NHL Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 12/16/2024

NHL Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 12/16/2024

Winnipeg Jets (22-9-1, 45 pts) at San Jose Sharks (11-17-5, 27 pts)

Venue: SAP Center
Date: Tuesday, December 17
Time: 10:30 ET
TV: ESPN+ / TSN3 / NBCS
Radio:
Winnipeg – Power 97
Sharks – Sharks Audio Network

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Winnipeg Jets -1.5 ML -218
San Jose Sharks +1.5 ML +180
O/U 6

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Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:

The Jets picked up a win on Saturday 4-2 behind goals from Kyle Connor, Vladislav Namestnikov, Gabriel Vilardi, and Adam Lowry. They currently rank first in the NHL in power play and are third in both goals for and against per game.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks returned home following a six-game road trip in which they finished 3-3 and were outscored 20-14. In their return, they lost 4-3 to the Utah Hockey Club, but they did get goals from Mikael Granlund, Alex Wennberg, and Fabian Zetterlund.

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines:

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

Hellebuyck
Comrie

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San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Eklund-Granlund-Kunin
Kovalenko-Celebrini-Toffoli
Goodrow-Wennberg-Smith
Zetterlund-Sturm-Dellandrea
Walman-Ceci
Ferraro-Liljegren
Mukhamadullini-Rutta

Vanecek
Georgiev

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Players To Watch:

Winnipeg Jets

Cole Perfetti has 19 points this season on six goals and 13 assists. In the previous meeting, he had four points on two goals and two assists; those were his first career points against San Jose after playing in four games prior to that one.

San Jose Sharks

Tyler Toffoli has 20 points this season on 12 goals and eight assists. He was held pointless in the last game but scored on Thursday. In the previous matchup, he had two points on a goal and an assist. In 33 career games against Winnipeg, he has 24 points on 13 goals and 11 assists.

Injury Report:

Winnipeg Jets

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

San Jose Sharks

C Klim Kostin – IR
D Marc-Edouard Vlasic – IR (Non Roster)
C Logan Couture – LTIR – Month To Month

Next Game:

Winnipeg Jets – December 18 @ Anaheim Ducks
San Jose Sharks – December 19 vs. Colorado Avalanche

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