The (22-22-6) Winnipeg Jets are in Philadelphia for their third game of the season against the (29-14-5) Flyers.
Rick Ralph hosts the official Jets pregame show at 5pm ct. Colour Analyst Shane Hnidy joins me in the broadcast booth for the play-by-play at 6pm ct.
The Jets are 2-0 against the Flyers this season, outscoring them 15-12.
Ondrej Pavelec starts in goal for the Jets. He has just one win in his last six games.
Kyle Wellwood was the most consistent player in the offensive zone entering the All-Star break with seven points (one goal, six assists) in his last six games.
Nik Antropov had six points (three goals, three assists) in his last five games.
Jets Projected Lines:
Ladd-Little-Wheeler
Wellwood-Antropov-Fehr
Glass-Slater-Thorburn
Miettinen-Gagnon-Machacek
Bogosian-Enstrom
Oduya-Hainsey
Stuart-Jones
The Flyers welcome Jaromir Jagr back into their line-up tonight. He missed the last two games prior to the break with a groin injury.
Scott Hartnell, who leads the Flyers with 25 goals, has scored five in his last three games. The former Prince Albert Raider also has three goals and two assists against the Jets this year.
Ilya Bryzgalov starts in goal for Philadelphia. He is 2-0-1 in his last three starts.
Flyers Projected Lines:
Hartnell-Giroux-Jagr
Read-Couturier-Simmonds
Sestito-Talbot-Voracek
Shelley-Schenn-Holmstrom
Timonen-Coburn
Carle-Bourdon
Gustafsson-Meszaros
Following tonight's game, the Jets will fly to Tampa in preparation for Thursday's game against the Lightning.