Oh my! The Jets are certainly on a roller coaster of a season. Up one moment and down the next. You know one person that probably hates roller coasters, beside the aforementioned quote’s author? Paul Maurice. Kevin Cheveldayoff likely hates them too! In a game that saw the Jets dominate in possession time, the Jets fell to the valley dwelling Colorado Avalanche. How did that happen? Here was a team that was on the upward swing…A team that won their previous 2. A hockey season certainly has it’s ups and downs, and this one is not for the faint of heart.
The Jets next opponent are the Washington Capitals, who are in a bit of a struggle themselves lately. A 1-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night was a bit of a letdown, given the amount of firepower on that team. Yeah, they won the game, but by the slimmest of margins. Can the Winnipeg Jets catch the Capitals on the downward swing to gain momentum themselves? Let’s find out.
TV:
6 pm CST, CSN-DC, TSN 3, TSN 1290
Winnipeg Jets Lineup as per Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Sun:
Andrew Ladd – Bryan Little – Blake Wheeler
Mathieu Perreault – Mark Scheifele – Drew Stafford
Nikolaj Ehlers – Alexander Burmistrov – Chris Thorburn
Adam Lowry – Andrew Copp – Anthony Peluso
Micheal Hutchinson
Washington Capitals Lineup:
Alex Ovechkin – Nicklas Backstrom – TJ Oshie
Marcus Johansson – Evgeny Kuznetsov – Justin Williams
Jason Chimera – Jay Beagle – Andre Burakovsky
Brooks Laich – Micheal Latta – Tom Wilson
Matt Niskanen – Karl Alzner
Player to watch:
Nikolaj Ehlers was pretty quiet in Monday night’s game, and hasn’t scored it what seems like an eternity. Is the word out about how to defend against his twists and turns? What can the wonderkid do to turn it around?
Prediction:
The Winnipeg Jets' loss the other night was simply a mere bump in the track…uh, road, and the Jets pull out a victory against the Caps 4-2. Ladd, Wheeler, Stafford and Ehlers punch the ticket!
