Where: Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Where to watch: TSN3
The Canucks have outscored their opponents 10-5 in its last 3 games.
Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien returns after missing two games with an upper-body injury. Winnipeg has alternated wins and losses in its first six games and hopes to rebound after allowing four unanswered goals in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday.
Canucks Lineup
Sven Baertschi - Bo Horvat - Brock Boeser
Nikolay Goldobin - Adam Gaudette - Loui Eriksson
Antoine Roussel - Brandon Sutter - Jake Virtanen
Tim Schaller - Markus Granlund - Tyler Motte
Alex Edler - Chris Tanev
Ben Hutton - Erik Gudbranson
Derrick Pouliot - Troy Stecher
Anders Nilsson
Jets Lineup
Kyle Connor - Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Bryan Little -- Patrik Laine
Andrew Copp -- Adam Lowry -- Brandon Tanev
Brendan Lemieux -- Jack Roslovic -- Mathieu Perreault
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Chiarot -- Dustin Byfuglien
Joe Morrow -- Tyler Myers
Connor Hellebuyck
Injury Report
VAN- Elias Pettersson (concussion), Jay Beagle (broken hand)
WPG- None
Conclusion
Kulikov will sit for Winnipeg as “Big Buff” comes back tonight.