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They hid him last time, but there’s no escaping now. Patrik Laine and Jesse Puljujarvi will finally face off for the first time in the NHL tonight, finally deciding once and for all who will have the better career.
…wait, he’s hurt? This is never going to happen, is it?
The Jets
Winnipeg Jets lines courtesy of Daily Faceoff
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 Marko Dano |  Mark Scheifele |  Blake Wheeler |
 Nikolaj Ehlers |  Bryan Little |  Patrik Laine |
 Andrew Copp |  Adam Lowry |  Brandon Tanev |
 Chris Thorburn |  Mathieu Perreault |  Drew Stafford |
| Defensive Pairings | |
|---|---|
 Josh Morrissey |  Dustin Byfuglien |
 Tobias Enstrom |  Jacob Trouba |
 Ben Chiarot |  Paul Postma |
Same group as Calgary, though the order has been rearranged. Laine’s line remains the exact same, but after that, there’s a lot of shuffling, even in positions. It’ll be neat to see how this all plays out.
The Oilers
Edmonton Oilers lines courtesy of Daily Faceoff
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 Milan Lucic |  Connor McDavid |  Drake Caggiula |
 Patrick Maroon |  Ryan Nugent-Hopkins |  Jordan Eberle |
 Benoit Pouliot |  Leon Draisaitl |  Tyler Pitlick |
 Anton Slepyshev |  Mark Letestu |  Zack Kassian |
| Defensive Pairings | |
|---|---|
 Oscar Klefbom |  Adam Larsson |
 Andrej Sekera |  Kris Russell |
 Dillon Simpson |  Matt Benning |
The good news is that Edmonton’s fourth line is easily exploitable, as is half of their defence. Dillon Simpson is a very raw call up, for example, and his AHL time in Bakersfield that led up to this isn’t even worth talking about.
Starting Goaltenders
Cam Talbot, perhaps Edmonton’s non-McDavid saving grace, starts for the Oilers. Winnipeg looks to Connor Hellebuyck for this one.
Where To Watch
Usual spot, usual situation; you can catch this attempt to bounce back from that disappointing 6-2 loss to Calgary on TSN3. Puck drop is at 8:30 PM.
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