Jets Continue Road Trip with Eastern Conference Battle with Sabres (Game 60)

The Winnipeg Jets and Buffalo Sabres are set to battle at the KeyBank Centre in Buffalo, New York. See how your Winnipeg Jets shape up tonight against the Buffalo Sabres.

Details for Tonight’s Game

TV: TSN3
Radio: 680 CJOB/WGR 550
Game 60: Winnipeg Jets (38-16-5) vs. Buffalo Sabres (29-28-4)
Date: Sunday, March 3rd, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm CST

Betting Odds (Per Betway)

**SUBJECT TO CHANGE BEFORE PUCK DROP**

Winnipeg Jets: -125 (1.80)
Buffalo Sabres: +105 (2.05)
Over/Under: 5.5
Over 5.5: -125 (1.80)
Under 5.5: +105 (2.05)

Preview of Winnipeg Jets vs Buffalo Sabres

The Jets were in Raleigh on Saturday and stole two points from their opponents. The Jets scored five straight in the final 20 minutes of the game. However, it wasn’t completely great as Gabriel Vilardi was sent back to Winnipeg to be further evaluated for injury.

It is questionable if someone comes out of the lineup today for Cole Perfetti who was a healthy scratch against Carolina. Perfetti has gone 18 games without a goal and 15 games without a point. His sophomore slump is slowly getting worse as each game passes.

Buffalo steamrolled the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday by a score of 7-2. Both teams will be relatively tired on the second game of a back-to-back, but the 6:00 pm CST puck drop should provide a competitive game for the fans in Buffalo.

Buffalo is 7-3-0 in their last 10 games while Winnipeg is 8-2-0 in their last 10 games. Buffalo sits 10 points out of a wild card spot, meaning they are unlikely to make the 2024 NHL Playoffs. The Winnipeg Jets sit in second place in the Central Division two points back of Dallas with four games in hand.

Buffalo Sabres Notes

Goals Per Game: 2.9
Goals Against Per Game: 3.0
Power Play Percentage: 16.1%
Penalty Kill Percentage: 78.9%

Buffalo Sabres Projected Lineups

Jordan Greenway – Tage Thompson – Alex Tuch
Jeff Skinner – Casey Mittelstadt – Kyle Okposo
Zach Benson – Dylan Cozens – JJ Peterka
Eric Robinson – Peyton Krebs – Zemgus Girgensons

Rasmus Dahlin – Henri Jokiharju
Owen Power – Jacob Bryson
Ryan Johnson – Connor Clifton

Projected Starting Goaltender: Eric Comrie
Games Started: Eight games
Wins/Loss Record: 1 win, six losses
Goals Against Average: 3.87 GAA
Save Percentage: 0.868 SV%

Winnipeg Jets Notes

Goals Per Game: 3.1
Goals Against Per Game: 2.4
Power Play Percentage: 18.4%
Penalty Kill Percentage: 77.8%

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lineup

Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Nikolaj Ehlers
Vladislav Namestnikov – Sean Monahan – Alex Iafallo
Nino Niederreiter – Adam Lowry – Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron – David Gustafsson – Rasmus Kupari

Josh Morrissey – Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg – Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley – Nate Schmidt

Projected Starting Goaltender: Laurent Brossoit
Games Started: 15
Wins/Loss Record: 9 wins, 8 losses, 2 overtime losses
Goals Against Average: 2.26 GAA
Save Percentage: 0.922%


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Conrad Jack

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. He writes the Bargain Bin blog which covers NHL News & Rumours.

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