Game Day Set-Up: Jets @ Wild

When: Monday, April 6, 2015

Time: 7:00 p.m. CST

Where: Xcel Energy Center, St.Paul, Minnesota

Records: Winnipeg Jets (40-26-12, 92 points, 9th in West), Minnesota Wild (44-26-8, 96 points, 5th in West)

Television/Radio: FSN, TSN3/ TSN 1290 Radio

On the Horizon: Tuesday, April 7th on the road against the St.Louis Blues (7:00 p.m. CST)

Last Game: 5-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks

Top Scorers:

Winnipeg Jets: Andrew Ladd (24 goals, 37 assists, 61 points), Blake Wheeler (25 goals, 35 assists, 60 points), Bryan Little (24 goals, 28 assists, 52 points), Mark Scheifele (15 goals, 32 assists, 47 points), Dustin Byfuglien (18 goals, 27 assists, 45 points)

Minnesota Wild: Zach Parise (32 goals, 28 assists, 60 points), Jason Pominville (17 goals, 35 assists, 52 points), Thomas Vanek (21 goals, 30 assists, 51 points), Mikko Koivu (14 goals, 33 assists, 47 points), Ryan Suter (2 goals, 35 assists, 37 points)

Game Day Notes:

– Tonight is the first game of a three game road trip for Winnipeg. The Jets only have four games remaining in the regular season and are currently in 9th place in the Western Conference, tied in points with the Los Angeles Kings for the last Wildcard spot but with less regulation wins.

– The Jets are 7-3-0 in their last ten games.

– Jets Season Road Record: 18-13-7

– The Jets have a record of 14-8-4 against teams in the Central Division this year

– The Jets have a record of 28-3-6 when leading after two periods.

– The Jets have a record of 1-19-4 when trailing after two periods.

– The Jets have a record of 22-14-6 when they outshoot their opponent.

– The Jets have scored 10 shorthanded goals this year (1st in NHL)

– Minnesota’s Season Home Record: 22-12-6

– The Wild lost their last game 3-2 (OT) to the Detroit Red Wings and are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games.

– Zach Parise leads the Wild with 10 Power Play goals.

– Nino Niederreiter leads the Wild with five Game-Winning goals.

– This is the fifth and final of meeting of the season between the Jets and Wild. The Jets are 2-1-1 against the Wild this season. Three of the four games have gone to overtime.

– Ondrej Pavelec will start in goal for the Jets tonight. It will be Pavelec’s 10th start in the last 11 games. In 47 games this season, Pavelec has a record of 20-16-7 with a .915 save percentage, two shutouts and 2.44 Goals Against Average.

– Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien will not play tonight as he will be serving the second game of a four game suspension that was handed to him by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety. Byfuglien was suspended for cross-checking Rangers forward J.T. Miller in the back of head during a game last week.

– Jets defenseman Tobias Enstrom will not play tonight and is officially listed as day-to-day. On Sunday Jets Head Coach Paul Maurice said that Enstrom will travel with the team and may be able to play later on the road trip.

– Jets defenseman Ben Chiarot (upper body) was activated off Injured Reserve on Sunday and is expected to play tonight. Chiarot has missed the last 17 games since a February 21st fight he had with then Toronto Maple Leafs forward Daniel Winnik. Chiarot will pair up with Tyler Myers on the top pair.

– Devan Dubnyk is expected to start in goal for the Wild tonight. It will be Dubynk’s 37th consecutive start, a franchise record. In 36 games with the Wild this season, Dubnyk has a record of 26-7-2 with a 1.74 goals against average, five shutouts and .937 save percentage.

– Wild Captain Mikko Koivu will play tonight. Koivu missed Minnesota’s last game against Detroit with an injury.

– Red Hot For the Jets: Jim Slater has three goals and two assists in the last six games.

– Red Hot for the Wild: Mikko Koivu has three goals and two assists in his last four games.

– The Wild average 2.81 goals for/game, 12th in the NHL. The Jets average 2.76 goals for/game, 15th in the NHL.

– The Wild average 2.42 goals against/game, 6th in the NHL. The Jets average 2.60 goals against/game, 16th in the NHL.

– Defenseman Tyler Myers leads all Jets in ice time, averaging 24:34 of ice time per game.

– Defenseman Ryan Suter leads all Wild in ice time, averaging 29:02 of ice time per game.

– Wild Top Face-off Guy: Mikko Koivu (55.4%)

– Jets Top Face-off Guy: Jim Slater (59.1%)

Special Teams Breakdown:

– Minnesota PP (15.6%,28th in NHL), Minnesota PK (86.7%, 1st in NHL)

– Winnipeg PP (18.6%, 15th in NHL), Winnipeg PK (81.3%, 13th in NHL)

Projected Winnipeg Jets Line Combinations:

Andrew Ladd- Bryan Little- Michael Frolik
Blake Wheeler- Mark Scheifele- Drew Stafford
Mathieu Perreault- Adam Lowry- Lee Stempniak
Jiri Tlusty- Jim Slater- Chris Thorburn

Ben Chiarot- Tyler Myers
Mark Stuart- Jacob Trouba
Adam Pardy- Jay Harrison

Ondrej Pavelec
Michael Hutchinson

Healthy Scratches: TJ Galiardi, Anthony Peluso, Eric O’Dell, Matt Halischuk

Projected Minnesota Wild Line Combinations:

Zach Parise- Mikael Granlund- Jason Pominville
Nino Niederreiter- Mikko Koivu- Chris Stewart
Thomas Vanek- Charlie Coyle- Justin Fontaine
Ryan Carter- Erik Haula- Kyle Brodziak

Ryan Suter- Jonas Brodin
Marco Scandella- Jared Spurgeon
Nate Prosser- Matthew Dumba

Devan Dubnyk
Darcy Kuemper

Healthy Scratches: Jordan Schroeder, Jordan Leopold

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild: Josh Harding (illness), Keith Ballard (concussion),  Matt Cooke (hernia), Jason Zucker (shoulder), Sean Bergenheim (illness)

Winnipeg Jets: Grant Clitsome (back surgery, indefinitely), Paul Postma (upper body), Tobias Enstrom (day-to-day)