Jets at Senators preview

JETS (48-20-10) at SENATORS (27-40-11)
7:30 p.m. ET; TSN5, TSN3, RDS, NHL.TV

The Jets trail the Nashville Predators by seven points and have played one less game with four remaining in the regular season. A loss to the Senators in regulation will clinch the division for the Predators, who are idle.
Goalie Connor Hellebuyck will start for Winnipeg, which is 7-1-0 in its past eight games.
Craig Anderson will start for the Senators, who will play their final home game of the season. Ottawa was eliminated from playoff contention on March 21.

Players to watch

Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck is 9-1-1 with a .931 save percentage in his past 11 starts.
Senators defenseman Erik Karlsson has 17 points (four goals, 13 assists) in his past 14 games.

They said it

"Just keep playing fast. That's what we've been working on all year. The faster we play, the more difficult it is to play against us and the better our game is." -- Jets forward Blake Wheeler
"We're all professionals in here. It's up to us to find some motivation and it's something that we really plan on doing tonight."-- Senators defenseman Mark Borowiecki

Jets projected lineup

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

Senators projected lineup

Ryan Dzingel -- Matt Duchene -- Bobby Ryan
Tom Pyatt -- Jean-Gabriel Pageau -- Mike Hoffman
Colin White -- Zack Smith -- Magnus Paajarvi
Max McCormick -- Alexandre Burrows
Thomas Chabot -- Erik Karlsson
Christian Wolanin -- Cody Ceci
Ben Harpur -- Fredrik Claesson
Mark Borowiecki
Craig Anderson
Mike Condon
Scratched:Filip Chlapik
Injured:Mark Stone (leg), Chris Wideman (hamstring), Marian Gaborik (undisclosed)

Status report

The Jets recalled Niku from Manitoba of the American Hockey League. … The Senators will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. Stone skated in a regular practice jersey, but will not play. Gaborik did not take part in the morning skate.

Stat pack

The Jets have allowed at least four goals in three of their past four games.