{"id":566816,"date":"2026-03-28T15:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/566816\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:34:09","slug":"winnipeg-jets-vs-colorado-avalanche-pre-game-report-illegal-curve-hockey-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/566816\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets vs Colorado Avalanche pre-game report \u2013 Illegal Curve Hockey"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Jets held a lightly attended practice in Winnipeg on Friday. Ahead of skate we learned that Parker Ford\u00a0(here<\/a>) and\u00a0Danny Zhilkin\u00a0(here<\/a>) would be coming on the road and then we learned that both players had been recalled on an emergency basis. While we know that Morgan Barron was in concussion protocol there sounds like a second player who potentially could be dealing with something, which is why they brought two players up from the farm.<\/p>\n

Going on the presumption that Barron won\u2019t be a player either Ford or Zhilkin can play centre. What will be interesting is to see if head coach Scott Arniel is willing to chance that young a line.<\/p>\n

While the players asserted that they don\u2019t see the games as \u201cmust win\u201d the reality of their situation with ten games left and trailing by five points is that tonight\u2019s game is absolutely one they have to win if they want any hope of catching one of the team\u2019s ahead of them.<\/p>\n

Skate news:<\/p>\n

No morning skate. We will have to wait for warm-up to confirm changes.<\/p>\n

Warm-up skate:<\/p>\n

Starts at 5:30 PM CT.<\/p>\n

Jets projected lines & D pairs:<\/p>\n

Connor \u2013 Scheifele \u2013 Iafallo
Perfetti \u2013 Lowry \u2013 Vilardi
Lambert \u2013 Ford\/Zhilkin \u2013 Ros\u00e9n
Nyquist \u2013 Toews \u2013 Koepke<\/p>\n

Morrissey \u2013 Pionk
Samberg \u2013 Salomonsson
Fleury \u2013 DeMelo<\/p>\n

Hellebuyck<\/p>\n

Avalanche projected lines & D pairs:<\/p>\n

Landeskog \u2013 MacKinnon \u2013 Necas
Lehkonen \u2013 Nelson \u2013 Nichushkin
Kelly \u2013 Kadri \u2013 O\u2019Connor
Bardakov \u2013 Drury \u2013 Colton<\/p>\n

Kulak \u2013 Makar
Toews \u2013 Malinski
Manson \u2013 Burns<\/p>\n

Wedgewood<\/p>\n

Odds:<\/p>\n

The Jets head into the back half of a home-and-home in Denver looking to bounce back after a narrow loss, but doing so won\u2019t be easy against the rolling Avalanche who have won four straight. With Winnipeg dealing with a few bumps up front and Colorado continuing to set the pace, this matchup leans heavily toward the hosts, though the Jets have kept things close enough to suggest another tight contest could be on tap. For the latest Winnipeg Jets hockey odds, visit NHL betting site Betway<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Up Next:<\/p>\n

Puck drop is at 6 PM CT. Be sure to head over to illegalcurve.com<\/a> following the game for a recap of the action. You can join us on our YouTube channel for the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show<\/a> around 8:40 PM CT as we discuss and analyze the results of the game.<\/p>\n

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