Game 78: Winnipeg Jets vs St Louis Blues pre-game report

The Jets left Winnipeg on Wednesday four points back of the final wild card spot held by the Predators although Nashville has played one extra game. San Jose lost in regulation to Edmonton which means they have the same number of games left as Jets but remain one point up.

Nashville 84 (4)
Los Angeles 83 (5)
San Jose 81 (5)
Winnipeg 80 (5)
St. Louis 78 (5)

It should be an interesting evening as obviously the Jets and Blues do battle which is where we will be focused but the Preds, Kings and Sharks will all be in action so this could be a very important night in the battle for the final wild card spot among the five teams vying for it.

But as the Jets would say they can only focus on what they can control and that is tonight’s meeting with the Blues in St. Louis which pits two of the hottest teams in the NHL since the Olympic break.

The Blues just played a very good home and home series with the league leading Avalanche which saw them win in Denver and lose in St. Louis. They are 6-2-2 in their last ten games and have a 18-13-7 record at home.

Skate news:

Starts at 11:30 AM CT

Jets projected lines & D pairs:

Connor-Scheifele-Iafallo
Perfetti-Lowry-Vilardi
Koepke-Toews-Rosén
Niederreiter-Namestnikov-Lambert

Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Fleury-Bryson

Hellebuyck

Blues projected lines & D pairs:

Holloway-Thomas-Snuggerud
Drouin-Dvorsky-Kyrou
Neighbours-Suter-Berggren
Toropchenko-Finley-Buchnevich

Broberg-Mailloux
Lindstein-Parayko
Fowler-Tucker

Hofer

Coach media availability:

To follow.

Odds:

The Jets and Blues are two of the NHL’s hottest teams right now, each fighting for critical points to stay alive. Winnipeg may have a slight edge, but with both sides rolling, this feels close to even. For the latest Winnipeg Jets hockey odds, visit NHL betting site Betway.

Up Next:

Puck drop is at 7 PM CT. 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 9:40 PM CT as we discuss and analyze the results of the game.