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San Jose Sharks (38-35-8) at Winnipeg Jets (35-34-12)
Venue: Canada Life Centre
Date: Today – Thursday, April 16th
Time: 7:00 pm CST
How To Watch: TSN3
Radio: 680 CJOB
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
San Jose Sharks News & Notes:
San Jose is gearing up for their final regular-season game tonight in Winnipeg. They’ll look to end the season by spoiling Winnipeg’s fan appreciation night. San Jose was eliminated from playoff contention on Monday night and will look to build on the positives from the 2025-26 season.
Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:
Winnipeg wraps up their season with fan appreciation tonight, and they’ll look to go out with that one last win. The Jets were eliminated from playoff contention on Monday night and look to navigate what is shaping up to be a tough offseason.
San Jose Sharks Projected Lines
Chernyshov – Celebrini – Smith
Eklund – Wennberg – Sherwood
Graf – Misa – Toffoli
Goodrow – Ostapchuk – Gaudette
Mukhamadullin – Orlov
Dickinson – Ferraro
Cagnoni – Desharnais
Nedeljkovic
Askarov
Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines
Connor – Scheifele – Vilardi
Perfetti – Lowry – Niederreieter
Rosen – Namestnikov – Lambert
Koepke – Yager – Chibrikov
Morrissey – DeMelo
Samberg – Miller
Fleury – Heinola
Comrie
Hellebuyck
Players To Watch:
San Jose Sharks
Macklin Celebrini aims to go out with a bang this season, and he’ll look to do so with a big win over the Winnipeg Jets
Winnipeg Jets
Brayden Yager continues to be a strong standout for Winnipeg, and he’ll aim to notch his first NHL point to gain confidence before he heads back down to Manitoba for their playoff run.
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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.