Game Day Set-Up: Blackhawks @ Jets

When: Saturday, November 2, 2013

Time: 2:00 p.m. CST

Where: MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Records: Winnipeg (5-7-2, 12th in the Western Conference), Chicago (8-2-3, 5th in the Western Conference)

Television/Radio: CBC, NHLN-US, WGN/ TSN 1290 Radio

On the Horizon: The Jets host the Detroit Red Wings on Monday, November 4th (7:00 p.m. CST) followed by a rematch with the Chicago Blackhawks on the road on Wednesday, November 6th (7:00 p.m. CST)

Last Game: 3-2 loss to the St.Louis Blues

Top Scorers:

Winnipeg Jets: Bryan Little (7 goals, 4 assists, 11 points), Andrew Ladd (3 goals, 7 assists, 10 points), Evander Kane (6 goals, 3 assists, 9 points), Dustin Byfuglien (0 goals, 9 assists, 9 points), Blake Wheeler (5 goals, 4 assists, 9 points)

Chicago Blackhawks: Jonathan Toews (7 goals, 6 assists, 13 points), Patrick Kane (7 goals, 4 assists, 11 points), Marian Hossa (5 goals, 5 assists, 10 points),  Patrick Sharp (2 goals, 6 assists, 8 points), Duncan Keith (0 goals, 8 assists, 8 points)

Game Notes:

– Breaking News: As per @BrownScottTN, The Jets have claimed 24-year-old defenseman Keaton Ellerby off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings.

– On Friday, the Jets recalled 21-year-old defenseman Julian Melchiori from the St. John’s IceCaps (AHL) and placed defenseman Mark Stuart on the Injured Reserve retroactive to October 29th. Stuart is dealing with a nagging hip injury.  Melchiori has played in 14 games this year with St. John’s and has one assist and 14 penalty minutes.

– The Chicago Blackhawks have scored 45 goals in 13 games which is 3rd most in the Western Conference and 4th most in the entire National Hockey League

– Winnipeg Jets Captain Andrew Ladd has six points (all assists) in his last five games

– Evander Kane has taken 64 shots this so far this season which is 3rd most in the NHL. Only Alexander Ovechkin (75) and Zach Parise (67) have taken more shots.

– Power Play Futility Watch: Winnipeg scored a 5-on-3 Power Play goal in their last game against the St. Louis Blues to snap an eight-game drought and are now ranked 26th in the NHL at 11.1%. Blake Wheeler leads the Jets with two power play goals.

Starting Goalies:

– Ondrej Pavelec (4-6-2, 2.87 GAA, .909 Save Percentage)

– Corey Crawford (7-2-2, 2.23 GAA, .916 Save Percentage)

Projected Winnipeg Jets Line Combinations:

Evander Kane-Bryan Little-Blake Wheeler
Andrew Ladd-Mark Scheifele-Devin Setoguchi
Matt Halischuk-Olli Jokinen-Michael Frolik
Anthony Peluso-James Wright-Chris Thorburn

Tobias Enstrom-Zach Bogosian
Grant Clitsome-Dustin Byfuglien
Adam Pardy-Ben Chiarot

Ondrej Pavelec
Al Montoya

Healthy Scratches: Eric Tangradi, Julian Melchiori

Projected Chicago Blackhawks Line Combinations:

Patrick Sharp- Jonathan Toews- Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad- Brandon Pirri-Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell-Andrew Shaw-Jeremy Morin
Brandon Bollig-Marcus Kruger-Ben Smith

Duncan Keith-Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya-Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy- Sheldon Brookbank

Corey Crawford
Nikolai Khabibulin

Healthy Scratches:

Injury Report:

Chicago Blackhawks: Brad Mills (lower body injury)

Winnipeg Jets:  Paul Postma (leg, indefinitely), Jacob Trouba (LTIR), Jim Slater (undisclosed, day-to-day), Mark Stuart (hip, day-to-day)