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Projected Lineups for the Ducks vs Jets – 4/16/25

The Anaheim Ducks take on the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

DUCKS (35-37-9) at JETS (55-22-4)

7 p.m. ET; SN360, SNW, SNP, KCOP-13, Victory+

Ducks projected lineup

Cutter Gauthier — Leo Carlsson — Alex Killorn
Trevor Zegras — Ryan Strome — Frank Vatrano
Nikita Nesterenko — Mason McTavish — Troy Terry
Jansen Harkins — Tim Washe — Sam Colangelo

Jackson LaCombe — Radko Gudas
Jacob Trouba — Ian Moore
Pavel Mintyukov — Drew Helleson

Ville Husso
Lukas Dostal

Scratched: Brett Leason, Oliver Kylington, Olen Zellweger, Isac Lundestrom

Injured: John Gibson (lower body), Robby Fabbri (upper body), Ross Johnston (upper body)

Status report:

The Ducks did not hold a morning skate following a 3-2 overtime loss at the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.

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Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Alex Iafallo
Nino Niederreiter — Vladislav Namestnikov — Cole Perfetti
Brandon Tanev — Adam Lowry — Mason Appleton
David Gustafsson — Morgan Barron — Jaret Anderson-Dolan

Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg — Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley — Luke Schenn

Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie

Scratched: Ville Heinola, Haydn Fleury, Colin Miller, Chris Driedger

Injured: Gabriel Vilardi (upper body), Rasmus Kupari (concussion), Nikolaj Ehlers (lower body)

Status Report:

Ehlers is week to week after aggravating his injury in a 5-4 shootout win at the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday; the forward originally was injured in a 4-0 win at the Vegas Golden Knights on April 3. … Vilardi skated for the first time since his injury Tuesday and is day to day; the forward will miss his 11th straight game but could be ready for Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round against the St. Louis Blues.

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Brian Finlayson

Brian Finlayson

Brian Finlayson is a lifelong hockey and overall sports fan who has spent the last several years contributing to The Hockey Writers as part of the Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose writing team.

Brian holds a Bachelor's Degree in Communications & Media from Canadian Mennonite University. He hopes to combine his loves of sports and storytelling to find a career in sports media. In the summer, Brian spends his time writing baseball for the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Winnipeg Sun.

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