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Winnipeg Jets (32-30-12) at Dallas Stars (44-19-12)
Venue: American Airlines Center
Date: Tonight – Thursday, April 2nd
Time: 7:00 pm CST
How To Watch: TSN3
Radio: 680 CJOB
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:
Winnipeg aims to stay in the playoff hunt tonight when it’s considered to be a four-point night. The Jets absolutely have to win tonight over Dallas, or they’ll face another point deficit larger than two points. Morgan Barron is expected to return to the lineup tonight, so the Jets get veteran reinforcements at a much-needed time. The Jets are 6-2-2 in their last 10 games played.
Dallas Stars News & Notes:
The Dallas Stars aim to spoil the Winnipeg Jets’ playoff hopes tonight with a win. Dallas, which recently signed its general manager to a contract extension, aims to create a wider gap between second and third in the Central Division. Dallas is 3-5-2 in their last 10 games played.
Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines
Connor – Scheifele – Iafallo
Perfetti – Lowry – Vilardi
Koepke – Toews- Lambert
Rosen – Barron – Ford
Morrissey – DeMelo
Samberg – Pionk
Fleury – Salomonsson
Hellebuyck
Comrie
Dallas Stars Projected Lines
Robertson – Johnston – Rantanen
Benn – Duchene – Blackwell
Back – Hryckowian – Bourque
Erne – Hyry
Lindell – Heiskanen
Harley – Lundkvist
Bichsel – Lyubushkin
Capobianco
Oettinger
DeSmith
Players To Watch:
Winnipeg Jets
Mark Scheifele inches closer to 100 points, and the Jets inch closer to a playoff spot. You absolutely have to think that he’s the game-changer for Winnipeg tonight.
Dallas Stars
Mikko Rantanen aims to be a dagger for the Dallas Stars tonight. Winnipeg have a lot of work on their hands with the Stars’ first lane, and Rantanen is a huge part of that reason.
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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.