Connor Hellebuyck starts for the Jets, while Marc-Andre Fleury gets the call for Vegas.
Puck drop is set for 7 pm CT.
-- Mitchell Clinton, WinnipegJets.com
Game Notes
The Winnipeg Jets play the middle game of a three-game homestand tonight when the Vegas Golden Knights come to Bell MTS Place for the first of two visits this month…Winnipeg beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Tuesday in the first game of the homestand…The Jets conclude the homestand on Monday against the Arizona Coyotes.
Last Game
Mar. 3 vs. BUF - 3-1 W
Jets Scorers: Connor (34, 35), Poolman (3)
Sabres Scorer: Ristolainen (6)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (25 sv, 1 ga)
Sabres Goaltender: Carter Hutton (32 sv, 2 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-3
Jets PK: 2-for-2
Recap: The Jets scored at even strength, shorthanded, and on the power play in a 3-1 win against Buffalo on Tuesday night…It's the fourth time this season the Jets have scored in all three situations…Kyle Connor scored twice for the Jets and added an assist, while Blake Wheeler had two assists.
Three Stars: 1. Connor 2. Wheeler 3. Ristolainen
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Settle In
The Jets are in the midst of four of five games at home…Winnipeg plays six of their last 14 games at home…The Jets have won four consecutive home games to improve to 18-14-3 on the season…It's their second home winning streak of four games or more this season…Winnipeg is also 7-2-1 in their past 10 home games…Kyle Connor leads the Jets at home with 36 points (19G, 17A) in 35 games…He's reached 20 goals at home in each of the past two seasons.
Days Off
The Jets have two days off between all three games of this homestand…Winnipeg is 10-6-3 this season when having two days or more of rest…After playing five games in the final eight days of February, the Jets play twice in the first eight days of March…The Jets are one of seven teams in the NHL to play a league-leading 68 games.
Frightful Fridays
The Jets are 4-3-1 in Friday games this season, but 1-3-1 at home on Friday's…Including tomorrow's game, the Jets play on three of the next four Friday's at home…Kyle Connor leads the Jets in scoring on Friday's with eight points (5G, 3A) in eight games.
Sixth Shorty
Tucker Poolman scored his first career shorthanded goal on Tuesday…It was Winnipeg's sixth shorthanded goal of the season, which ranks tied for eighth in the NHL…Andrew Copp has assisted three of Winnipeg's six shorthanded goals this season, which is tied for the NHL lead for shorthanded assists.
Four in a Row for KC
Kyle Connor has scored in four consecutive games, which is a career high for his longest goal scoring streak…He previously had four three-game goal scoring streaks…Connor's two goals on Tuesday gave him 35 goals on the season for the first time in his career…He is one of three players in the NHL to score at least 30 goals in each of the past three seasons and his 100 goals during the past three seasons is tied for 10th in the NHL.
Two-Wheeler
Blake Wheeler tallied his eighth two-assist game of the season on Tuesday…He has seven assists in his past eight games to reach 40 assists for the fifth consecutive season and seventh time in his career…He is six assists shy of reaching 500 for his career.
How the Jets Were Built
Drafted (14) - Appleton, Connor, Copp, Ehlers, Harkins, Hellebuyck, Laine, Little, Lowry, Morrissey, Niku, Poolman, Scheifele, Roslovic
Trade (5) - Beaulieu, Eakin, DeMelo, Pionk, Wheeler
Free Agency (7) - Bitetto, Bourque, Brossoit, Kulikov, Letestu, Perreault, Shaw
Waivers (3) - Dahlstrom, Sbisa, Shore