Time: 7:00 PM CST
Channel: TSN3, FS-TN
Radio: TSN1290
The Winnipeg Jets (19-10-5) will hope to play the role of Chris Hansen in the Central Division standings on the upcoming road trip as they look to Catch the (Nashville) Predators (21-7-4).
Despite splitting a pair of games with St. Louis over the weekend, the Jets dominated the Blues in shots in both games, with 158 shot attempts to St. Louis’ 102 (or 94 to 54 in actual shots). The win was the Jets’ second in their last six games, after a slip in form from their early season-dominance.
Nashville will be the first stop of three road games before the holiday break, with stops in Boston and wherever the Islanders play these days. Is ti still that garbage arena in Brooklyn?
This will be the second of five meetings between the two teams this season, with the Preds picking up a 5-3 while hosting the first game on November 20.
Will Nashville smash the Jets?
Will Winnipeg rise closer to the Central Division leaders?
Tune in this evening! Same Jets time (7:00 PM CST), Same Jets channel (TSN 3)!
Winnipeg Jets: 19-10-5
Stat Leaders:
Goals: Patrik Laine (16)
Assists: Blake Wheeler (31)
Points: Wheeler (39)
Goalie Stat Leaders:
Wins: Connor Hellebuyck (17)
Goals Against Average: Hellebuyck (2.45)
Save Percentage: Hellebuyck (.919)
Minutes: Hellebuyck (1,545)
Special Teams: PP 25.4% (3rd), PK 79.8% (20th)
Nashville Predators: 21-7-4
Stat Leaders:
Goals: Filip Forsberg (15)
Assists: Forsberg (17)
Points: Forsberg (32)
Goalie Stat Leaders:
Wins: Pekka Rinne (18)
Goals Against Average: Rinne (2.25)
Save Percentage: Rinne (.930)
Minutes: Rinne (1519)
Special Teams: PP 26.4% (2nd), PK 83.7% (6th)
Winnipeg Jets
FORWARDS
81 Kyle Connor/ 55 Mark Scheifele/26 Blake Wheeler
27 Nikolaj Ehlers/ 18 Bryan Little/ 29 Patrik Laine
9 Andrew Copp/ 17 Adam Lowry/ 13 Brandon Tanev
85 Mathieu Perreault/ 15 Matt Hendricks/ 40 Joel Armia
DEFENCE
44 Josh Morrissey/ 8 Jacob Trouba
5 Dmitry Kulikov/ 57 Tyler Myers
7 Ben Chiarot/ 3 Tucker Poolman
STARTING GOALIE
37 Connor Hellebuyck
Riding the pine: 35 Steve Mason
Scratched: 56 Marko Dano , 71 Julian Melchiori, 16 Shawn Matthias
Injured: 39 Toby Enstrom (lower body) ETA Late January, 33 Dustin Byfuglien (week to week lower body)
Nashville Predators
FORWARDS
9 Filip Forsberg – 92 Ryan Johansen – 33 Viktor Arvidsson
22 Kevin Fiala – 8 Kyle Turris – 15 Craig Smith
19 Calle Jarnkrok – 13 Nick Bonino – 51 Austin Watson
17 Scott Hartnell – 10 Colton Sissons – 46 Pontus Aberg
DEFENCE
59 Roman Josi – 14 Mattias Ekholm
25 Alexei Emelin – 76 P.K. Subban
2 Anthony Bitetto – 52 Matt Irwin
STARTING GOALIE
35 Pekka Rinne
Riding the pine: 72 Juuse Saros
Scratched: 20 Miikka Salomaki, 55 Cody McLeod, 52 Matt Irwin
Injured: 4 Ryan Ellis (knee)
