Game 49: Winnipeg Jets vs. Philadelphia Flyers pregame score

The Jets come into tonight's game with four straight losses (0-3-1) and second-seeded Dman. Brenden Dillon ready to start a three-game hiatus and many of their players were on a goal drought. Not exactly a perfect combination. Given this team's success over the last couple of months, this challenge is testing them, especially when you have dreams of relegating last season's All-Star standings. However, their defensive numbers are still very good, they just need to get back to scoring.

Without Dillon, according to head coach Rick Bowness, they will Logan Stanley He returned to the team to play his first game since December 12. They cannot remember Ville Heinola Relegate someone from the AHL without making the appropriate move to opt out because they are currently sitting at 23 on the roster.

Despite this latest setback, the Jets are still a very good road team (14-6-3) and have allowed the fewest goals per mile in the NHL. In contrast, this Flyers team they face tonight has been a bad team at home (11-12-2), scoring nearly as many goals as Winnipeg, but allowing another 37 goals. Philly is tied for third in the metro with the Islanders and Penguins.

Lines and D pairs are based on yesterday's experience. The starting goalkeeper is still unknown.

Morning skating:

According to Mitchell Clinton, several players will skate this morning including: Hellebuyck, Connor, Scheifele, Barron, Vilardi, Stanley, Dillon, Toninato, Gustafsson and Cupari.

The starting goalkeeper:

Associates coach Scott Arniel confirmed tonight's start to Mike McIntyre of the Winnipeg Free Press. Laurent Brossoit.

Jets designed lines and D pairs:

Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Perfetti-Monahan-Ehlers
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Barron-Namestnikov-Yafallo

Morrissey-DeMelo
Samberg-Pionk
Stanley-Schmidt

Brossoit
Hellebuyck

Coach media:

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Topics:

1) Starting goalkeeper
2) Stop Brenden Dillon (:20)
3) Confusion over the mandate of the suspension. (1:07)
4) Good chance for Logan Stanley (1:45)
5) Trying to create traffic in front of the Philly line (2:10)
6) Has he noticed any frustration in his group during this series? (3:19)

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