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Game 19
Buffalo Sabres (10-6-2) vs Winnipeg Jets (11-5-1)
Puck Drop: 8:00 PM | MTS Centre | Winnipeg, MB
TV: MSG-B
Radio: WGR 550
SB Nation Jets Blog: Arctic Ice Hockey
Know Your Opponent
Winnipeg Jets
Record: (11-5-1) | 23 PTS
Last 10: 7-3-0
Division Ranking: 3rd in the Central Division
Conference Ranking: 3rd in the Western Conference
PP: 1st (34.0%)
PK: 10th (82.0%)
What to Watch
1. Slow start for Patrik Laine
The Jets sniper Patrik Laine is off to an uncharacteristically slow start this season. He has eight goals in 17 games, but only one of them have come at even strength. The 20-year-old Finn has the talent to take over a game if the Sabres don’t keep him in his current slump.
2. Stay out of the box
If the Sabres get into penalty trouble tonight it could be a rough evening. The Jets hold the top power play unit in the league. They have a dangerous first power play group with Laine, Kyle Connor, Blake Wheeler, and Mark Scheifele.
3. Lineup Shuffling
Phil Housley is making some more changes to his lineup for tonight. It looks like Patrik Berglund will get back in the lineup and Evan Rodrigues will come out of the lineup as a healthy scratch. Berglund will also slot in on the top power play unit tonight, to see if some changes can get the man advantage clicking again.
4. Another Backup
The Sabres will face another second-string goaltender tonight. Laurent Brossoit will be between the pipes for the Jets in place of a Connor Hellebuyck. He’s not Hellebuyck, however, Brossoit is having a good season. In three starts he’s 3-0, with a .957 save percentage, and 1.68 goals against average.
Buffalo Sabres
Forwards
Jeff Skinner - Jack Eichel - Sam Reinhart
Conor Sheary - Casey Mittelstadt - Kyle Okposo
Vladimir Sobotka - Patrik Berglund - Jason Pominville
Zemgus Girgensons - Johan Larsson - Tage Thompson
Defense
Jake McCabe - Rasmus Ristolainen
Marco Scandella - Zach Bogosian
Nathan Beaulieu - Rasmus Dahlin
Starting Goaltender: Carter Hutton
Winnipeg Jets
Forwards
Nikolaj Ehlers - Mark Scheifele - Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor - Bryan Little - Patrik Laine
Andrew Copp - Adam Lowry - Brandon Tanev
Nicolas Petan - Jack Roslovic - Mathieu Perreault
Defense
Josh Morrissey - Jacob Trouba
Ben Chiarot - Dustin Byfuglien
Joe Morrow - Tyler Myers
Starting Goaltender: Laurent Brossoit