GAMEDAY: Jets at Maple Leafs

TORONTO -Even almost two months later, the nerves are still there for Winnipeg Jets defenceman Logan Stanley.
The Waterloo, ON product made his NHL debut at Scotiabank Arena against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Jan. 18 and played in 13 straight games before coming out of the line-up on Feb. 15.
Now, with Nathan Beaulieu out for weeks after blocking a shot on Tuesday, Stanley returns to the Jets line-up in the same building - and against the same opponent - he began his NHL career against.
"Not as many nerves this morning, but I think there will be a few tonight, again," Stanley said after the team's morning skate. "We're playing in Toronto and just excited to get back into the lineup and help my team win."

Jets head coach, Paul Maurice, said there wasn't anything wrong with Stanley's game when he came out of the line-up last month.
He said the towering 6'7" defenceman does a number of things that will help him, and the team, in the rematch with the Maple Leafs tonight.
"What's unusual about Logan is, for a man of that size, he's got really good hands for inside plays," said Maurice. "The small, short area things that almost take more skill than the longer bombs that you send up the ice or having a big shot. He can make a lot of good little things happen in that five or 10-foot circle. Based on the way they forecheck, that's really important."
Following Wednesday's optional practice, Maurice hinted that whoever replaced Beaulieu in the line-up would likely have to spend some time on the penalty kill.
The Jets have been one of the more disciplined teams in the NHL this season. They've averaged the sixth fewest penalty minutes per game (7.2) and in each of the last six games, they've had four penalty minutes or less.
Still, the Jets were shorthanded twice on Tuesday against Toronto's top-ranked power play and gave up one goal.
While his time on the penalty kill at the NHL level has been limited, Stanley is comfortable playing that role.
"I did that all through junior and my first few years with the Moose," said Stanley. "I'm comfortable killing penalties and I enjoy that part of the game."
If Maurice wants to move as few pieces as possible, Stanley will likely slot in alongside Dylan DeMelo. The duo played together for the final four of Stanley's 13 games earlier this season.
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The Jets' full line-up is expected to look like this:
Stastny-Scheifele-Wheeler
Connor-Dubois-Ehlers
Copp-Lowry-Appleton
Perreault-Thompson-Lewis
Morrissey-Poolman
Forbort-Pionk
Stanley-DeMelo
Stanley will join a Jets line-up looking to be a bit tighter defensively than it was on Tuesday.
Winnipeg allowed 31 shots over the final 40 minutes as the Maple Leafs lost a 2-1 lead, fell behind 4-2, and were trying to come back in the third period.
They got within one with under two minutes to go in regulation, but Connor Hellebuyck - expected to get his 21st start of the season tonight - shut the door on that.
"We think we can control parts of our end of the ice a little better than we did in the past," said Maurice. "From training camp on, this is a piece of our game we need to improve at. We're also going to play three games against one of the top two or three teams in the NHL at exploiting those areas, getting pucks to the net, getting the puck to the slot. This is a huge challenge for us."
Toronto has been a challenge for every team in the North Division so far this season. They average the second most goals per game (3.44) in the NHL and will be motivated tonight, as they look to end their first three-game losing streak of the season.
"They're obviously a very skilled team," said Nikolaj Ehlers. "They don't quit, either. They continue fighting. Like I said, they've got some individual guys that are playing pretty well. For us it's a matter of playing the way we did, maybe with a little more physicality and get pucks to the net. That's how you score goals and we've got to find ways to do that."
For his part, Stanley can be part of that concept of getting pucks to the net. In his 13 games, he was only held without a shot on goal four times.
"You've seen a lot of shot blocking in this league, it's hard to get a puck to the net from the point, but he seems to be able to do that," Maurice said. "I think, at times, that's a talent. It's a skill. Some guys have it, some guys don't. He does."
With the Jets five points back of Toronto for top spot in the North Division (with two games in hand), Maurice expects the desperation of both teams to ramp up tonight - and even more so as the season moves into the back half.
"Because of this kind of four-point (game), every game feels like a playoff game," said Maurice.
"They'll come out hard, we know we have to get better. This is kind of that playoff series where you won the first game and you know the team is coming back fully focused. What's true around the league is that it's very difficult to win two in a row against any team."
Puck drop is set for 6 pm CT.
-- Mitchell Clinton, WinnipegJets.com
Game Notes
The Winnipeg Jets continue a five-game road trip with the second of three consecutive games against Toronto tonight.
Winnipeg is off to one of its best starts through 25 games in franchise history at 16-8-1 with a record 16 wins.
The Jets have won seven of their past nine games, which included a season-high four-game win streak from Feb. 19-27.
Mark Scheifele (6A) is on a four-game assist streak, while Neal Pionk (5A) has an assist in three consecutive games after matching a career-high with three assists on Tuesday.
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