Thomas' Five Storylines - WPG @ NJD

COMRIE'S TURN
Eric Comrie will start in goal tonight against the New Jersey Devils, a team that he started one game last season. Comrie has won his last three starts for the Jets, beating St. Louis, Seattle and Arizona with a .914 save percentage and a 2.33 goals against average. In his last start, Comrie allowed three goals through 40 minutes but made a huge save at the start of the third and ended up closing the door the rest of the way in a 5-3 Winnipeg victory.
KEEPING THE SHOTS DOWN
The last two games of the Jets four game homestand they contained both the Rangers and Lightning surrendering 22 and 24 shots against respectively. That is a sign Winnipeg is defending better through the neutral zone and will need to do the same here tonight against a quick and talented group of New Jersey Devil forwards.

CONNOR KEEPS SCORING
Kyle Connor has scored some huge goals this season but one of his biggest came Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Connor swooped in and grabbed a loose puck while the Jets were shorthanded and made an elite move on Andrei Vasilevskiy scoring his 34th of the season. He is four goals away from tying his career high of 38 which he set in 2019-20 over 71 games. He's also one of four players in the NHL right now that has 30 goals and 30 assists, joining Leon Draisaitl, Auston Matthews and Alexander Ovechkin.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Winnipeg scored at least one power play goal in every game of their four game homestand going 7-for-22 (31.8%). While they went 3-for-16 in the final three games, the timing of their power play goals was important. Meanwhile, the penalty kill contained some of the best power play's in the National Hockey League going 12-for-14 (85.7%).
DEVILS STARTING TO ROLL
The Devils have won the first two games of their four game homestand and came back from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Colorado Avalanche 5-3 in their game on Tuesday night. That was their first three-goal comeback since Feb. 15th, 2019, in a 5-4 overtime win at Minnesota (Per NHL PR). Entering tonight's game, the team's 3.92 goals for per game ranks fifth in the NHL since Feb. 1st, 2022. Calgary ranks first at 4.31 GF per game. The Devils are set to honour Winnipegger Travis Zajac's career tonight, after playing his 1000th game with the Devils/NHL before the game.