game 51: Jets vs Stars pre-game report

When the Jets were last in Dallas they were sitting five points back of the Stars (although they had one game in hand). Seven games later they are still four points back and now it is Dallas not Winnipeg with the game in hand. This all translates to a huge game for both teams.

For now the projected lines and D pairs are based on the game on Monday in Calgary.

Skate news:

The lines and D pairs have been updated as per Murat Ates of The Athletic.

Jets projected lines & D pairs:

Stastny-Scheifele-Wheeler
Connor-Dubois-Svechnikov
Harkins-Lowry-Vesalainen
Brooks-Toninato-Poganski

Morrissey-DeMelo
Dillon-Pionk
Beaulieu-Schmidt

Hellebuyck
Comrie

Player media availability:

Coach media availability:

Up Next:

Puck drop is at 6:30 pm CST.  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 interim head coach Dave Lowry.

You can also join us afterwards for the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show. (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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