The Vegas Golden Knights host the Winnipeg Jets at the T-Mobile Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
JETS (51-20-4) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (45-21-8)
10 p.m. ET; SCRIPPS, TSN3
Jets Projected Lineup
Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Alex Iafallo
Nino Niederreiter — Adam Lowry — Mason Appleton
Nikolaj Ehlers — Vladislav Namestnikov — Cole Perfetti
Jaret Anderson-Dolan — Morgan Barron — Brandon Tanev
Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg — Colin Miller
Logan Stanley — Haydn Fleury
Eric Comrie
Connor Hellebuyck
Scratched: Ville Heinola, David Gustafsson, Chris Driedger
Injured: Neal Pionk (lower body), Gabriel Vilardi (upper body), Rasmus Kupari (concussion), Luke Schenn (undisclosed)
Status Report:
Schenn will be a game-time decision after the defenseman missed a 4-1 loss at the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. … Comrie will start after Hellebuyck started the past four games. … Anderson-Dolan is expected to make his Jets debut after being recalled from Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Monday. … Pionk took part in Winnipeg’s morning skate, but the defenseman will miss his 10th straight game.
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Golden Knights Projected Lineup
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mark Stone
Brandon Saad — Nicolas Roy — Pavel Dorofeyev
Victor Olofsson — William Karlsson – Reilly Smith
Tanner Pearson — Brett Howden — Keegan Kolesar
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague — Alex Pietrangelo
Noah Hanifin — Zach Whitecloud
Adin Hill
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Ben Hutton, Kaedan Korczak, Cole Schwindt
Injured: Tomas Hertl (upper body), Ilya Samsonov (lower body)
Status Report:
Pietrangelo is expected to return after missing four games with a lower-body injury; he will play alongside Hague. … Hertl will miss his fifth consecutive game; the center participated in practice the past two days in a non-contact jersey.
