GameDay 74: Lineups, Betting Odds for Jets at Panthers
The Florida Panthers are playing Winnipeg Jets tonight. The Panthers have won their last eight games. Winnipeg is fighting for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. Florida has nine games left before the start of the postseason. Carolina is six points behind the Panthers in Eastern Conference and is playing for the Metropolitan Division title. The Hurricanes lost to Detroit on Thursday night. New York is two points ahead of Carolina in Metropolitan. They are also playing in New Jersey. It's possible the Rangers could catch them. Toronto beat Washington on Wednesday night to close the gap between them and Florida.
The Jets' home game against Seattle was postponed due to a huge winter storm. They are now in Florida. Josh Morrissey hopes they can use the extra rest and practice time to be ready to go against the Panthers.
Ryan Lomberg is injured and not expected to play on Friday. Noel Acciari has not played since March 29. Jonas Johansson has played one game with the Charlotte Checkers since being claimed off waivers from Colorado in December. Sergei Bobrovsky will start for the Panthers on the Friday against the Jets. Spencer Knight will go Sunday afternoon in Detroit.
Winnipeg Jets and Florida Panthers meet on Friday at 7 p.m. at FLLA Live Arena, Sunrise. Winnipeg is favored by (-260), Florida is +100, and Winnipeg's over/under is 6.5.
The Florida Panthers are going to start with 23 Carter Verhaeghe, 16 Sasha Barkov, 10 Anthony Duclair, 11 Jonathan Huberdeau, 8 Sam Bennett, 28 Claude Giroux, 17 Mason Marchment, 15 Anton Lundell, 13 Sam Reinhart, 98 Maxim Mamin, 27 Eetu Luostarinen, 70 Patric Hornqvist, 52 MacKenzie Weegar, 62 Brandon Montour, 7 Radko Gudas, 18 Robert Hagg, 72 Sergei Bobrovsky and 30 Spencer Knight.
Joe Thornton, Petteri Lindbohm, Lucas Carlsson, Jonas Johansson, Aaron Ekblad, Markus Nutivaara, Noel Acciari, Ryan Lomberg are injured. Jets are the betting favorite against Panthers.
Kyle Connor, Pierre-Luc Dubois, Blake Wheeler, Evgeny Svechnikov, Paul Stastny, Nikolaj Ehlers, Adam Lowry, Mason Appleton, Josh Morrissey, Dylan DeMelo, Nate Schmidt, Neal Pionk, Brenden Dillon, and Dylan Samberg are projected Winnipeg Jets' starting XI.
