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The Winnipeg Jets make a fast pitstop again at dwelling to face the Philadelphia Flyers for the primary time this season earlier than heading east for a four-game highway journey, beginning in Lengthy Island.
The Jets had their franchise-record 11-game successful streak snapped of their final outing, falling 2-1 in regulation to the Nashville Predators. Neal Pionk scored the lone objective for Winnipeg, his ninth of the season, whereas Eric Comrie made 29 saves within the loss. Regardless of the defeat, Winnipeg stays on the prime of each the Central Division and the general NHL standings with a 42-15-3 report, totaling 87 factors.
Philadelphia is coming off a 5-4 time beyond regulation loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday. The Flyers have been up 3-0 within the second interval, then 4-2 later within the body, however Pittsburgh rallied to tie the sport within the third interval, sending it to time beyond regulation. Evgeni Malkin sealed the win for the Penguins within the additional interval. Flyers goalie Sam Ersson made 20 saves, and Calder candidate Matvei Michkov scored his nineteenth of the season within the loss.
The final time Winnipeg and Philadelphia confronted off was throughout the 2023-24 common season. Their most up-to-date assembly in Philadelphia noticed the Flyers dominate with a 4-1 victory. When the Flyers visited Winnipeg, they shut out the Jets 2-0, sweeping the season sequence and outscoring Winnipeg 6-1.
With Comrie beginning within the earlier sport, Connor Hellebuyck will get the nod between the pipes tonight. Hellebuyck earned a 4-1 win over Ottawa on Wednesday, stopping 24 photographs and posting a .960 save proportion within the victory.
Ersson is predicted to start out for Philadelphia, in search of a bounce-back efficiency after permitting 5 objectives on 25 photographs towards Pittsburgh. This season, Ersson holds an 18-10-4 report, a .893 SV%, and a 2.83 GAA.
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