Jets at Hurricanes preview

JETS (38-17-9) at HURRICANES (29-25-11)
7 p.m. ET; FS-CR, SN, NHL.TV

Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will start for the Winnipeg Jets, who are six points behind the first-place Nashville Predators in the Central Division. The Jets begin a six-game road trip following a stretch of 12 of 14 at home. They are 6-2-0 in their past eight and 4-0-1 in their past five road games.

Players to watch

Jets forward Patrik Laine has 13 points (eight goals, five assists) during a seven-game point streak.
Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen has six points (five goals, one assist) in the past six games.

They said it

"(Carolina has) real good quickness and speed, a lot of quick strike ability. They'll put an awful lot at your net and they won't give you that opportunity. For us, not trying to slow the game down and not try to over-control pucks against a team that's going to push you to be real fast." - Jets coach Paul Maurice
"We're not going to win if we don't have the proper intensity. I think it has become obvious to our group. If we're not engaged emotionally and physically in the game, we're not a very effective hockey team. Now we're down to 17 (games) and it goes quick. So let's not waste an opportunity." - Hurricanes coach Bill Peters

Jets projected lineup

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

Hurricanes projected lineup

Sebastian Aho -- Elias Lindholm -- Teuvo Teravainen
Brock McGinn -- Jordan Staal -- Justin Williams
Jeff Skinner -- Lucas Wallmark -- Phillip Di Giuseppe
Victor Rask -- Derek Ryan -- Lee Stempniak
Jaccob Slavin -- Justin Faulk
Noah Hanifin -- Brett Pesce
Haydn Fleury -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Cam Ward
Scott Darling
Scratched: Klas Dahlbeck
Injured: Joakim Nordstrom (eye)

Status report

Goaltender Steve Mason, who faced 22 shots in Manitoba's 5-4 win over Iowa (American Hockey League) on Friday, will travel to New York on Sunday to meet the Jets before their Tuesday game against the New York Rangers. Maurice said Trouba will have a contact practice on Thursday, but he does not expect the defenseman to play on the road trip. Maurice said Lowry is "a little further out, but not far." Winnipeg's coach said Tanev is ready to play, but he does not want to change the lineup.

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Stat pack

Byfuglien has 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in the past eight games. … Williams has four points (three goals, one assist) in the past two games.