Winnipeg Jets vs Canadiens Preview: Jets Start Five-Game Road Trip
The Winnipeg Jets face off against the Montreal Canadiens tonight with puck drop in Montreal scheduled for 6:00 p.m. central time.
The Jets come into tonight’s game after splitting a two-game series at Bell MTS Place against the Vancouver Canucks. The Jets got shutout the first game but stormed back on Tuesday night in game two en route to a 5-2 win.
On Tuesday the Canadiens picked up their first win since February 13. Two nights ago, Montreal beat the Senators 3-1 on home ice.
The Winnipeg Jets kick off a five-game road trip tonight
Starting tonight, Winnipeg will be on the road for their next five games. The Jets will take on the Canadiens again on Saturday night, then they will head to Toronto for three games against the first place, Maple Leafs.
Odds
The Action network lists the Jets as the underdogs in tonight’s matchup.
The Jets are a good play in this one. They have performed well, as of late, compared to the Canadiens who have been extremely inconsistent in their most recent games.
Where you can Find the Game
TV: TSN2, TSN3, RDS
Radio: 680 CJOB
Livestream: TSN.ca, TSN app
Projected Lineups
. Winnipeg Jets. 2. team. 107. . 14-7-1
With no apparent injuries on Tuesday, the Jets are only projected to make one change to their lineup that got the win at home.
That change will be in goal. Connor Hellebuyck is projected to start after Laurent Brossoit played outstanding in relief on Tuesday night.
The Jets are projected to lineup like this:
Stastny-Scheifele-Wheeler
Connor-Dubois-Ehlers
Copp-Lowry-Appleton
Perreault-Thompson-Lewis
Morrissey-Poolman
Forbort-Pionk
Beaulieu-DeMelo
Hellebuyck (Brossoit)
. 10-6-5. . Montreal Canadiens. 4. team. 152
After picking up their first win with Dominique Ducharme at the helm, the Canadiens are projected to keep their lineup the same as Tuesday.
Carey Price is projected to get the start in goal after earning the win on Tuesday. He made 26 saves on 27 shots faced.
The Candiens are expected to lineup like this:
Tatar-Danault-Gallagher
Drouin-Suzuki-Toffoli
Lehkonen-Kotkaniemi-Armia
Byron-Evan-Perry
Chiarot-Weber
Edmundson-Petry
Kulak-Romanov
Price (Allen)
Winnipeg Jets Fans: Will the Winnipeg Jets start this road trip off with a win? Leave your comments below!
Next. March is Madness for the Winnipeg Jets. dark
*All Stats Provided by the NHL*