NHL Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 12/31/2025

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Winnipeg Jets (15-18-4, 34 pts) at Detroit Red Wings (23-14-3, 49 pts) 

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Wednesday, December 31
Time: 6:30 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/SN/FDSNDET
Radio: 680 CJOB/97.1 The Ticket

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Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:

The Jets dropped their sixth straight on Monday in a 3-1 loss to the Oilers. They’ve lost nine of their last ten games, averaging 2.4 goals per game while allowing 3.5 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings picked up a 3-2 overtime win over the Maple Leafs on Sunday. They’ve won six of their last eight games, and they enter the last day of December with a 10-3-1 record in the month, averaging 3.4 goals per game while allowing 2.9 goals per game.

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines

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

Morrissey-Demelo 
Samberg-Pionk
Stanley-Schenn 

Hellebuyck
Comrie

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Finnie-Larkin-Raymond
DeBrincat-Copp-Kane Leonard
Rasmussen-Compher-Appleton
Kasper-Danielson-Leonard

Edvinsson-Seider
Chiarot-Sandin Pelikka
Johansson-Bernard Docker

Talbot
Gibson

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Players to Watch:

Winnipeg Jets

Mark Scheifele had an assist in each game against the Red Wings last season.

Detroit Red Wings

Lucas Raymond finished with five points in two goals against the Jets last season, finishing with a goal and four assists.

Injury Report:

Winnipeg Jets

D Haydn Fleury – IR

Detroit Red Wings

None

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