{"id":553889,"date":"2026-04-16T14:34:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/553889\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:34:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T14:34:27","slug":"game-82-winnipeg-jets-vs-san-jose-sharks-pre-game-report-illegal-curve-hockey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/553889\/","title":{"rendered":"Game 82: Winnipeg Jets vs San Jose Sharks pre-game report \u2013 Illegal Curve Hockey"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Jets and Sharks are both on the outside looking in which makes this game more about saying goodbye to NHL hockey for these respective markets for the next five months as this is the last time you\u2019ll see these guys playing games for Winnipeg or San Jose for the next five months.<\/p>\n

For the home team the only question was if they\u2019d use any of the three recalls they had left to give a player like Tyrel Bauer or Colby Barlow or Domenic DiVincentiis their first NHL game. Bauer has been dealing with an injury which could have cost him his chance, Barlow played last night for the Moose in Chicago and DiVincentiis backed up in goal. So it seems unlikely although not impossible we see another NHL debut this evening.<\/p>\n

Skate news:<\/p>\n

Starts at 10:30 AM CT<\/p>\n

Jets projected lines & D pairs:<\/p>\n

Connor-Scheifele-Rosen
Perfetti-Lowry-Lambert
Chibrikov-Toews-Vilardi
Niederreiter-Yager-Koepke<\/p>\n

Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Miller
Heinola-Bryson<\/p>\n

Hellebuyck<\/p>\n

Sharks projected lines & D pairs:<\/p>\n

Chernyshov-Celebrini-Smith
Eklund-Wennberg-Sherwood
Graf-Misa-Toffoli
Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Gaudette<\/p>\n

Mukhamadullin-Orlov
Dickinson-Ferraro
Cagnoni-Desharnais<\/p>\n

Askarov<\/p>\n

Players media availability:<\/p>\n

To follow.<\/p>\n

Coach media availability:<\/p>\n

To follow.<\/p>\n

Odds:<\/p>\n

With both the\u00a0Jets and Sharks out of the playoff race, this one is about pride more than anything. Winnipeg appears to have a slight edge on paper, but games like this can quickly stray from expectations. \u00a0For the latest Winnipeg Jets hockey odds, visit NHL betting site Betway<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Up Next:<\/p>\n

Puck drop is at 7 PM CT. Be sure to head over to illegalcurve.com<\/a> following the game for a recap of the action. You can join us on our YouTube channel for the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show<\/a> around 9:40 PM CT as we discuss and analyze the results of the game.<\/p>\n

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