The No. 1 ranked Winnipeg Jets will host the No. 8 seed St. Louis Blues from Canada Life Centre in Game 1 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday evening.
With a 5:00 PM central puck drop, white-clad fans will most certainly be gathering in Winnipeg’s downtown area long before the anticipated start to the opening game of the postseason.
With home ice advantage through the entire postseason as the Presidents’ Trophy winner, Winnipeg will own a slight advantage on its route to the Stanley Cup.
Despite missing some key proponents, the Jets are considered the favourite in the opening round vs. St. Louis. Winnipeg will be without forwards Gabe Vilardi, Nikolaj Ehlers and Rasmus Kupari for Game 1 and likely longer, who are each dealing with injuries.
Connor Hellebuyck will get the start and likely will not relinquish his crease through the playoffs.
Winnipeg Jets expected line combinations for Game 1 vs. St. Louis on Saturday, April 19:
Connor-Scheifele-Iafallo
Niederreiter-Namestnikov-Perfetti
Tanev-Lowry-Appleton
Gustafsson-Barron-Anderson-Dolan
Morrissey-DeMelo
Pionk-Samberg
Schenn-Stanley
Hellebuyck
Injured: Vilardi, Ehlers, Kupari
Healthy Scratches: Miller, Heinola
The No. 1 ranked Winnipeg Jets will host the No. 8 seed St. Louis Blues from Canada Life Centre in Game 1 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday evening.
With a 5:00 PM central puck drop, white-clad fans will most certainly be gathering in Winnipeg’s downtown area long before the anticipated start to the opening game of the postseason.
With home ice advantage through the entire postseason as the Presidents’ Trophy winner, Winnipeg will own a slight advantage on its route to the Stanley Cup.
Despite missing some key proponents, the Jets are considered the favourite in the opening round vs. St. Louis. Winnipeg will be without forwards Gabe Vilardi, Nikolaj Ehlers and Rasmus Kupari for Game 1 and likely longer, who are each dealing with injuries.
Connor Hellebuyck will get the start and likely will not relinquish his crease through the playoffs.
Winnipeg Jets expected line combinations for Game 1 vs. St. Louis on Saturday, April 19:
Connor-Scheifele-Iafallo
Niederreiter-Namestnikov-Perfetti
Tanev-Lowry-Appleton
Gustafsson-Barron-Anderson-Dolan
Morrissey-DeMelo
Pionk-Samberg
Schenn-Stanley
Hellebuyck
Injured: Vilardi, Ehlers, Kupari
Healthy Scratches: Miller, Heinola
