Jets 

• Mathieu Perreault is back in action and he’ll take over Kyle Connor’s spot on the fourth line. Yes, you read that last sentence correctly. It appears Connor will be healthy scratched for the second time of the season and it’s only a matter of time before he is sent to the Moose for further development. 
• It’s surely a frustrating experience for Connor watching his role with the team decline and it only adds salt to the wound seeing Chris Thorburn play instead of Connor.
• Since coming back from injury, Drew Stafford looks much more involved in the offensive zone than he was at the start of the year. He’s recorded two points in his last four games. 
• The Jets third line tonight is an interesting one to watch. Once all the Jets current injuries are healed, the line of Marko Dano Adam Lowry and Brandon Tanev could turn out to be the teams fourth line. That’s a pretty exciting and young fourth line to have. 

• Toby Enstrom is back in the lineup after a brief leave of absence and the Jets top-four is looking pretty spiffy. 
• If Jacob Trouba continues playing the way he has over the last little, the Jets backend is going to look pretty golden when Tyler Myers returns. 
• Hey look, the Jets bottom pairing isn’t a total disaster. 

• It’s Connors crease now. Connor Hellebuyck is coming off two solid performances against Nashville and New Jersey and it appears without doubt Hellebuyck is the teams starting goaltender from here on out. 

Oilers

• Jesse Puljujarvi appears to be a healthy scratch for tonight’s game. The 18 year-old forward could be due for a trip to Bakersfield for some fine tuning. The Oilers don’t need to rely on Puljujarvi right now and they could afford to let him get some ice-time down in California. 
• The Oilers have the most road points in the league with 16 along with the leagues most road wins, seven. 
• Be sure to head over to OilersNation.com to check out their game preview for the game. 

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