Projected Lineups for Jets vs Senators – 2/26/25

The Winnipeg Jets take on the Ottawa Senators tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

JETS (41-14-3) at SENATORS (29-24-4)

7 p.m. ET; RDS, SN

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Gabriel Vilardi
Nikolaj Ehlers — Vladislav Namestnikov — Cole Perfetti
Nino Niederreiter — Adam Lowry — Mason Appleton
Alex Iafallo — David Gustafsson — Rasmus Kupari

Josh Morrissey — Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg — Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley — Colin Miller

Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie

Scratched: Ville Heinola, Haydn Fleury, Jaret Anderson-Dolan

Injured: Morgan Barron (upper body)

Status report:

The Jets will dress the same lineup they used in a 2-1 overtime win against the San Jose Sharks on Monday… Anderson-Dolan, a forward, was recalled from Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Wednesday for insurance at the position; coach Scott Arniel said Winnipeg “had a few guys show up on the medical sheet” after the game Monday. … Barron, a center who has missed six games, took part in the Jets morning skate Thursday but will not play.

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Senators projected lineup

Noah Gregor — Tim Stutzle — Claude Giroux
David Perron — Ridly Greig — Drake Batherson
Matthew Highmore — Jan Jenik — Michael Amadio
Adam Gaudette — Angus Crookshank

Jake Sanderson — Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot — Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven — Nikolas Matinpalo
Travis Hamonic

Linus Ullmark
Anton Forsberg

Scratched: Jacob Bernard-Docker

Injured: Brady Tkachuk (lower body), Nick Cousins (knee), Josh Norris (middle body), Shane Pinto (upper body)

Status report:

The Senators will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen for the second straight game. … Jenik and Crookshank each was recalled from Belleville of the AHL on Wednesday. … Tkachuk, a forward, will miss his second consecutive game after being injured playing for the United States during the 4 Nations Face-Off. … Norris, a center, will miss his sixth consecutive game. … Pinto, also a center, will miss his fourth straight.

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