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Game day: Winnipeg Jets at Detroit Red Wings
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Game day: Winnipeg Jets at Detroit Red Wings

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The Winnipeg Jets open a three-game road trip in Detroit, Michigan against the Red Wings tonight at Little Caesars Arena, hoping for two things: ending their six-game winless streak and climbing out of last place in the NHL standings, who could have seen that coming?
Winnipeg’s sixth straight loss came Monday night at the Canada Life Center in a 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oil Companies. The Jets generated plenty of scoring opportunities, but Winnipeg’s Calvin Pickard deflected 41 shots. Adam Lowry ended his 17-game scoreless drought with his second goal of the season to put the Jets on the board in the third period, while Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves. Winnipeg fell to 18-15-4 and is now last in the league.

The Red Wings are first in the Atlantic Division, coming off a 3-2 win over Original Six rival Toronto on Sunday night. Moritz Seider scored his seventh of the season, former Jet Mason Appleton added his fourth and Simon Edvinsson was the overtime hero with his fifth. Cam Talbot stopped 25 shots in Detroit’s seventh win in the last 10 games.

Things won’t get much easier for the Jets, who are stuck in a slump that feels like an eternity, and Detroit coming into two days of rest certainly doesn’t help.

These clubs will meet again on January 24 in Winnipeg for WASAC Night.

Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey will play in his 700th career game tonight.

It’s also the first half of a back-to-back for Winnipeg, so Eric Comrie is expected to start tomorrow night against the Maple leaves in Toronto.

Connor–Scheifele–Vilardi

Perfetti – deputy – Iafallo

Barron-Lowry-Pearson

Niederreiter-Toews-Nyquist

Morrissey-DeMelo

Samberg – Pionk

Stanley Schenn

Hellebuyck

Comrie

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Puck drop is at 5:30 PM on Sportsnet West.

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