LINE BLENDER
Scott Arniel chose to keep the same lines from the game in Montreal on Wednesday to start the game against the Sabres. The Jets were outshot 15-8 in the opening period and Arniel chose to go to the line blender to open the second for his second and third lines.
Toews-Lowry-Perfetti
Niederreiter-Namestnikov-Iafallo
Arniel used Lowry for defensive zone faceoffs and Toews took the offensive zone draws and he put that trio together to counter something that the Sabres were doing. The Jets coach also was happy with Niederreiter, Namestnikov and Iafallo.
“It was just something that there was a little bit of history with Nino, Vladdy and Al. It was just trying to get one, a matchup I was trying to get against the opposition,” said Arniel.
“But trying to get some people going. I thought there was some chemistry built, some offensive zone time that helped out a little bit.”