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    Carter Brooks
    Feb 10, 2024, 16:32

    The Winnipeg Jets are set to host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

    The Winnipeg Jets will renew hostilities with the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins from Canada Life Centre on Saturday evening. 

    The game marks the second battle between the two teams in each of their last three games. Pittsburgh enters the night coming off a 3-2 loss in Minnesota on Friday, while the Jets are looking to respond following a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Philadelphia on Thursday.

    The Saturday night tilt also marks the first game between the two clubs since Brenden Dillon's check that left Noel Acciari concussed. The big Jets defender will sit for the second time as he works his way through a three-game ban.

    Connor Hellebuyck will return to the crease for Winnipeg on Saturday, while Tristan Jarry gets the nod for the visitors.

    The Jets, which are 30-14-5 but are on a five-game losing streak, will go at it with a slightly different looking top-six, as Nikolaj Ehlers shifts up to the top line following a late-game switch on Thursday.

    Logan Stanley will remain in on the blueline following a strong performance in his first game in nearly two months. 

    Winnipeg Jets expected line combinations for Saturday, February 10 vs. Pittsburgh:

    Connor-Scheifele-Ehlers 

    Perfetti-Monahan-Vilardi 

    Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton 

    Barron-Namestnikov-Iafallo 

    Morrissey-DeMelo 

    Samberg-Pionk 

    Stanley-Schmidt

    Hellebuyck

    Healthy scratches: Gustafsson, Kupari, Toninato

    Suspended: Dillon

    Saturday's game can be viewed live on Sportsnet at 6:00 PM central time.