LINEUP CHANGES…AGAIN
With COVID, there will be constant lineup changes for the Winnipeg Jets and tonight will be no different. Nikolaj Ehlers, Kristian Reichel and Logan Stanley come back into the lineup. Ehlers will join Mark Scheifele and Andrew Copp, Reichel joins Dominic Toninato and Kristian Vesalainen. Austin Poganski will get another look on the third line with Jansen Harkins and Adam Lowry. Logan Stanley will skate alongside Nate Schmidt on the Jets third defence pairing.
ANOTHER GAME FOR SAMBERG
Dylan Samberg made quite an impression in his NHL debut last Thursday recording his first NHL point (an assist), playing 17:52 and adding five blocks and three hits. All five of his blocks were during the penalty kill and he was also on the ice late in the third period with the Jets defending a 2-0 lead and the Red Wings had a 5-on-3 power play. Samberg will play again tonight and pair with Neal Pionk with Brendan Dillon still in COVID protocol.
SPECIAL TEAMS BOUNCEBACK
After giving up three power play goals to the Avalanche, the Jets penalty killers went to work shutting down the Red Wings going a perfect five-for-five last Thursday. They are 22-for-26 (84.6%) in their past nine games.
CAPS CONSISTENT
The Capitals lost to the Canucks on Sunday but haven't had two consecutive regulation losses in 56 consecutive games, a streak that began on April 9, 2021, the third-longest such streak in franchise history. The Capitals are 5-0-3 in games following regulation losses this season, outscoring opponents 27-21 in games following losses. The Caps have scored first in 28 of their 39 games this season.
