Coyotes at Jets preview

The Coyotes are two points behind the Jets, who are even with the Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks. Arizona is 5-4-0 in its past nine games.

Goalie Connor Hellebuyck will start for the Jets, who have won five in a row at home. He has two shutouts in his past four games and leads the NHL with six.

Players to watch

Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has five points (two goals, three assists) in a three-game point streak.

Jets forward Kyle Connor is one point from 200 in the NHL. He has eight points (six goals, two assists) during a five-game goal streak.

They said it

"You can't go on [losing] skids, that's the biggest thing. You lose one, you've got to get back on the horse and find a way to get a point or two in the next game, especially when you're on the road. We know the focus that we have to have and we're comfortable here." -- Coyotes forward Taylor Hall

"They've been pretty adherent to their identity all year long. They're a very, very quick hockey team. … This won't be an easy puck movement free-flowing game. It's going to be a quick game. They're also far more dynamic off the rush, but rightfully so. You've got [Phil] Kessel and you've got [Taylor] Hall in your lineup. Just extreme speed, extreme skill." -- Jets coach Paul Maurice

Coyotes projected lineup

Taylor Hall -- Christian Dvorak -- Clayton Keller

Lawson Crouse -- Derek Stepan -- Nick Schmaltz

Michael Grabner -- Christian Fischer -- Phil Kessel

Carl Soderberg -- Brad Richardson -- Vinnie Hinostroza

Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Ilya Lyubushkin

Jordan Oesterle -- Niklas Hjalmarsson

Alex Goligoski -- Jason Demers

Darcy Kuemper

Antti Raanta

Scratched: Aaron Ness, Barrett Hayton

Injured: Jakob Chychrun (lower body), Conor Garland (knee)

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Cody Eakin -- Patrik Laine

Andrew Copp -- Adam Lowry -- Jack Roslovic

Mathieu Perreault -- Nicholas Shore -- Mason Appleton

Josh Morrissey -- Dylan DeMelo

Dmitry Kulikov -- Neal Pionk

Nathan Beaulieu -- Tucker Poolman

Connor Hellebuyck

Laurent Brossoit

Scratched: Logan Shaw, Gabriel Bourque, Jansen Harkins, Carl Dahlstrom

Injured: Mark Letestu (upper body), Bryan Little (upper body), Luca Sbisa (upper body), Sami Niku (lower body), Anthony Bitetto (upper body)

Status report

Garland, a forward, returned to Arizona for medical evaluation. He's week to week. … He and Hayton will be replaced by Grabner and Fischer. … Chychrun, a defenseman, rejoined the Coyotes in Winnipeg and skated Sunday but is not expected to play. … Lowry replaces Harkins after missing 20 games with an upper-body injury. … Dahlstrom, a defenseman, was activated off injured reserve. … Bitetto, a defenseman, is day to day.

Stat pack

Keller has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his past five games. … The Coyotes are 10-1-1 when he scores a goal. … Wheeler has five assists on a four-game point streak.