NHL Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 12/18/2024

NHL Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 12/18/2024

Winnipeg Jets (23-9-1, 47 Pts) at Anaheim Ducks (11-14-4, 26 Pts)

Venue: Honda Center
Date: Wednesday, December 18
Time: 10:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+
Radio:
Winnipeg – Power 97
Anaheim – KLAA 830 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Winnipeg -1.5 ML -192
Anaheim +1.5 ML +160
O/U 6

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Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:

The Jets are playing the second half of a back-to-back tonight coming off a win over the San Jose Sharks last night. Last night’s win was their second straight; they’ve also won four of their last six games heading into tonight’s game.

Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

The Ducks snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday with a 4-3 overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Prior to that, they had been outscored during the losing streak 20-7.

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines:

Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Perfetti-Namestnikov-Chibrikov
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Barron-Kupari-Iafallo
Morrissey-Demelo
Fleury-Pionk
Stanley-Miller

Comrie
Hellebuyck

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Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Vatrano-Strome-Terry
McGinn-Carlsson- Killorn
Gauthier-McTavish-Fabbri
Johnston-Lundestrom-Leason
Lacombe-Gudas
Dumoulin-Zellweger
Mintyukov-Trouba

Dostal
Gibson

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Players To Watch:

Winnipeg Jets

Josh Morrissey has 30 points this season on three goals and 27 assists. Last season against Anaheim he had five points in three games all on assists. In his career against the Ducks, he has 14 points on two goals and 12 assists.

Anaheim Ducks

Alex Killorn has 14 points this season for the Ducks on six goals and eight assists. In 23 career games against Winnipeg, he has 13 points on seven goals and six assists; two of those points came last season when he scored a goal and had an assist in three games.

Injury Report:

Anaheim Ducks

LW Trevor Zegras – IR – Week to week

Winnipeg Jets

F Nikolaj Ehlers – DTD
D Dylan Samberg – IR
F David Gustafsson – DTD

Next Game

Winnipeg Jets – December 21 vs. Minnesota Wild
Anaheim Ducks – December 20 vs Colorado Avalanche

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