Introduction:
We’re finally back to real hockey games following the all star break! The Jets will face a team that is limping along to perhaps the first pick overall in this summer’s draft in the Philadelphia Flyers. The first game after a layoff can go either way for most teams, so the Jets need to be careful that they do not come out flat against a team they should beat easily. Laurent Brossoit gets the start tonight. This is the part of the season where contenders take care of business against lesser teams. Hopefully the Jets come out flying against the Flyers.
Random Prediction:
Brandon Tanev short handed goal
Winnipeg Jets
Forwards
Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Blake Wheeler
Patrik Laine – Bryan Little – Jack Roslovic
Mathieu Perreault – Adam Lowry – Brandon Tanev
Brendan Lemieux – Andrew Copp – Mason Appleton
Defence
Josh Morrissey – Jacob Trouba
Dmitry Kulikov – Tyler Myers
Joe Morrow – Sami Niku
Goalies
Laurent Brossoit
Connor Hellebuyck
Injuries:
D Dustin Byfuglien (lower body, IR), F Nikolaj Ehlers (upper body, IR), D Ben Chiarot
Philadelphia Flyers
Forwards
James Van Riemsdyk – Claude Giroux – Travis Konecny
Oskar Lindblom – Sean Couturier – Jakub Voracek
Scott Laughton – Nolan Patrick – Wayne Simmonds
Phil Varone – Mikhail Vorobyev – Michael Raffl
Defence
Ivan Provorov – Travis Sanheim
Shayne Gostisbehere – Andrew MacDonald
Robert Hagg – Radko Gudas
Goalies
Carter Hart
Mike McKenna
Injuries
G Brian Elliott, G Michal Neuvirth
