Winnipeg Jets (42-16-4, 88 pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (27-27-8, 62 pts)
Venue: Wells Fargo Center
Date: Thursday, March 6
Time: 7:00 PM EST
TV: ESPN+/ SNW/NBCSP
Radio:
Winnipeg – Power 97
Philadelphia – WMMR 93.3 FM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Philadelphia +1.5 +135
Winnipeg -1.5 ML -155
O/U 5.5
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Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:
The Jets have dropped three straight games most recently losing to the New York Islanders on Tuesday 3-2. The losing streak comes after they had their 11-game winning streak snapped. They’ve averaged 1.33 goals per game in the last three games while allowing 2.33 goals per game.
Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:
The Flyers suffered a loss on Tuesday 6-3 to the Calgary Flames. They are now 4-4-2 in their last ten games. Philadelphia is averaging 2.90 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. They are five points back of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference entering tonight’s game.
Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines:
Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Ehlers-Namestnikov-Perfetti
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Barron-Kupari-Iafallo
Morrissey-Demelo
Stanley-Pionk
Fleury-Miller
Hellebuyck
Comrie
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Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines
Forester-Cates-Brink
Kuzmenko-Laughton-Konecny
Tippett-Couturier-Michkov
Deslauriers-Poehling-Pelletier
York-Sanheim
Seeler-Drysdale
Zamula-Ristolainen
Ersson
Fedotov
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Players To Watch:
Winnipeg Jets
Mark Scheifele this season has 68 points on 34 goals and 34 assists. He’s faced the Flyers 18 times in his career recording 20 points on six goals and 14 assists; in the matchup on Saturday he scored Winnipeg’s lone goal.
Philadelphia Flyers
Noah Cates this season has 28 points on 14 goals and 14 assists. He’s faced the Jets five times in his career recording five points on a goal and four assists; he had an assist on Saturday.
Injury Report:
Winnipeg Jets
D Dylan Samber – DTD
C Rasmus Kupari – DTD
Philadelphia Flyers
D Ryan Ellis – IR
F Garnet Hathaway – DTD
Next Game:
Winnipeg – March 7 at New Jersey Devils
Philadelphia – March 8 vs. Seattle Kraken
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