Winnipeg Jets/Vancouver Canucks Renew Rivalries in Race for First Place (Game 63)

Winnipeg Jets

The Winnipeg Jets continue their road trip in Vancouver as they’re set to face the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena. The Jets look to pick up a couple of crucial points against Vancouver before heading back to Winnipeg for a three-game home stand beginning on Monday, March 11th.

Details for Tonight’s Game

TV: Sportsnet
Radio: 680 CJOB
Game 63: Winnipeg Jets (40-17-5) vs. Vancouver Canucks (41-17-7)
Date: Saturday, March 9th, 2024
Time: 9:00 pm CST

Betting Odds (Per PlayNow Manitoba)

**SUBJECT TO CHANGE BEFORE PUCK DROP**

Winnipeg Jets: +125 (2.25)
Vancouver Canucks: -145 (1.68)
Over/Under: 5.5
Over 5.5: -120 (1.83)
Under 5.5: +100 (2.00)

Vancouver Canucks Notes

Goals Per Game: 3.5
Goals Against Per Game: 2.7
Power Play Percentage: 22.7%
Penalty Kill Percentage: 79.4%

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lineups

Nils Hoglander – Elias Pettersson – Pius Suter
Ilya Mikheyev – J.T. Miller – Brock Boeser
Vasily Podkolzin – Elias Lindholm – Conor Garland
Phil Di Giuseppe – Teddy Blueger – Sam Lafferty

Quinn Hughes – Filip Hronek
Ian Cole – Carson Soucy
Nikita Zadorov – Noah Juulsen

Projected Starting Goaltender: Thatcher Demko
Games Started: 48
Wins/Loss Record: 33 wins, 13 losses, 2 overtime losses
Goals Against Average: 2.49 GAA
Save Percentage: 0.916 SV%

Winnipeg Jets Notes

Goals Per Game: 3.1
Goals Against Per Game: 2.4
Power Play Percentage: 18.0%
Penalty Kill Percentage: 77.1%

Winnipeg Jets Projected Lineup

Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Vladislav Namestnikov
Nikolaj Ehlers – Sean Monahan – Alex Iafallo
Nino Niederreiter – Adam Lowry – Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron – David Gustafsson – Cole Perfetti

Josh Morrissey – Dylan DeMelo
Brendan Dillon – Neal Pionk
Dylan Samberg – Nate Schmidt

Projected Starting Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck
Games Started: 45
Wins/Loss Record: 29 wins, 13 losses, 3 overtime losses
Goals Against Average: 2.29 GAA
Save Percentage: 0.922 SV%

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Conrad Jack

Conrad Jack is a Manitoba based sportswriter covering the Winnipeg Jets (NHL) and the Manitoba Moose (AHL). He also covers the NHL Draft and World Junior Championship for ITR. He writes the Bargain Bin blog which covers NHL News & Rumours.

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