[7:00 PM] Jets @ Flyers

Who will WIN this matchup?

Winnipeg Jets (9-7-2)

@ Philadelphia Flyers (7-7-3)

 

Starting Goalies:

Connor Hellebuyck(WPG): Confirmed

Steve Mason  (PHI): Confirmed

 

• The Winnipeg Jets are soaring on the strength of a 4-0-1 run, while the Philadelphia Flyers have been grounded with losses in four of their last five games. The Flyers, who host the Jets on Thursday, haven’t done themselves any favors by squandering third-period leads in two of their last three contests, with Steve Mason finding himself out of position on a late goal in regulation before the team dropped a 3-2 shootout decision to Ottawa on Tuesday.

• After turning aside 27 shots for his first shutout of the season, Connor Hellebuyck was quick to deflect any individual praise in favor of his shot-blocking defensemen and forwards. Hellebuyck, who will make his first career start versus Philadelphia on Thursday, has won four in a row overall and five of six.

• Philadelphia’s potent power play was held in check by the Senators, following up a 6-for-17 stretch in the previous five games to go 0-for-4 on Tuesday and drop to second in the league at 27.4 percent. Captain Claude Giroux has recorded 10 (three goals, seven assists) of his 16 points with the man advantage, while five of Wayne Simmonds’ team-high eight tallies have come on the power play. Giroux and Simmonds each scored in their last encounter with the Jets, with the former collecting 22 career points (seven goals, 15 assists) against the franchise.

• Philadelphia RW Jakub Voracek, who sat out Wednesday’s practice with a maintenance day, has recorded three multi-point performances in his last five games.

• Winnipeg LW Nikolaj Ehlers, who has notched a team-leading 12 assists, has recorded 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in his last seven contests.

• Flyers rookie D Ivan Provorov logged a team-high 22 minutes, 43 seconds of ice time on Tuesday.

 

StreakSmarts Pick: Winnipeg Jets

Confidence: 5/10

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