PROJECTED LINEUP: Jets at Kings

It’s the start of a six-game road trip and the Winnipeg Jets are thrilled to have their captain back as Adam Lowry will play his first game since mid-May.

While the top line has been dominating night in and night out, the Jets have been getting some much-needed production from the second line of Jonathan Toews, Alex Iaffalo and Vlad Namestnikov.

“They're starting to figure each other out a little bit, obviously, moving Vladdy to the wing, kind of, with Lowry coming back, that was sort of the plan we had talked about,” said Scott Arniel after the morning skate in LA.

“And him (Namestnikov) playing left wing is a little bit of a change from but I thought that those three are starting to show chemistry. I like the way they're responsible both ways. I think that having both those guys on JT’s wings helps him as well.”

Even though the Jets have lost Morgan Barron for an extended period, the return of Lowry means they boast Mark Scheifele, Toews and Lowry at centre. Toews has done everything the organization has needed and more with Lowry missing the first 12 games.

“He's really done a great job, and he kind of held the fort until now, all of a sudden, here we're sitting with Lowry and him and Scheifele,” said Arniel.

“There are three centres, and I feel real confident about that, not only starting with pucks face offs, but just the detail that all three of those guys have through the middle of the ice.”