Time: 7:00 PM CST
Channel: CBC, SN360, TVAS, NBCSN
Radio: TSN1290
The Winnipeg Jets kick off their second round series tonight at 7:00 PM CST on CBC. The Jets are finally icing a near-healthy defensive corps and the forwards are all present with the exception of Mathieu Perreault. Outside of two injuries this is the best the Jets can trot out against the Predators and they should expect the same from the Preds. Both teams will be playing their starting goalies: Pekka Rinne for the Preds and Connor Hellebuyck for the Jets; both goalies are also Vezina Trophy finalists.
Winnipeg Jets Lineup:
FORWARDS
81 Kyle Connor/ 55 Mark Scheifele/ 26 Blake Wheeler
27 Nikolaj Ehlers/ 25 Paul Stastny/ 29 Patrik Laine
52 Jack Roslovic/ 9 Andrew Copp/ 18 Bryan Little
13 Brandon Tanev/ 17 Adam Lowry/ 40 Joel Armia
DEFENCE
44 Josh Morrissey/ 8 Jacob Trouba
39 Tobias Enstorm/ 33 Dustin Byfuglien
7 Ben Chiarot/ 57 Tyler Myers
STARTING GOALIE
37 Connor Hellebuyck
Riding the pine: 34 Michael Hutchinson
Scratched: 16 Shawn Matthias, 56 Marko Dano, 15 Matt Hendricks, 5 Tucker Poolman, 70 Joe Morrow
Injured: 15 Matt Hendricks (lower body, out six to eight weeks from March 13), 5 Dmitry Kulikov (back, indefinite), 39 Toby Enstrom (will miss Game Five, has resumed skating), 85 Mathieu Perreault (shoulder, game time decision), 35 Steve Mason (don’t know)
Nashville Predators Lineup:
FORWARDS
9 Filip Forsberg/ 92 Ryan Johansen/ 33 Viktor Arvidsson
22 Kevin Fiala/ 8 Kyle Turris/ 15 Craig Smith
10 Colton Sissons/ 13 Nick Bonino/ 51 Austin Watson
20 Miikka Salomaki/ 12 Mike Fisher/ 38 Ryan Hartman
DEFENCE
59 Roman Josi/ 4 Ryan Ellis
14 Mattias Ehkholm/ 76 PK Subban
25 Alexei Emelin/ 52 Matt Irwin
GOALIES
35 Pekka Rinne
Riding the Pine
24 Juuse Saros
SCRATCHED OR INJURED:
Scott Hartnell, Yannick Weber, Anthony Bitetto, Eeli Tolvanen, Calle Jarnkrok
