NHL Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets at New York Islanders with Line Combinations 3/4/2025

Winnipeg Jets (35-14-3, 75 pts) at New York Islanders (25-24-7, 57 pts)

Venue: UBS Arena
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Time: 7:30 pm EST 
TV: ESPN+ / Sportsnet / MSGS
Radio: 
Winnipeg Jets – Power 97 FM
New York Islanders – WRHU 88.7 FM / 103.9 FM LI News Radio

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Winnipeg Jets -1.5 ML -170
New York Islanders +1.5 ML +145
O/U 5.5

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Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:

The Jets have lost two straight one-goal games as they face the Islanders at UBS Arena tonight. Winnipeg is 19-10-0 on the road this season and is 8-1-1 in their last ten games. The Jets have a league-best +71 goal differential. 

New York Islanders News & Notes: 

New York has a 14-13-2 record at home this season and is 2-3-0 in their last five games. The Islanders were shut out by their rival, New York Rangers 4-0 in their last game. Tonight is the second and final matchup between these two clubs, with the Jets winning the first game 4-3 on February 7 in Winnipeg. 

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines:

Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Ehlers-Namestnikov-Perfetti
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Barron-Kupari-Iafallo

Morrissey-Demelo
Samberg-Pionk
Stanley-Miller

Hellebuyck
Comrie

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New York Islanders Projected Lines:

Lee-Horvat-Pageau
Holmstrom-Nelson-Palmieri
Fasching-Cizikis-Tsyplakov
Engvall-MacLean-Gatcomb

Romanov-DeAngelo
Pelech-Dobson
Boqvist-Pulock

Sorokin
Skarek

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Players To Watch:

Winnipeg Jets

Kyle Connor leads the Jets in scoring with 31 goals and 43 assists for 74 points, which is 7th in the NHL. The 6-foot-1 winger from Clinton, Michiga,n has points in four of his last five games. In the previous matchup with the Islanders, Connor had two assists in the Jets’ victory. 

New York Islanders 

Bo Horvat struggled in February, with only one goal and two assists in eight games, after producing 11 points in 12 games in January. Horvat may be snapping out of his slump with one goal in two games in March. Horvat missed the previous matchup between these clubs.

Injury Report:

Winnipeg Jets

None

New York Islanders

D Mike Reilly – IR
G Semyon Varlamov – IR
G Marcus Hogberg – IR
C Mathew Barzal – IR

Next Game:

Winnipeg Jets – March 6 vs. Philadelphia Flyers
New York Islanders – March 8 at San Jose Sharks

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