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)
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