Winnipeg Jets vs Calgary Flames Preview: Dubois Makes his Jets Debut
The Winnipeg Jets take on the Calgary Flames tonight in Calgary in the Jets’ first road game since January 21, when the Jets beat the Senators in Ottawa 4-1.
Tonight is an extremely exciting game for the Winnipeg Jets. Recently acquired Pierre-Luc Dubois will be making his Jets debut after being traded to the Jets for Patrik Laine a couple of weeks ago.
Puck drop for tonight’s Jets vs. Flames clash at the Scotiabank Saddledome is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. central time
The Winnipeg Jets and newly acquired Dubois look to finish off a great run of games against the Calgary Flames
The Jets come into tonight after playing their most recent three games against the Flames. Although Winnipeg lost the first game in overtime, they stormed back with back-to-back wins against Calgary.
The Jets have a great opportunity to finish this series against the Flames without dropping any games in regulation.
Odds
The Action network lists the Jets as the underdogs in tonight’s matchup.
This is surprising that the Jets are the underdogs tonight. They currently have a 3-0-1 record versus the Flames this year and have performed extremely well in those games.
The Jets provide a nice matchup in this one as they look to separate themselves in the standings from the Flames.
Where you can Find the Game
TV: TSN3, SNW
Radio: 680 CJOB
Livestream: TSN.ca, TSN app, ESPN+
Projected Lineups
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Although the Winnipeg Jets are only projected to make one lineup change from their last game, the line combinations will look a bit different tonight.
Now that Dubois is available for Selection, Paul Maurice switched around the Jets’ lines at practice yesterday and the Jets are projected to stick with those groups today.
It is projected that Dubois centers the Jets’ third line with Kyle Connor and Trevor Lewis as his wingers.
Winnipeg is not projected to make any changes on defense and Connor Hellebuyck is projected to get the start in goal.
The Jets are projected to lineup like this:
Copp-Scheifele-Ehlers
Vesalainen-Stastny-Wheeler
Connor-Dubois-Lewis
Perreault-Lowry-Appleton
Morrissey-DeMelo
Forbort-Pionk
Beaulieu-Stanley
Hellebuyck (Brossoit)
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The Calgary Flames are only expected to make one change from their most recent game, which was on Saturday night against the Edmonton Oilers.
Josh Leivo is projected to come back into the lineup for Zac Rinaldo after Rinaldo only had two minutes and four seconds of ice time in Saturday’s win.
Calgary is expected to keep their defense the same and Jacob Markstrom is expected to start in goal this evening.
The Flames are expected to lineup like this:
Tkachuk-Lindholm-Dube
Gaudreau-Monahan-Bennett
Lucic-Backlund-Mangiapane
Leivo-Froese-Nordstrom
Giordano-Andersson
Hanifin-Tanev
Valimaki-Nesterov
Markstrom (Rittich)
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