Overview
- Puck drop is 7:00 p.m. CST at Canada Life Centre on TSN3, with Connor Hellebuyck expected to start.
- Winnipeg has won two straight to reach 17-22-5, posting 22 goals across the last six games.
- The Islanders arrive 25-15-5 after a 4-3 overtime win in Minnesota and carry a four-game point streak on a long road swing.
- The Jets placed defenceman Colin Miller on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 11 and recalled Isaak Phillips from the Manitoba Moose.
- Winger Morgan Barron remains in a non-contact jersey with his availability to be determined after the morning skate.