The Jets will put a good but short two-game homestand that saw them win against the Rangers and Stars behind them and will start off three on the road tonight in Seattle against the Kraken. This team leaves Winnipeg healthy with the exception of Neal Pionk who is out week-to-week with a lower-body injury. They remain tied with the Capitals for most points in the entire NHL.
They taken on a Kraken team that were sellers at the deadline and who sit 11 points back of the Canucks for the second and final wild card spot in the Western Conference. This team has won their last two games and are above .500 at home with a 16-15-4 record. They actually score quite a bit (sixth most in the conference) although they also give up quite a few goals as well.
Seattle have the 25th ranked power play and the 20th ranked penalty kill.
Skate news:
As per Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press who is in Seattle the only change is between the pipes with Eric Comrie getting the net.
Jets projected lines & D pairs:
Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Ehlers-Namestnikov-Perfetti
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Tanev-Barron-Iafallo
Morrissey-DeMelo
Sambergy-Schenn
Fleury – Miller
Comrie
Hellebuyck
Kraken projected lines & D pairs:
Schwartz – Beniers -Kakko
Eberle – Stephenson – Tolvanen
Burakovsky – McCann – Nyman
Kartye – Wright- Eyssimont
Montour Oleksiak
Larsson Dunn
Fleury Mahura
Daccord/Grubauer
Coach’s comments:
To follow.
Up Next:
Puck drop is at 8 PM CDT. 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 10:40 PM CDT as we discuss and analyze the results of the game.
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