In needing just one point to officially lock up a berth in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Winnipeg Jets will turn to the same lineup used in Monday's home win over San Jose, when the team visits Minnesota on Tuesday night.
The Jets will use a lineup that has provided success of late. Keeping Logan Stanley, Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, David Gustafsson, Karson Kuhlman and Kyle Capobianco off the ice seems to be the trick, as Winnipeg has won three of its past four games with its current lineup, while scoring six goals on three occasions.
Although Nikolaj Ehlers was very clearly nursing something during Monday's win over the Sharks, he was able to finish the game and pick up a point along the way. Ehlers is expected to play on Tuesday, much like that of Kyle Connor, who also skipped morning skate on Monday.
With Tuesday's game being the second leg of a back-to-back, the Jets did not skate in the morning. Line rushes in pre-game warmup will provide the answers to any potential question marks.
Expected lines for April 11 vs. Minnesota:
Connor - Dubois - Scheifele
Ehlers - Namestnikov - Wheeler
Niederreiter - Lowry - Appleton
Barron - Stenlund - Maenalanen
Morrissey - DeMelo
Dillon - Pionk
Samberg - Schmidt
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Scratches: Axel Jonsson-Fjallby, David Gustafsson, Karson Kuhlman, Logan Stanley, Kyle Capobianco