NHL Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 3/18/2025

NHL Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets at Vancouver Canucks with Line Combinations 3/18/2025

Winnipeg Jets (47-17-4, 98 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (31-25-11, 73 pts)

Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Tuesday, March 18
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/TSN3/NOX
Radio: 
Winnipeg – Power 97 FM
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Winnipeg: -1.5 ML -142
Vancouver: +1.5 ML +120
O/U 5.5

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Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:

The Jets won their third straight and their fifth in their last six on Sunday in a 3-2 overtime win over the Seattle Kraken. They are now 5-2-1 in March averaging three goals per game while allowing an average of 1.9 goals per game. The Jets with a win tonight can become the first team this season to reach 100 points.

Vancouver Canucks News & Notes: 

The Canucks had their two-game winning streak snapped on Sunday in a 3-1 loss to Utah. They are now 4-4-0 in March averaging 2.9 goals per game while allowing 3.1 goals per game. The Canucks hold the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference entering tonight’s game.

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines:

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

Morrissey-Demelo
Samberg-Schenn
Fleury-Miller

Hellebuyck
Comrie

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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Hoglander-E.Pettersson-DeBrusk
Sherwood-Blueger Chytil-Boeser
Joshua-Suter-Garland
O’Connor-Aman-Lekkerimaki

Hughes-Hronek
M.Pettersson-Myers
Forbort-Mancini

Lankinen
Silovs

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Players To Watch:

Winnipeg Jets

Kyle Connor this season has 85 points on 36 goals and 49 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 25 times in his career recording 35 points on 15 goals and 20 assists; he had three goals and an assist in the only meeting this season.

Vancouver Canucks

Nils Hoglander this season has 18 points on five goals and 13 assists. He’s faced the Jets 17 times in his career recording ten points on nine goals and an assist; in the previous meeting, he scored Vancouver’s lone goal.

Injury Report:

Winnipeg Jets

D Neal Pionk – Out

Vancouver Canucks

D Noah Juulsen – IR
G Thatcher Demko – IR
F Filip Chytil – DTD

Next game:

Winnipeg – March 20 at Edmonton Oilers  
Vancouver – March 20 at St. Louis Blues

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