NEW YORK, N.Y. — Steve Mason will make his first NHL start in nearly two months tonight as the Winnipeg Jets look to take a bite out of the Big Apple.
Mason is returning from his second concussion of the season, suffered Jan. 12 during a pre-game skate in Chicago. He got a conditioning start last weekend with the Manitoba Moose, a 5-4 overtime win in which he made 18 saves, and now gets the Jets net for the first time since a 7-4 win in Buffalo on Jan. 9.
"He had been feeling right and ready for a couple weeks and passed his tests.