Time: 7:30 PM CDT
Channel: TSN3, WGN
Radio: TSN1290, WGN-720
Four road games separate the Winnipeg Jets from the post-season, with the first test in that span coming tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks. Of the four opponents remaining for Winnipeg, only the Colorado Avalanche hold a playoff spot. The other three teams (Chicago, the Minnesota Wild and the Arizona Coyotes) can all still make it, but the window is closing by the day.
While Josh Morrissey and Laurent Brossoit are getting closer to returning to the lineup, it will not be tonight for either player. If Brossoit cannot go tomorrow, it is possible Eric Comrie sees his first action of the 2018-19 campaign.
Corey Crawford and Connor Hellebuyck will be the starting goalies tonight.
| Winnipeg Jets | Stats | San Jose Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| 1-0-0 | Series | 0-1-0 |
| 14-9-1 | Record | 13-11-1 |
| 29 | Points | 27 |
| 3rd Central | Division | 4th Pacific |
| 5th West | Conference | 8th West |
| 4-1-0 | Last 5 | 4-1-0 |
| 68 | Goals For | 73 |
| 73 | Goals Against | 83 |
| Regular Season | ||
| Nikolaj Ehlers (11) | Goals | Evander Kane (12) |
| Patrik Laine, Mark Scheifele (14) | Assists | Logan Couture (20) |
| Scheifele (22) | Points | Couture (25) |
| Connor Hellebuyck (11) | Wins | Martin Jones (10) |
| Hellebuyck (2.42) | Goals Against Average | Jones (3.18) |
| Hellebuyck (.928) | Save Percentage | Aaron Dell (.897) |
| 15.5 (24th) | Power Play % | 19.5 (14th) |
| 72.2 (29th) | Penalty Kill % | 91.4 (1st) |
Winnipeg Jets Lineup:
FORWARDS:
81 Kyle Connor / 55 Mark Scheifele / 26 Blake Wheeler
27 Nikolaj Ehlers / 12 Kevin Hayes / 29 Patrik Laine
13 Brandon Tanev / 17 Adam Lowry / 18 Bryan Little
85 Mathieu Perreault / 9 Andrew Copp / 28 Jack Roslovic
DEFENCE
88 Nathan Beaulieu / 8 Jacob Trouba
7 Ben Chiarot / 33 Dustin Byfuglien
5 Dmitry Kulikov / 57 Tyler Myers
STARTING GOALIE
37 Connor Hellebuyck
Riding the pine: 1 Eric Comrie
Scratched: 70 Joe Morrow, 15 Matt Hendricks, 22 Par Lindholm, 52 Bogdan Kiselevich, 83 Sami Niku
Injured: 44 Josh Morrissey (upper body, ETA early April), 30 Laurent Brossoit (lower body, day-to-day)
Chicago Blackhawks Lineup:
FORWARDS
20 Brandon Saad / 19 Jonathan Toews / 91 Drake Caggiula
12 Alex DeBrincat / 15 Artem Anisimov / 88 Patrick Kane
11 Brendan Perlini / 17 Dylan Strome / 24 Dominik Kahun
14 Chris Kunitz / 16 Marcus Kruger / 40 John Hayden
DEFENCE
2 Duncan Keith / 56 Erik Gustafsson
42 Gustav Forsling / 7 Brent Seabrook
63 Carl Dahlstrom / 5 Connor Murphy
STARTING GOALIE
50 Corey Crawford
Riding the pine: 30 Cam Ward
Scratched: 95 Dylan Sikura, 68 Slater Koekkoek
Injured: 64 David Kampf (face/mouth)
