NHL Game Preview: Winnipeg Jets vs Utah Hockey Club with Line Combinations (01/24/2025)

Winnipeg Jets (32-14-3) vs Utah Hockey Club (20-19-7) at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Details for Tonight’s Game

TV: TSN3
Radio: 680 CJOB & Power 97.5
Date: Friday, January 24th, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm CST

Preview of Winnipeg Jets vs Utah Hockey Club

Previous Meetings

Tuesday, Nov. 5th: Winnipeg Jets defeat the Utah Hockey Club 3-0.
Monday, January 20th: Utah Hockey Club defeat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2.

Utah Hockey Club Notes

Utah is still red hot after their 5-2 victory over Winnipeg on Monday night after securing a 4-0 win over the Minnesota Wild on Thursday night. Utah will be facing a rested Winnipeg team coming off of a three-game road trip.

Utah is without defender Sean Durzi, who is out with a shoulder injury, and forward Dylan Guenther, who is out with a lower-body injury. Both players are big losses to the team, but Utah is still finding ways to win games. Utah will be a challenge for the Jets, who are coming into Winnipeg with three straight wins over divisional opponents.

Goals Per Game: 2.9
Goals Against Per Game: 3.0
Power Play Percentage: 21.7%
Penalty Kill Percentage: 81.5%

Utah Hockey Club Projected Lineups

Clayton Keller – Logan Cooley – Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli – Barrett Hayton – Josh Doan
Jack McBain – Nick Bjugstad – Lawson Crouse
Liam O’Brien – Kevin Stenlund – Alex Kerfoot

Olli Maatta – John Marino
Ian Cole – Michael Kesselring
Juuso Valimaki – Nick Desimone

Projected Starting Goaltender: Karel Vejmelka
Games Played: 28
Wins/Loss Record: 10-13-3
Goals Against Average: 2.54
Save Percentage: .910%

Winnipeg Jets Notes

The Winnipeg Jets are back home after a short road trip that ended in Colorado. They are without captain Adam Lowry who is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, but have the services of Colin Miller and Haydn Fleury available.

The Jets look to stay in the win column after Wednesday night’s overtime win over the Colorado Avalanche. Winnipeg will also look to avenge Monday night’s 5-2 loss against Utah.

Goals Per Game: 3.5
Goals Against Per Game: 2.4
Power Play Percentage: 31.9%
Penalty Kill Percentage: 79.7%

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lineup

Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Alex Iafallo
Nikolaj Ehlers – Vladislav Namestnikov – Gabriel Vilardi
Nino Niederreiter – Rasmus Kupari – Cole Perfetti
Morgan Barron – David Gustafsson – Mason Appleton

Josh Morrissey – Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg – Neal Pionk
Haydn Fleury – Logan Stanley

1st Power Play Unit:

Vilardi – Scheifele – Ehlers
Morrissey – Connor

2nd Power Play Unit:

Namestnikov – Perfetti – Iafallo
Pionk – Niederreiter

1st Penalty Kill Unit:

Kupari – Niederreiter
Morrissey – Pionk

2nd Penalty Kill Unit:

Barron – Appleton
Samberg – DeMelo

Projected Starting Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck
Games Played: 38
Wins/Loss Record: 29-7-2
Goals Against Average: 2.02
Save Percentage: 0.927%

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