The 25-10-1 Winnipeg Jets will hit the ice for their first game following the Christmas break on Saturday for a test with the 18-14-2 Ottawa Senators on home ice.
The two Canadian clubs will hit Canada Life Centre ice at 6:00 PM central for the Hockey Night in Canada matchup in a game can can be viewed live on Sportsnet and CITY TV.
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There will be some changes for Winnipeg on Saturday, which lost defenceman Haydn Fleury to a lower-body injury on Monday in Toronto.
Logan Stanley will draw back into the lineup, while Rasmus Kupari is expected to step into the fourth line centre role with David Gustafsson drawing out.
Dylan Coghlan could also make his return to the lineup, for his second game of the season, after scoring in his Manitoba Moose debut. He was recalled from the AHL on Friday.
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Winnipeg Jets expected line combinations for Saturday, December 28 vs. Ottawa:
Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Ehlers-Namestnikov-Perfetti
Niederreiter-Lowry-Appleton
Barron-Kupari-Iafallo
Morrissey-DeMelo
Pionk-Miller
Stanley-Coghlan
Hellebuyck
Injured: Samberg, Fleury
Healthy scratch: Gustafsson
