Jets seek key reinforcements as they clash with the Flyers. Key lineup shifts emerge with injuries and returns.
The 2-1-0 Winnipeg Jets are set to face-off against the 1-1-1 Philadelphia Flyers from Pennsylvania on Thursday evening.
Thursday's contest marks the second stop of the brief two-game Eastern Conference road trip for Winnipeg that began on Monday in New York.
Photo by Eric Hartline/USA Today The Jets will look to gain some healthy bodies back into the lineup, most notably Haydn Fleury and Cole Koepke, both of whom were injured blocking shots over the past week.
Fleury will bumped Colin Miller from the fold, to which Dylan Samberg will now be the only regular defender still sitting out injured.
Cole Perfetti and Adam Lowry remain out up front for the Jets.
Parker Ford may draw in for Nikita Chibrikov.
Connor Hellebuyck will retake the reins in net after Eric Comrie picked up his first win of the season in his first appearance down at UBS Arena on the Island.
The game is set to get underway from Xfnity Mobile Arena at 6:00 PM central and can be viewed live on TSN.
Winnipeg Jets expected line combinations for Thursday, October 16 vs. Philadelphia:
Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Iafallo-Toews-Pearson
Niederreiter-Namestnikov-Nyquist
Koepke-Barron-Ford
Morrissey-DeMelo
Stanley-Pionk
Fleury-Schenn
Hellebuyck
Injured: Samberg, Lowry, Perfetti
Healthy scratches: Chibrikov, Miller, Clague