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Winnipeg Jets (23-26-8) at Anaheim Ducks (31-23-3)
Venue: Honda Center
Date: Tonight – Friday, February 27
Time: 9:00 pm CST
How To Watch: TSN3
Radio: 680 CJOB

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Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:

Winnipeg is currently 4-4-2 in their last 10 games and aims to continue their winning ways tonight in Anaheim. Heading into the trade deadline, Winnipeg is dealing with a bunch of injuries to their roster, but are expected to make moves. The Jets aren’t expected to make any roster decisions until closer to the NHL Trade Deadline.

Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

Anaheim is currently 8-2-0 in their last 10 games played and looks to close the point gap in the Pacific Division standings. The Ducks are coming off Joel Quenneville’s 1,000th win, and they aim to extend their winning streak tonight to four games against Winnipeg.

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines

Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Perfetti-Lowry-Iafallo
Nyquist-Toews-Namestnikov
Koepke-Barron-Pearson

Samberg-Salomonsson
Stanley-DeMelo
Heinola-Schenn

Hellebuyck
Comrie

Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Kreider-Carlsson-Gauthier
Killorn-McTavish-Sennecke
Viel-Poehling-Harkins
Johnston-Washe-Vatrano

LaCombe-Trouba
Zellweger-Gudas
Mintyukov-Helleson

Dostal
Husso

Players To Watch:

Winnipeg Jets

Kyle Connor is the player that should be watched coming out of the Olympic break. He spent more games as a healthy scratch than he played, and he’ll have a chip on his shoulder tonight again tonight against Anaheim.

Anaheim Ducks

Beckett Sennecke has been strong for Anaheim since joining the team, and he’ll look to drive play tonight against the Jets.

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Conrad Jack

Conrad Jack is a Manitoba-based media credentialed sportswriter covering the Winnipeg Jets (NHL) and the Manitoba Moose (AHL). He also covers the NHL Draft and World Junior Championship for ITR. He also covers league-wide news in his weekly series ‘Saturday’s notebook’ and through individual articles.


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