Enstrom missed 23 games with a lower-body injury sustained Nov. 18 in a 5-2 win against the New Jersey Devils. The Jets are 4-0-1 in the past five games and 6-1-2 in the past nine. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will start; he is 6-0-2 with 16 goals against and two shutouts in his past eight starts. The Sharks will look to finish their five-game road trip with six of a possible 10 points. San Jose lost 6-5 in overtime to the Ottawa Senators on Friday and is 1-1-2 after a three-game winning streak.
Players to watch
Sharks forward Joe Thornton needs two points to tie Adam Oates (1,420) for 17th in NHL history. Jets forward Blake Wheeler has eight points (five goals, three assists) in a five-game point streak.
They said it
"It's been a tough seven weeks. I would have been ready if you asked me two weeks ago. I feel great. The last few days have been good for me … no setbacks at all." -- Jets defenseman Toby Enstrom "We've got a chance to have a great trip with a win in Winnipeg. We've set ourselves up, we've worked hard and hopefully finish it with a win." -- Sharks coach Peter DeBoer
Chiarot will be scratched to make room for Enstrom.
Stat pack
Burns has 17 points (six goals, 11 assists) in his past 13 games. ... Labanc has nine points (one goal, eight assists) in his past eight games. ... Laine has six assists in a four-game point streak. .. Byfuglien scored his first goal of the season in a 4-3 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.
