After one of many extra spectacular goaltending shows by Connor Hellebuyck allowed the Winnipeg Jets to steal a pair factors in Minnesota, the staff continued their highway journey by heading to sunny California for tonight’s conflict in opposition to the Los Angeles Kings.
The Los Angeles Kings (11-8-3) just lately misplaced beginning goaltender Darcy Kuemper (.903%) to an harm and former Jet David Rittich (.883%) stuffed in very nicely within the first three video games, solely permitting 1 purpose in opposition to per recreation. That scorching stretch ended within the Kings’ final match although, as Rittich was lit up by San Jose for 7 targets on 21 photographs.
The Winnipeg Jets (18-4-0) are half method by means of their longest highway journey of the season and are working their method by means of harm woes too with defender Dylan Samberg just lately sustaining a damaged bone on a shot block. The large American defender was placing up numbers suggesting the extent of an elite shutdown defenseman and can go away a giant gap on the Jets’ 2nd pairing.
Right here is how PuckPedia is predicting Los Angeles & Winnipeg to line up their gamers this night:
The Jets’ main scorers this season embrace Kyle Connor (27), Mark Scheifele (26), Nikolaj Ehlers (23), Josh Morrissey (20), & 7 extra gamers with not less than 10 factors.
The Kings’ offense has been coming Anze Kopitar (25), Adrian Kempe (21), & 7 extra gamers with not less than 10 factors.
Lets take a look at how the 2 franchises examine head-to-head based mostly on this season’s stats and take a peek at ESPN’s assessment of the masked males:
Total I assumed the Winnipeg Jets’ effort was fairly good in opposition to Minnesota, although the Wild’s depth overshadowed that within the first half of the sport. I haven’t seen many LA King video games this season, however since they’re sitting in a tie for tenth….they’ll’t be that dangerous. So meaning our Peggers might want to roll 4 sturdy ahead traces with a view to give the short-staffed protection a little bit of a break tonight.
As standard, LA is as soon as once more nice at suppressing photographs & purpose scoring possibilities in opposition to, so scoring the opening purpose of the competition might make it a lot simpler for Winnipeg to stroll away with a win.
Lets hear everybody’s ideas about how this late recreation will play out? Who will make a key play or rating a giant purpose? Will Ville Heinola look higher or worse in his 2nd recreation of the yr?
Go Winnipeg!!
