JGD 54: Will the Jets finally win three straight games?

Jets

LW	C	RW
Nikolaj Ehlers	Bryan Little	Patrik Laine
Andrew Copp	Mark Scheifele	Blake Wheeler
Shawn Matthias	Adam Lowry	Joel Armia
Mathieu Perreault	Nicolas Petan	Chris Thorburn

Defensive Pairings
Josh Morrissey	Dustin Byfuglien
Tobias Enstrom	Jacob Trouba
Mark Stuart	Paul Postma

• The big headline ahead of tonight’s matchup is the return of Mathieu Perreault. Perreault has been held from action since suffering an upper body injury on January 23rd. 
• Perreault will suit up alongside Nic Petan and Chris Thorburn on the teams fourth line. Perreault can create opportunities and drive possession, which could work well alongside Petan, who plays a similar kind of game. 
• The Jets forward lines tonight showcases a more balanced attack, with four-solid lines that Paul Maurice can trust.
• Two of the Jets most crucial defenceman are starting to find their offensive games. Jacob Trouba has seven points in his last six games and Josh Morrissey has tallied four points in his last three games.
• The Jets goaltending situation continues to baffle me. Continuing to turn to Pavelec, despite strong showings from Hellebuyck, is going to eat away at Hellebuyck’s confidence. The proper way to go is running the duo on a rotisserie basis. Relying on Pavelec far too often isn’t the smart move for the present, or the future.

Stars

LW	C	RW
Jamie Benn	Cody Eakin	Patrick Eaves
Antoine Roussel	Jason Spezza	Tyler Seguin
Devin Shore	Radek Faksa	Patrick Sharp
Lauri Korpikoski	Adam Cracknell	Brett Ritchie

Defensive Pairings
Esa Lindell	John Klingberg
Dan Hamhuis	Patrik Nemeth
Jordie Benn	Stephen Johns

• Tonight’s matchup has the potential to become a high scoring affair. Ondrej Pavelec currently has a .893 save percentage and Kari Lehtonen has a .904 save percentage. Coupled in with the fact that both teams are in the top ten of goals for, tonight’s game could be an entertaining one.