The Winnipeg Jets are back in Ottawa tonight for their final game of a two-game series between them and the Senators. Puck drop is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. central time.
Game one of this series went the Senators way on Monday night. The Jets started the game strong with two goals, right out of the gate, in the first period but the Senators scored two goals of their own in the second half of the first to send the teams into the locker room tied at one.
Neither team found the back of the net in the second and in the third the Senators were able to beat Connor Hellebuyck twice en route to a 4-2 victory. You can find the full recap of Monday’s game by clicking the link here.
The Winnipeg Jets are looking to get back to their winning ways tonight against the Ottawa Senators
Winnipeg’s loss on Monday was their first regulation loss in the month of April (3-1-1). The Jets currently hold a one-point lead over the Edmonton Oilers for second place in the North Division.
The Jets will look to get back into the win column tonight with a win against Ottawa before they head to Toronto for a matchup with the first place, Maple Leafs, tomorrow night.
Odds
The Jets are the favorites in tonight’s matchup.
Expect the Jets to come out strong tonight. They have been fantastic this season coming off of a loss and tonight should be no different.
Where you can Find the Game
TV: TSN3, TSN2, RDS2
Radio: 680 CJOB
Livestream: TSN.ca, TSN app
Projected Lineups
Winnipeg is projected to keep the same skaters from their past three games for tonight. The one change that is projected for the Jets is in net.
Due to back-to-back games on back-to-back nights, Laurent Brossoit is projected to get the start tonight. This will be Brossoit’s first start since March 27, when the Jets lost to the Flames.
The Jets are projected to lineup like this:
Connor-Scheifele-Copp
Stastny-Dubois-Ehlers
Perreault-Lowry-Appleton
Harkins-Thompson-Lewis
Morrissey-Poolman
Forbort-Pionk
Stanley-DeMelo
Brossoit (Hellebuyck)
After winning the first game of this two-game set, Ottawa is not expected to make any changes to their lineup that got the win two nights ago.
There is a chance we could see rookies, Jacob Bernard-Docker and Shane Pinto, make their NHL debuts tonight but considering they just got out of quarantine, there is a better chance they will make their debuts on Saturday against Montreal.
Anton Forsberg is expected to get the start in goal for the Sens after making 24 saves on 26 shots on Monday.
The Senators are expected to lineup like this:
Tkachuk-Norris-Batherson
Paul-White-Dadonov
Stützle-Amadio-Dzingel
Formenton-Tierney-Brown
Chabot-Zaitsev
Brannstrom-Zub
Mete-Brown
Forsberg (Hogberg)
Winnipeg Jets Fans: Will the Winnipeg Jets win tonight’s game? Leave your comments below!
*All Stats Provided by the NHL*