Winnipeg vs Vegas pre-game

The Jets left Winnipeg on Sunday with a 0.5% chance still to make the playoffs. While we are telling you there's still a chance it is pretty, pretty, pretty unlikely. They also left with two prospects in the form of Brayden Yager and Nikita Chibrikov on emergency recall. Since it was a travel day yesterday we didn't get any indication if anyone is unable to play. Presumably Yager will make his NHL debut either tonight in Vegas or tomorrow night in Salt Lake City. They face a Golden Knights team with still quite a lot to play for as they hold a one point lead on both the Oilers and Ducks for top spot in the Pacific Division. They are 6-1-3 in their last ten games with an 18-12-9 home record. Skate news: As per Mitchell Clinton of the Jets a few changes today although one constant remains Connor Hellebuyck getting the start in net. He has both Yager and Chibrikov in with no Alex Iafallo or Vlad Namestnikov on the ice. He also had Neal Pionk missing with Colin Miller, who shed his non-contact jersey a little while back, in his spot. NHL debut: Another prospect will make his debut this season as 2023 1st rounder Brayden Yager will get a chance to show his stuff in Vegas. Jets projected lines & D pairs: Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi Perfetti-Lowry-Lambert Koepke-Toews-Rosén Niederreiter-Yager-Chibrikov Morrissey-DeMelo Samberg-Miller Fleury-Bryson Hellebuyck Golden Knights projected lines & D pairs: Barbashev-Eichel-Stone Howden-Marner-Dorofeyev Saad-Hertl-Sissons C. Smith-Dowd-Kolesar McNabb-Theodore Hanifin-Andersson Lauzon-Korczak Hart Coach media availability: Topics: 1) Brayden Yager making his NHL debut 2) What insight did he get from Moose on Yager? (:49) 3) Changes to Vegas with new coach? (1:28) 4) On Nikita Chibrikov earning a recall (2:26) 5) Updates on Iafallo, Namestnikov & Pionk? (3:14) Health news: Given the fact that the team made two emergency recalls and with the news that Iafallo, Namestnikov and Pionk weren't skating it comes with little surprise that Arniel indicated the trio were all playing banged up at 50/60 percent capacity. Odds: The Jets are in Las Vegas against a Golden Knights side with plenty still to play for. The hosts carry the edge on paper, but with little left to lose, Winnipeg could make things uncomfortable. For the latest Winnipeg Jets hockey odds, visit NHL betting site Betway. Up Next: Puck drop is at 9 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 11:40 PM CT as we discuss and analyze the results of the game.

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