Time: 9:30 PM CST
TV: TSN3
Radio: TSN 1290
Introduction:
The Winnipeg Jets play game two of their three game Western road trip tonight against the San Jose Sharks. This is one of those games where good teams demonstrate that they have a short memory, forget about the disappointing game Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings, and get back to playing the type of hockey they are capable of. Fans and hockey writers from a variety of sources agree that the Jets biggest hurdle to overcome at this point is the play of Connor Hellebuyck. He’s been average this season, which for a player with his talent level, and a team with high expectations, is just not good enough. The Sharks are hot as of late having won five games in a row. This will be a tough game for the Jets, but one where I expect them to play to the level of their opponent and steal a win.
Random Specific Prediction:
Bryan Little with the game winning goal.
Winnipeg Jets Line Up:
Forwards
Forwards
Nikolaj Ehlers-Mark Scheifele-Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor-Bryan Little-Patrik Laine
Mathieu Perreault-Adam Lowry-Brandon Tanev
Brendan Lemieux-Jack Roslovic-Mason Appleton
Defence
Josh Morrissey-Jacob Trouba
Ben Chiarot-Dustin Byfuglien
Dmitry Kulikov-Tyler Myers
Goalies
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Injuries
Jets: F Andrew Copp (upper body, IR)
San Jose Sharks Line Up:
Forwards
Forwards
Tomas Hertl-Logan Couture-Timo Meier
Evander Kane-Joe Pavelski-Joonas Donskoi
Marcus Sorensen-Joe Thornton-Kevin Labanc
Barclay Goodrow-Lukas Radil-Melker Karlsson
Defence
Brenden Dillon-Erik Karlsson
Radim Simek-Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic-Justin Braun
Goalies
Martin Jones
Aaron Dell
Injuries:
None
