Jets at Coyotes preview

JETS (8-4-3) at COYOTES (2-13-3)
10 p.m. ET; SN, FS-A PLUS, NHL.TV

The home team has won seven of the past eight games.
Antti Raanta is expected to start in goal for the Coyotes, who are 1-1-2 in their past four games after a 1-12-1 start. Raanta has stopped 106 of 112 shots (.946 save percentage) in his past three games.
Jets goalie Steve Mason will make his first start since a 2-1 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Oct. 27.

Players to watch

Jets forward Patrik Laine has a goal in four straight games for the first time in his NHL career, the longest streak by a Jets player this season.
Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has a three-game point streak (three assists) and has an average ice time of 28:08 in those games.

They said it

"It was good to get him in. He got some game action to get himself ready." -- Jets coach Paul Maurice on Mason, who played the third period of a 5-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday
"This team has a chance to contend for the Cup. They're that good." -- Coyotes coach Rick Tocchet on the Jets

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Bryan Little -- Patrik Laine
Andrew Copp -- Adam Lowry -- Brandon Tanev
Shawn Matthias -- Matt Hendricks -- Joel Armia
Ben Chiarot -- Jacob Trouba
Toby Enstrom -- Dustin Byfuglien
Dmitry Kulikov -- Tyler Myers
Steve Mason
Connor Hellebuyck
Scratched: Joel Armia, Marko Dano
Injured:Mathieu Perreault (lower body), Josh Morrissey (lower body)

Coyotes projected lineup

Clayton Keller -- Derek Stepan -- Brendan Perlini
Max Domi -- Christian Dvorak -- Christian Fischer
Jordan Martinook -- Brad Richardson -- Nick Cousins
Zac Rinaldo -- Tobias Rieder -- Anthony Duclair
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Jason Demers
Kevin Connauton --
Luke Schenn
Joel Hanley
-- Dakota Mermis
Antti Raanta
Scott Wedgewood
Scratched: Mario Kempe
Injured: Jakob Chychrun (knee), Niklas Hjalmarsson (upper body), Alex Goligoski (lower body)

Status report

Morrissey left loss in Vegas in the third period after blocking a shot. He will be a game-time decision. … Goligoski left a 3-2 shootout loss to the St. Louis Blues at Scottrade Center on Thursday in the third period Thursday. He will be a game-time decision. He has played 179 straight games.

Stat pack

This is the second of a back-to-back set for the Jets this season. Winnipeg will play nine, the fewest in the NHL. … Jets forward Mark Scheifele has 11 points (six goals, five assists) in his past six games. … Coyotes forward Clayton Keller has 13 points (eight goals, five assists) in his past 12 games.