Jets at Ducks preview
Winnipeg tries for 10th win in 13 games this month; Anaheim 3-5-4 in past 12
by Dan Arritt / NHL.com Independent Correspondent
JETS (15-9-1) at DUCKS (11-11-4)
4 p.m. ET; PRIME, TSN3, NHL.TV
The Game
The Winnipeg Jets will try for their 10th win in 13 games when they play the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Friday.
The Jets are 9-2-1 since a 7-4 loss at Anaheim on Oct. 29. Winnipeg opened a three-game California trip on Wednesday with a 5-1 win against the San Jose Sharks, its largest margin of victory this season.
The Ducks are 3-5-4 since Oct. 29 against the Jets. Anaheim is coming off a 4-3 shootout loss at the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday, getting goals from rookies Brendan Guhle, Sam Steel and Troy Terry.
Players to watch
Jets forward Patrik Laine has eight points (three goals, five assists) in his past six games. He did not play in the previous game against the Ducks because of an undisclosed injury.
Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler has six points (one goal, five assists) during a four-game point streak.
They said it
"When [the power play] is going, you can't stop it. Too many options. We just have to keep building that confidence and get it to where we want it to be." -- Jets forward Blake Wheeler on their power play
"When you've got all these young guys, if we can get going and kind of help and push along the way, I think it will take our team a long way." -- Ducks forward Troy Terry
Jets projected lineup
Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Patrik Laine
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Blake Wheeler -- Jack Roslovic
Andrew Copp -- Adam Lowry -- Mathieu Perreault
Joona Luoto -- David Gustafsson -- Logan Shaw
Josh Morrissey -- Tucker Poolman
Dmitry Kulikov -- Neal Pionk
Anthony Bitetto -- Luca Sbisa
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Carl Dahlstrom
Injured: Nathan Beaulieu (upper body), Mason Appleton (foot), Gabriel Bourque (lower body), Bryan Little (ear), Dustin Byfuglien (ankle)
Ducks projected lineup
Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Troy Terry
Max Jones -- Adam Henrique -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie -- Sam Steel -- Ondrej Kase
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Derek Grant -- Carter Rowney
Hampus Lindholm -- Jacob Larsson
Cam Fowler -- Erik Gudbranson
Brendan Guhle -- Korbinian Holzer
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched: Michael Del Zotto, Devin Shore
Injured: Josh Manson (lower body)
Status report
Bitetto had an assist after returning to the lineup against the Sharks for the first time since Nov. 5. He replaced Beaulieu, who is day to day.
Stat pack
Since allowing five goals on 19 shots against the Ducks, Hellebuyck has allowed two goals or fewer in six of nine starts this month with a .937 save percentage. ... The Ducks and Jets each had a player score his first NHL goal in their last game; Guhle for Anaheim and Gustafsson for Winnipeg. ... Getzlaf has eight points (two goals, six assists) during a six-game point streak.