Time: 8:00 CT
TV: TSN 3
Radio: TSN 1290
Introduction:
Playoff hockey is almost here, and the Jets have lost five of their last seven games. Yes Jets fans, there is cause for alarm. A win tonight in Denver at least guarantees them home ice advantage in round one of the playoffs. It won’t be easy for the Jets as Colorado needs to win tonight as they are still battling the Arizona Coyotes for the final wildcard spot. Brandon Tanev is out courtesy of a slash to the hand/wrist from Eric Staal. It looks like Par Lindholm will take his place in the line up.
Jet fans will also be watching the out of town scoreboards hoping for Nashville and St. Louis losses. I hope that the players only meeting, combined with the memory of the 7 – 1 pasting the Jets took last time they were at the Pepsi Center motivates the Jets. Perhaps the team should watch some video footage of the Jets from April 2018. Remember that team? That was you! Play like them!
Random Prediction:
Adam Lowry goal. If anyone remembers the beat down last time in Denver, it is Lowry.
WINNIPEG JETS
Forwards
Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Blake Wheeler
Bryan Little – Kevin Hayes – Patrik Laine
Mathieu Perreault – Adam Lowry – Nikolaj Ehlers
Par Lindholm – Andrew Copp – Jack Roslovic
Defence
Nathan Beaulieu – Jacob Trouba
Ben Chiarot – Dustin Byfuglien
Dmitry Kulikov – Tyler Myers
Goalies
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Injuries
G Laurent Brossoit (lower body, day-to-day), D Josh Morrissey (upper body, indefinitely), RW Brandon Tanev (finger/hand, day-to-day)
COLORADO AVALANCHE
Forwards
Alexander Kerfoot – Nathan MacKinnon – JT Compher
Gabriel Landeskog – Carl Soderberg – Colin Wilson
Matt Nieto – Tyson Jost – Matt Calvert
Gabriel Bourque – Derick Brassard – Sven Andrighetto
Defence
Samuel Girard – Erik Johnson
Ian Cole – Tyson Barrie
Nikita Zadorov – Patrik Nemeth
Goalies
Philipp Grubauer
Semyon Varlamov
Injuries
C Vladislav Kamenov (shoulder, indefinitely), RW Mikko Rantanen (undisclosed, day-to-day).
