Edmonton Oilers (21-16-6, 48 pts) vs Winnipeg Jets (15-21-5, 35 pts)
Venue: Canada Life Centre
Date: Thursday, January 8th
Time: 8:00 pm ET / 7:00 pm CT / 6:00 pm MT
TV: / TSN3 / Sportsnet
Radio:
Winnipeg Jets – CJKR-FM 97.5
Edmonton Oilers – CHED 880 AM
Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:
The Oilers are second in the Pacific Division with 48 points. This is just their third game of the new year, going 1-1 in January.
Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:
The Jets are last in the entire NHL with 35 points and playing their second game of a five game homestand. They’ve lost 13 of their last 15, including 10 in a row.
Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines:
Connor/Scheifele/Iafallo
Perfetti/Toews/Vilardi
Barron/Lowry/Neiderreiter
Pearson/Namestnikov/Nyquist
Morrissey/DeMelo
Samberg/Pionk
Stanley/Schenn
Hellebuyck
Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:
Nugent-Hopkins/McDavid/Hyman
Podkolzin/Draisaitl/Kapanen
Howard/Roslovic/Savoie
Janmark/Lazar/Hutson
Ekholm/Bouchard
Nurse/Regula
Stastney/Emberson
Ingram
Players To Watch:
Winnipeg Jets
Forward Kyle Connor leads the Jets with 49 points through 41 games this season, has 9 through his last 10.
Edmonton Oilers
Forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins recorded his 500th NHL assist on Tuesday night. He has 34 points through 34 games this season and 39 through 40 career games vs the Jets.
Injury Report:
Winnipeg Jets
D / Haydn Fleury / OUT
Edmonton Oilers
D / Jake Walman / DTD
G / Tristan Jarry / IR
C / Adam Henrique / IR
Next Game:
Winnipeg Jets – January 9 vs Los Angeles Kings
Edmonton Oilers – January 10 at Los Angeles Kings
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Oilers fan in Toronto. Staying up past my bedtime for Western games since the mid 2000s.