The Jets roll into Ottawa having gone 4-2-0 on their recent six game homestand including two straight wins against Chicago and Los Angeles. The Senators have won two straight and have an overall record of 15-11-6 record at home.
The visitors will be picking up former Sens defenceman Dylan DeMelo who Winnipeg acquired on Tuesday for a 2020 3rd round pick.
Morning Skate:
According to Scott Billeck of the Winnipeg Sun first goalie off the ice was Laurent Brossoit.
Lineup news:
Coach Maurice confirms that newest Jets defenceman Dylan DeMelo will be paired with Nathan Beaulieu which means Sami Niku is the odd man out on the right side. He also indicated that Andrei Chibisov comes out and Logan Shaw draws back in.
Jets Projected Lines & D Pairs:
Ehlers-Scheifele-Wheeler
Connor-Copp-Laine
Harkins-Roslovic-Appleton
Bourque-Shore-Shaw
Morrissey-Poolman
Kulikov-Pionk
Beaulieu-DeMelo
Brossoit
Hellebuyck
Senators Projected Lines & D Pairs:
Tkachuk-Pageau-Brown
Namestnikov-Tierney-Batherson
Paul-Anisimov-Duclair
Sabourin-White-Ennis
Chabot-Hainsey
Reilly-Zaitsev
Goloubef-Englund
Anderson
Hogberg
Via NHL.com correspondent Callum Fraser.
Audio:
Dylan DeMelo
Coach Maurice: Where will Dylan DeMelo play? Brossoit starts? Does it leave the door open for Hellebuyck to play back-to-back on the weekend? What is he expecting from DeMelo? What is more important for a new player when he is coming into a new system? The boost he provides. What is the biggest benefit to putting Scheifele & Wheeler back together? Has he liked what he has seen from Copp in the middle? Did he worry about mental fatigue. What is he seeing from the Class of 2015 line? Top line matching intensity/speed. How important is it to not take the Senators lightly?
Audio courtesy of TSN 1290 Winnipeg.
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 audio from the Jets room as well as from Coach Maurice.
