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Winnipeg Jets (32-31-12) at Columbus Blue Jackets (38-26-12)
Venue: Nationwide Arena
Date: Tonight – Saturday, April 4th
Time: 6:00 pm CST
How To Watch: Hockey Night in Canada
Radio: 680 CJOB
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:
The Winnipeg Jets suffered a crucial loss to the Dallas Stars on Thursday night, and the outta town scoreboard did them no favours. The Jets must pick up two points against Columbus tonight, on top of seeing the outta town scoreboard work in their favour to aid their playoff push. Winnipeg has seven games remaining and sits three points out of a playoff spot.
Columbus Blue Jackets News & Notes:
Columbus hosts Winnipeg tonight and looks to pick up a massive two points of their own as they sit in a four-way tie for the final wildcard spot in the East. Columbus is without veteran defender Damon Severson, who underwent shoulder surgery and is expected to miss the remainder of the season.
Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines
Connor – Scheifele – Iafallo
Perfetti – Lowry – Vilardi
Koepke – Toews- Lambert
Rosen – Barron – Ford
Morrissey – DeMelo
Samberg – Pionk
Fleury – Bryson
Hellebuyck
Comrie
Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines
Marchment – Fantilli – Marchenko
Jenner – Monahan – Garland
Sillinger – Coyle – Heinen
Aston-Reese – Del Bel Belluz – Wood
Werenski – Mateychuk
Provorov – Fabbro
Christiansen – Gudbranson
Greaves
Merzlikins
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.
Columbus Blue Jackets
Adam Fantilli will face off against Winnipeg’s top lines, and he’ll aim to be that shutdown guy as the Blue Jackets continue their playoff push.
Next game
Winnipeg Jets – April 6th vs Seattle Kraken
Columbus Blue Jackets – April 7th vs Detroit Red Wings
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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.