When: Saturday, March 30, 2013 Time: 2:00 p.m. CST Where: MTS Hub, Winnipeg, Manitoba Records: Winnipeg Jets (18-15-2 a 3rd in East), Carolina Hurricanes (15-15-2- 10th in East) Television/Radio: FS-CR, TSN-JETS/TSN 1290 The Story:ATo say that this afternoonas game between the Winnipeg Jets and Carolina Hurricanes is big would be the understatement of the year. The reality is the overall game is substantial. Winnipeg lost 4-0 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday evening and will look to get back to the win column today following a frustrating effort inside their last game against the greatest group in the Eastern Conference, and perhaps, the entire National Hockey League. Despite Thursdayas damage, the Jets still keep down 3rd devote the East via their Southeast Division lead and are six points up on Carolina (1oth in East) and eight points up on the Washington CapitalsA( 11th in East) for the team lead. Todayas game is entered by carolina on a game losing streak. After dropping 4-1 to the Jets on Tuesday, the Hurricanes were overcome 6-3 by the Toronto Maple Leafs and have won just two of their last 10 games, remarkable for a team laden with unpleasant skill. Much like the Winnipeg Jets, the Hurricanes have been wildly irregular in 2013 and have struggled on the defensive end of the overall game. Carolina is ranked 22nd in the NHL in goals against per recreation (2.97 goals/game, Winnipeg is ranked 21st, 2.89 goals/game) and are now minus the services of number-1 netminder Cam Ward, who has missed the final month with a knee sprain. 26-year-old Justin Peters has played the past two games for the Hurricanes and has played 7 games this season with an archive of 2-4-0, a Goals Against Average and.899 save your self percentage. The Hurricanes will be accompanyed by ellis to Winnipeg but as he been experiencing a knee injury if he'll start tonight it isn't known. Among the key matchups in todayas game is going to be Carolinaas #1 line of Jiri Tlusty-Eric Staal-Alexander Semin against the Jets No.1 security pairing of Tobias Enstrom and Dustin Byfuglien. The trio of Tlusty, Staal and Semin have put up big unpleasant figures all year and the consequence of tonightas game may have a great deal to do with the Jets power to power down these three forwards. Ondrej PavelecAis anticipated to begin in net for the Jets tonight. It'll be Pavelecas 32nd start of season. This may be the third of four conferences between Carolina and Winnipeg this year with the Jets leading the growing season series with two benefits (4-3 gain on February 21st and 4-1 earlier in the day this week). On Thursday April 18th in Winnipeg (7:00 p.m the final and last meeting of the growing season involving the two groups occurs. CST). FollowA@IllegalCurveAon Twitter leading up to todayas sport. Projected Jets point combinations (susceptible to change before game time ): Goalie: Ondrej Pavelec Forwards: 1st: Tim Ladd- Bryan Little- Blake Wheeler 2nd:A Evander Kane-Olli Jokinen- Antti Miettinen 3rd: APatrice Cormiera' Nikolai Antropov- Kyle Wellwood 4th: AEric Tangradi-AAlexander Burmistrov -AChris Thorburn Defence: Tobias Enstrom- Dustin Byfuglien Zach Bogosian- Ralph Hainsey Derek Meech- Grant Clitsome Offensive Leaders: Carolina Hurricanes:AEric Staal (15 goals, 21 assists, 36 points), Alexander Semin (9 goals, 23 assists, 32 points), Jiri Tlusty (14 goals, 9 assists, 23 points) Winnipeg Jets:AAndrew LaddA( 14 goals, 18 assists, 32 points ),ABlake WheelerA( 14 goals, 14 assists, 28 points )AEvander KaneA( 13 goals, 12 assists, 25 points) Damage Report: Carolina Hurricanes: Chad LaRose (disease), Dan Ellis (knee), Bobby Sanguinetti (upper body), Justin Faulk (knee), Cam Ward (knee) Winnipeg Jets:AZach RedmondA( leg ),AAnthony PelusoA( hand ),AJim SlaterA( upper body ),AAMark StuartA( upper body) Whoas Next: After today, the Jets play their next three games on the highway. On Monday, April 1, the New York Rangers will be played by the Jets (6:00 p.m. CST) accompanied by a game against the Ny Islanders on Tuesday, April second (6:00 p.m. CST). The third game of the road trip is Thursday, April 4th against the Montreal Canadiens (6:30 p.m. CST). QUICKIESa.The afternoon games have been played 7 by Jets up to now this year and their record is 2-4-1aa
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