Stan Fischler US Hall Of Fame MSG Per Winnipeg Jets PR, Head Coach Rick Bowness will miss tonight's game due to a minor medical procedure and has returned to Winnipeg for medical treatment. Scott Arniel will serve as head coach in his absence. Image [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA1MTMxNjA5MjkxMTA2MDQ0/usatsi_22525253.jpg] Arniel was an associate coach for the New York Rangers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/new-york-rangers/game-day/extra-ice-time-is-turning-rangers-kandre-miller-into-a-defensive-star-lindgrin-trouba-fischler] from 2013 through 2018. The Jets last game Sunday versus the Blue Jackets -- on St. Patrick's Day -- Winnipeg dominated from start to finish, and won 6–1. Bowness has led the Jets to a Central Division leading 91 points in his second season as bench-boss of the Jets.