Up front, Cole Koepke takes a spot on the fourth line, bumping Gustav Nyquist up to the press box. The changes should give the Jets more speed.

Nino Niederreiter scored twice and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Nashville Predators 5-2 on Saturday night to end a four-game losing streak.

As for the Capitals, they’re coming off a 5-1 win over Columbus on Monday. Washington is in the middle of a stretch that sees them play seven of eight games on home ice. They’re also tied with Colorado for the most points by defensemen at 64.

The Montreal Canadiens' resident enforcer dropped the gloves against the Winnipeg Jets captain in a retaliatory bout.

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We know that Martin St-Louis is a good motivator. It’s one of his strengths as Habs pilot. When the head coach makes speeches, they have a certain impact. And we know that his players listen to him because he has the respect of the guys in the dressing room.

The Jets will make one notable line change from Saturday’s 3-0 loss to the Minnesota Wild to wrap up a three-game homestand. Defenceman Neal Pionk, who suffered a lower-body injury on the first shift of the game, is out. He briefly tested out his legs this morning but pulled himself off the ice before the formal skate began.

If we've learned anything from the first 21 games, the Jets might not be a lock to make the postseason that we thought they'd be going into the schedule.