The Winnipeg Jets are back at it again, for the third game in a row, against the Calgary Flames tonight. Puck drop for tonight’s game in Winnipeg is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. central time.
The two previous games in this series have been extremely fun to watch. The Flames won the first game in a shootout and on Tuesday the Jets played well en route to a 3-2 win.
This game is the last game of this mini-series in Winnipeg. The teams will conclude their four-game set in Calgary on Tuesday evening.
The Winnipeg Jets look to finish their homestand with a winning record
Tonight is the last game of the Jets’ current seven-game homestand. During this stint, the Jets have a 3-2-1 record and a win for the Jets tonight will give them a winning record during this run of games.
Odds
The Action network lists the Jets as the underdogs in tonight’s matchup.
The three prior meetings between these sides have all been decided by one goal, with two of those games going beyond the 60 minutes of regulation.
Expect tonight to be no different. These teams match up extremely well and it should be another thrilling contest that goes down to the wire.
Where you can Find the Game
TV: TSN3, SNW
Radio: 680 CJOB
Livestream: TSN.ca, TSN app
Projected Lineups
The Winnipeg Jets are not projected to make any lineup changes to their forwards and defense for tonight’s clash against Calgary.
The only change the Jets are expected to make is in net. Connor Hellebuyck is expected to get the start after Laurent Brossoit played extremely well Tuesday night and got the win.
The Jets are projected to lineup like this:
Copp-Scheifele-Wheeler
Connor-Stastny-Ehlers
Perreault-Lowry-Appleton
Harkins-Lewis-Vesalainen
Morrissey-DeMelo
Forbort-Pionk
Beaulieu-Stanley
Hellebuyck (Brossoit)
Just like the Jets, Calgary is only projected change is expected to be in goal. David Rittich started for the Flames on Tuesday to give Jacob Markstrom the night off. Markstrom is expected to come back in and start tonight.
The Flames are expected to lineup like this:
Tkachuk-Lindholm-Dube
Gaudreau-Monahan-Mangiapane
Bennett-Backlund-Leivo
Lucic-Ryan-Nordstrom
Giordano-Andersson
Hanifin-Tanev
Valimaki-Nesterov
Markstrom (Rittich)
Winnipeg Jets Fans: Will the Jets finish their last game of seven straight at Bell MTS Place with a win? Leave your comments below!
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