The Winnipeg Jets welcome the Philadelphia Flyers to the MTS Center for a Saturday night showdown! The Jets gained 5 of a possible 8 points during a grueling road trip which found them playing 4 games (2-1-1), all of which were played as two back to backs. Phew! On the other hand, the Flyers are winless in their last 6 games (0-4-2). Pee yew! Will the Flyers tire out the Jets? Or will the Jets shower the former Broad Street Bullies with goals? Tune in and find out.
TV:
6 pm CST. TCN-PH, CITY.
Winnipeg Jets Lineup:
Andrew Ladd – Bryan Little – Blake Wheeler
Mathieu Perreault – Mark Scheifele – Nikolaj Ehlers
Alexander Burmistrov – Adam Lowry – Drew Stafford
Chris Thorburn – Patrice Cormier – Anthony Peluso
Tobias Enstrom – Dustin Byfuglien
Scratches: Andrew Copp, Nic Petan, Ben Chariot, Adam Pardy.
Philadelphia Flyers Lineup:
Michael Raffl – Claude Giroux – Jakub Voracek
Matt Read – Sean Couturier – Wayne Simmonds
RJ Umberger – Sam Gagner – Brayden Schenn
Chris Vandevelde – Scott Laughton – Ryan White
Michael Del Zotto – Mark Streit
Nick Schultz – Luke Schenn
Scratches: Vincent Lecavalier
Player(s) to watch:
Paul Postma and Patrice Cormier will be making their season debuts tonight. Postma will be playing with Mark Stuart in place of a scratched Ben Chariot, while Cormier will be playing with Anthony Peluos and Chris Thorburn on the fourth line. Nic Petan has the flu, while Andrew Copp is still nursing his injury. It will be interesting how the two newly inserted players pan out for the first time this season.
