The Jets picked up their first win of the pre-season on Wednesday night against an AHL version of the Oilers. Tonight they are expected to face a more veteran Wild lineup when they take on Minnesota in St. Paul.
Winnipeg are certainly dealing with some injuries (Heinola & Stanley) there is good news that Dylan Samberg, who was nicked up in the game against Edmonton is expected to play tonight. It will also be an opportunity for guys like Brad Lambert and Nikita Chibrikov to continue to try to secure a spot on the Jets opening night lineup.
We do know that Connor Hellebuyck will be getting the start.
Roster:
G: Connor Hellebuyck, Thomas Milic & Dominic DiVincentiis
D: Neal Pionk, Colin Miller, Haydn Fleury, Simon Lundmark, Dylan Coghlan, Dylan Samberg, Elias Salomonsson & Tyrel Bauer
F: Alex Iafallo, Rasmus Kupari, Dominic Toninato, Mason Appleton, Mason Shaw, Brayden Yager, Morgan Barron, Colby Barlow, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, Nikita Chibrikov, Cole Perfetti and Brad Lambert.
Projected lines and D pairs:
Perfetti-Lambert-Iafallo
Barron-Yager-Chibrikov
Barlow-Kupari-Appleton
Shaw-Toninato-Jonsson-Fjallby
Samberg-Pionk
Fleury-Miller
Salomonsson-Coghlan
Lundmark-Bauer
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Puck drop is at 7 pm CT and you can watch the game which will be streamed on the Jets website.
