Time: 7:00 CST
TV: TSN 3
Radio: TSN 1290
Introduction:
Nikolaj Ehlers remains out of the line up tonight against the New York Rangers, but coach Paul Maurice shared that he’s close to being able to return to full practice. It will be interesting to see who takes a spot in the press box when Ehlers returns. Dmitry Kulikov is out for at least one more game, and it looks like Joe Morrow is in again, not Sami Niku, as most of the fan base was hoping for. Niku was sent down to the Manitoba Moose earlier today.
The Rangers have been playing better lately and are coming off a big win against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Tonight they enter one of the toughest arenas for road teams in the NHL, the Bell MTS Centre. This is crunch time. The Jets need to “sweep the leg” tonight, and defeat an inferior opponent.
Random Prediction:
Game winning goal by Mathieu Perreault
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
Ben Chiarot – Dustin Byfuglien
Joe Morrow – Tyler Myers
Goalies
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Injuries
D Dmitry Kulikov (upper body, day-to-day), LW Nikolaj Ehlers (upper body, IR)
NEW YORK RANGERS
Forwards
Chris Kreider – Mika Zibanejad – Mats Zuccarello
Jimmy Vesey – Kevin Hayes – Pavel Buchnevich
Filip Chytil – Ryan Strome – Vladislav Namestnikov
Neal Pionk – Boo Nieves – Jesper Fast
Defence
Marc Staal – Anthony DeAngelo
Brady Skjei – Adam McQuaid
Brendan Smith – Kevin Shattenkirk
Goalies
Henrik Lundqvist
Alexandar Georgiev
Injuries:
C Brett Howden (knee, week-to-week
