Overview
- Winnipeg, which plays St. Louis on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT at Enterprise Center, trails Nashville by four points for the final wild-card spot.
- The standings entering the game show Nashville at 84 points, Los Angeles 83, San Jose 81, Winnipeg 80, and St. Louis 78.
- Edmonton's regulation win over San Jose on Wednesday erased the Sharks' extra game, keeping Winnipeg level on games left but still one point behind them.
- Rookie defenseman Elias Salomonsson remains in concussion protocol, and Morgan Barron, Gustav Nyquist, and Colin Miller have been limited to non-contact practice work.
- Connor Hellebuyck is the expected Jets starter in goal, and both teams have surged since the Olympic break with Winnipeg 6-3-1 and St. Louis 6-2-2 in their last 10.