Ducks at Jets preview

DUCKS (21-21-9) at JETS (33-16-2)
7 p.m. ET; SN360, SNW, PRIME, NHL.TV

The 33-year-old forward had surgery to repair the medial collateral ligament and meniscus in his right knee on Sept. 26.
Forwards Patrick Eaves, who has missed 33 games with a broken rib, and Jakob Silfverberg, who has missed four games because of a hamstring injury, are also expected to return.
The Ducks have lost two straight and are 2-10-4 in their past 16 games.
Jets forward Jack Roslovic will be a game-time decision after leaving the morning skate because of cramping. Winnipeg, which has won two straight, is 7-3-0 in its past 10 games and has scored at least four goals in seven of those games.

Players to watch

Ducks forward Ryan Getzlaf has four points (one goal, three assists) in his past 15 games.
Jets forward Kyle Connor has nine goals in his past 11 games.

They said it

"Obviously, it's exciting. It's been a long time and it's been a long road. It's been a lot of work over the past four months. I think we've done everything we could to get it ready. Now, the next step is game action. It's getting close." -- Ducks forward Corey Perry
"He's obviously a pretty good player. Hasn't played in a while, so want to make sure we're bringing a lot of speed, make it uncomfortable for him." -- Jets defenseman Tyler Myers on the return of Ducks forward Corey Perry

Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Corey Perry
Devin Shore -- Adam Henrique -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie -- Derek Grant -- Daniel Sprong
Brian Gibbons -- Carter Rowney -- Patrick Eaves
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Montour
Cam Fowler -- Josh Manson
Michael Del Zotto -- Korbinian Holzer
John Gibson
Chad Johnson
Scratched: Adam Cracknell, Jaycob Megna
Injured: Ryan Miller (knee), Ryan Kesler (lower body), Ondrej Kase (upper body)

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Patrik Laine -- Bryan Little -- Jack Roslovic
Mathieu Perreault -- Adam Lowry -- Brandon Tanev
Brendan Lemieux -- Andrew Copp -- Mason Appleton
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Dmitry Kulikov -- Tyler Myers
Ben Chiarot -- Joe Morrow
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Nic Petan, Sami Niku
Injured: Dustin Byfuglien (lower body), Nikolaj Ehlers (upper body)

Status report

Gibson will start for Anaheim and Hellebuyck will start for Winnipeg. … Byfuglien participated in the morning skate in a non-contact jersey.

Stat pack

Henrique has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past 11 games. … Wheeler has 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in his past 11 games. … Scheifele also has 13 points (four goals, nine assists) in his past 11 games. ... Kulikov is playing in his 600th NHL game.