The Sharks are 7-1-0 in their past eight games and have scored at least four goals in five of their past seven. Sharks goalie Martin Jones, who made 26 saves in a 4-0 win against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday, will make his 26th start. Winnipeg is 5-1-0 in its past six games. The Jets' season-long five-game winning streak ended with a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday at Staples Center. Jets forward Mathieu Perreault will try to extend his five-game goal streak and six-game point streak (five goals, one assist).
Players to watch
Jets center Mark Scheifele has 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in his past six games and is one assist from 200 in the NHL. Sharks center Logan Couture has a three-game multi-point streak (three goals, three assists) and 19 points (seven goals, 12 assists) in his past 15 games.
They said it
"This is one of the elite offensive teams in the League. They can play any way you want to play -- speed, heavy, hard, scoring from defense and forwards. Some elite guys, elite power play." -- Sharks coach Peter DeBoer "They're kind of a similar team to L.A. but just more speed and skill. So it's going to be that kind of quick, speedy game. We need to be ready to play our best game for 60 minutes and not give them anything easily." -- Jets forward Patrik Laine
Petan will return to the lineup after being scratched 10 straight games. It's unclear who will come out, but Jets coach Paul Maurice said he was waiting for an injury report. Lowry came off the ice late.
Stat pack
Wheeler has eight points (one goal, seven assists) in his past six games. … Laine has five points (two goals, three assists) after zero points in his previous four. … Erik Karlsson has a six-game point streak with seven assists. … Meier has 10 points (five goals, five assists) in his past eight games. … Thornton needs one assist to tie Marcel Dionne (1,040) for 10th place on the NHL's all-time list.
