The Winnipeg Jets host the Florida Panthers tonight at Canada Life Centre in the midst of the coldest temperatures to hit the city this winter. It will be a tougher matchup tonight for Winnipeg as we’ll see if they can carry any momentum into tonight’s game after the win against St. Louis.
Projected Lines
Forwards
Kyle Connor -Mark Scheifele - Alex Iafallo
Cole Perfetti - Jonathan Toews - Gabriel Vilardi
Nino Niederreiter - Adam Lowry - Vladislav Namestnikov
Gustav Nyquist - Morgan Barron - Tanner Pearson
Defence
Josh Morrissey - Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg - Luke Schenn
Isaak Phillips - Logan Stanley
Goaltenders
Connor Hellebuyck (starting)
Eric Comrie
Crappy shootout, booooo
I sometimes wonder why we often lead with Connor and Scheifele; they're excellent scorers largely due to their smarts and playmaking; they're not really lights out talent 1-on-1. Sometimes I'd like to see us throw some others out first.
Honestly, though, that game was so well played and tight, it feels like a let-down for it to end in a shootout. Felt like playoffs and OT should just give them another 20 minutes to go for it.
Crazy OT period!
I've never seen a puck bounce as far back off the post as Morrisey's did. Wild.