If it ain’t broken (and it ain’t), Maurice’s not fixing it
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Winnipeg Jets will go with the same lineup tonight that shot down the Dallas Stars a few nights ago at the MTS Centre.
The Jets battle the Arizona Coyotes in the opener of a road back-to-back that continues Friday in Denver against the Colorado Avalanche. Game time tonight is 8 p.m.
Head coach Paul Maurice’s decision to ice the same lineup means defenceman Jacob Trouba’s season debut will wait at least another day.
Connor Hellebuyck will get his fourth-straight start in net for Winnipeg (6-7-1). On Tuesday, he stopped 28 shots as the Jets destroyed the Stars 8-2, powered by rookie winger Patrik Laine’s second hat-trick of the young season.
The Coyotes (5-7-0) are also riding high after a 4-2 victory over the Avalanche in Denver Tuesday night.
“Both teams come in feeling good about their last game, excited about tonight,” Maurice said. “It’s not a back-to-back, so we’ll both have pretty similar legs. Both teams are really young, and it will be a pretty exciting game. It will be a quick game tonight.”
Louis Domingue gets the start in goal for the Coyotes.
Trouba was in the fourth defensive pairing with Mark Stuart during the morning skate, and neither draws in tonight.
Maurice said several factors will go into his decision to put Trouba in the lineup.
“The performance of the players that are in the lineup now has to be important, and just getting him on the ice and getting him some time here, getting him comfortable,” he said. “Sooner rather than later. It’s going to be a tough call based on (Tuesday’s) game, and really for some of them, when the player has to come out, we want it to be the right time.
“You’re more open to put a new player in on back-to-back (with) fresh legs, that kind of idea.”
Meanwhile, the red-hot trio of Laine, centre Mark Scheifele and Nik Ehlers will be together again tonight.
“We’ve found some good chemistry on and off the ice,” Ehlers said this morning. “When you’ve got guys like Scheifele and Patrik who can put it in pretty much from every angle, it makes it easier.”
Laine, who leads NHL in goal-scoring with 11 in 14 games, added an assist to his hat-trick Tuesday. Scheifele also had a four-point night, and is on top of the NHL scoring race.
“Overall, we’ve played really well. We’ve been using our speed really well,” said Ehlers, who has three goals and eight assists, including two helpers in the assault on Dallas.
“We don’t want to get too offensive, even though that’s the kind of players we are. I think we’ve been playing really well defensively… it’s exciting to go out there and play with these two guys.”
jason.bell@freepress.mb.ca
Twitter: @WFPJasonBell
