\WINNIPEG - \The Winnipeg Jets continue their four game homestand at 6 CT against the Philadelphia Flyers tonight.
The Jets are on franchise record eight game winning streak after Thursday's 2-1 win over Chicago. In that game, Mark Scheifele sustained a lower body injury in the second period and did not return. The Jets leading scorer is day-to-day and will not play tonight. Rick Bowness also said that there a couple of players that are game time decisions so there is a chance that the Jets go with 11 forwards and seven defencemen tonight against the Flyers.
Nikolaj Ehlers and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby are the two players in question but both took the optional skate.
Adam Lowry who has back-to-back multi assist games could move up to centre the top line but this depends on the availability of others.
WELCOME BACK RASMUS?
After a two month absence, Rasmus Kupari could play tonight for the Jets. Kupari injured his shoulder in late October, played one game for the Manitoba Moose in the American Hockey League earlier this week and was recalled yesterday. Kupari would not say if he was playing or not tonight.
"I hope so," said Kupari.
"I assume I'll be in but it's coaches decision and I can't really say anything else but I'll get prepared to play a game tonight."
Kupari said he was just starting to get to know the system and his teammates at the time of the injury and touched on the mental grind of being out so long.
“Yeah, yeah. There’s times when the team is on the road for a week and a half. Obviously I’ve got Ville (Heinola) here, which helped. But sometimes when you’re not part of the team, obviously it’s way more fun when the team is at home and I get to hang out with those guys and see how they feel and how the team is doing," said Kupari.
"But there’s times it can be a little boring, you don’t really see the progress that fast. It can be mentally tough, but I think also that if you go through that, you get a lot of confidence and mental toughness.”
