Overview
- Puck drop is 6:00 p.m. CST at Canada Life Centre, with TV coverage on TSN3 and MSG-B. Buffalo routed Winnipeg 5-1 on Monday in Buffalo, a defeat that led to a players-only meeting for the Jets.
- Winnipeg keeps the same lineup used in Wednesday’s shootout loss in Montreal, with Haydn Fleury out of protocol and set to travel for Saturday’s game in Edmonton.
- The Jets have not announced a starting goalie; JetsNation projects Thomas Milic, while The Hockey Writers lists Eric Comrie and Milic on the card, and Buffalo’s projected starter is Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
- The Sabres began a road trip with a 5-2 loss in Philadelphia on Wednesday that turned on two Flyers power-play goals, and Jordan Greenway is expected to return up front.