Tonight is the 2023-2024 National Hockey League season opener for the Winnipeg Jets as they prepare to take on the Calgary Flames for their home opener at Scotiabank Saddledome.

In the last ten games between the Flames and Jets the Jets have a record of 6-4-0 and have outscored the Flames 28-21

The Winnipeg Jets projected lineup contains players such as:

Forwards (13): Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Gabriel Vilardi,

Nino Niederreiter, Cole Perfetti, Nikolaj Ehlers,  Alex Iafallo, Adam Lowry, Mason Appleton, Morgan Barron, Rasmus Kupari, Vladislav Namestnikov and David Gustafsson as the 13th forward.

Defence (8): Josh Morrissey, Dylan DeMelo,

Dylan Samberg, Neal Pionk, Brenden Dillon, Nate Schmidt.  Logan Stanley and Declan Chisholm are the extra defensemen.

Goalies (2): Connor Hellebuyck and Laurent Brossoit.

Projected Lineup:

Connor – Scheifele – Vilardi

Ehlers – Perfetti – Niederreiter

Iafallo – Lowry – Appleton

Barron – Kupari – Namestnikov

Extra: Gustafsson

Morrissey – DeMelo

Samberg – Pionk

Dillon – Schmidt

Extra: Stanley – Chisholm

Hellebuyck

Brossoit

Puck drop tonight is at 9:00 PM CST. Watch on Sportsnet West or listen on CJOB.