{"id":422244,"date":"2026-01-22T20:28:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/422244\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T20:28:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T20:28:15","slug":"nhl-game-preview-florida-panthers-at-winnipeg-jets-with-line-combinations-01-22-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/422244\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: Florida Panthers at Winnipeg Jets with Line Combinations (01\/22\/2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/JETS-VS-PANTHERS.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: Conrad Jack (Inside The Rink)<\/p>\n<p>Florida Panthers (25-20-3) at Winnipeg Jets (20-23-6)<br \/>Venue: Canada Life Centre<br \/>Date: Tonight \u2013 Thursday, January 22<br \/>Time: 7:00 pm CST<br \/>How To Watch: TSN3<br \/>Radio: 680 CJOB<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Florida Panthers News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The back-to-back defending Stanley Cup Champions roll into Winnipeg tonight as they try to recover from a 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Monday night. The well-rested Panthers team face the Jets, who have played four games in six days, and they\u2019ll look to spoil the Jets\u2019 winning ways tonight at Canada Life Centre. The Panthers are still without Brad Marchand as he nears a return, and they anticipate his return as they\u2019re five points out of a wildcard spot. The Panthers are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games played.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Jets News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Winnipeg Jets welcome the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup Champions and their former head coach, Paul Maurice, to Canada Life Centre tonight. The Jets wrap up a four-game stretch in six days and will look to continue their winning ways over the Panthers. The Jets squeaked out a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night and will aim to take the same charge against the Panthers tonight. Winnipeg is seven points out of a wildcard spot and is without three key defenseman on its roster. The Jets are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games played.<\/p>\n<p>Florida Panthers Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Luostarinen \u2013 Lundell \u2013 Reinhart<br \/>Verhaeghe \u2013 Bennett \u2013 Tkachuk<br \/>Samoskevich \u2013 Rodrigues \u2013 Greer<br \/>Vilmanis \u2013 Schwindt \u2013 Boqvist<\/p>\n<p>Forsling \u2013 Ekblad<br \/>Mikkola \u2013 Balinskis<br \/>Bjornfot \u2013 Petry<\/p>\n<p>Tarasov<br \/>Bobrovsky<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Connor \u2013 Scheifele \u2013 Iafallo<br \/>Perfetti \u2013 Toews \u2013 Vilardi<br \/>Niederreiter \u2013 Lowry \u2013 Namestnikov<br \/>Koepke \u2013 Barron \u2013 Pearson<\/p>\n<p>Morrissey \u2013 DeMelo<br \/>Samberg \u2013 Salomonsson<br \/>Stanley \u2013 Schenn<\/p>\n<p>Hellebuyck<br \/>Comrie<\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch:<\/p>\n<p>Florida Panthers<\/p>\n<p>Sam Reinhart continues to be a key piece of the Florida Panthers up front, and he\u2019ll be one of many players the Jets have to pay attention to closely tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Daniil Tarasov gets the nod to start in goal for the Florida Panthers against Winnipeg tonight. He\u2019ll be the difference maker for the Panthers, who are aiming to knock off the Jets tonight in a highly anticipated clash.<\/p>\n<p>Winnipeg Jets<\/p>\n<p>Josh Morrissey has 415 points as a Winnipeg Jet; he\u2019s one away from Dustin Byfuglien\u2019s 416 points and two away from breaking the record. He had three points against the Blues on Tuesday night, and he\u2019ll look to get a couple more tonight to pass Byfuglien\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<p>Nino Niederreiter is coming off a big game against the Blues on Tuesday night, and he\u2019ll look to capitalize on that momentum heading into tonight\u2019s game versus Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Next game<\/p>\n<p>Florida Panthers \u2013 January 24 vs Minnesota Wild<br \/>Winnipeg Jets \u2013 January 24 vs Detroit Red Wings<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/cjack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769113695_101_e50dfbea4641d046ef8e16e2e54ca52abea6c285162ff2d320dc3eb277ca8c8d.png\"  class=\"avatar avatar-75 photo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/cjack\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Conrad Jack<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conrad Jack is a Manitoba based sportswriter covering the Winnipeg Jets (NHL) and the Manitoba Moose (AHL). He also covers the NHL Draft and World Junior Championship for ITR. 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