The Jets lost a big game on Tuesday but as has been the subject of focus in Winnipeg the damage was minimized as a result of the team in the wild card spot (Kraken) did not pull away despite the lack of adding any points to their standings bank.
They take on a Rangers team who sit dead last in the Eastern Conference HOWEVER it should be noted that they have just two fewer points to the Jets (although they’ve played one more game this season). As well their splits between home and away are quite significant. They are 9-15-6 at MSG while they’ve gone 17-15-2 away from NYC.
Skate news:
No changes for the Jets.
Jets projected lines & D pairs:
Connor-Scheifele-Iafallo
Perfetti-Lowry-Vilardi
Nyquist-Toews-Rosén
Koepke-Barron-Lambert
Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Salomonsson
Fleury-Bryson
Hellebuyck
Rangers projected lines & D pairs:
Perreault – Zibanejad – Lafrenière
Cuylle – Trocheck – Brodzinski
Kartye – Laba – Sheary
Edstrom – Parssinen – Chmelar
Gavrikov – Fox
Robertson – Schneider
Borgen – Vaakanainen
Shesterkin
Players media availability:
Coach media availability:
Topics:
1) How different do the Rangers look?
2) What will he be looking for to see they’ve flushed last game? (:31)
3) What it says about Jonathan Toews that he wanted to stay in Winnipeg (1:20)
4) Toews mentoring the young Jets (2:31)
5) Elias Salomonsson getting PP2 time (3:18)
6) What has he seen from Dylan DeMelo getting to 700 NHL games? (3:53)
7) What’s hardest part about finding consistency? (4:59)
8) How humbling the NHL can be. (5:30)
Odds:
Despite a setback, the Jets remain in the mix and know every opportunity to bank points matters. The visiting Rangers may sit lower in the standings, but they’ve proven capable of being a tougher opponent away from home. Winnipeg enters the matchup as the slight favorite, though the numbers suggest this one could be closer than it might appear at first glance. For the latest Winnipeg Jets hockey odds, visit NHL betting site Betway.
Up Next:
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