Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, the Toronto Maple Leafs (21-15-3, 45 points) and Winnipeg Jets (19-12-7, 45 points) face-off for the first of two meetings this season live from the Molson Centre in Winnipeg. The game can be live streamed here. Toronto fans can hear all of the action on TSN 1050 while Winnipeg fans can do the same on TSN 1290.
Toronto concludes a road trip it is 2-4 on thus far and has dropped three of its last four games while Winnipeg has dropped two straight contests and plays the third game of a four-match homestand.
The Maple Leafs own the top wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference while the Jets are clinging to the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Toronto is coming off of a 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Friday and will look to gain two huge points.
Phil Kessel has paced the Maple Leafs with 41 points off of 18 goals and 23 assists while James van Riemsdyk has 17 tallies and 19 helpers for 36 points and Tyler Bozak has found the back of the net 13 times and added 17 assists for 30 points.
Winnipeg plays its first game of 2015 after dropping a New Year's Eve tilt to the New York Islanders 5-2 on Wednesday.
Andrew Ladd is the Jets leader with 29 points off of 14 goals and 15 assists while Blaker Wheeler has 11 markers and 17 helpers for 28 points and Bryan Little has lit the lamp 14 times and added 13 assists for 27 points.
In net, Winnipeg is likely to turn to Ondrej Pavelec and he is 10-9-5 with a 2.40 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage.
Toronto is likely to counter with Jonathan Bernier and he is 15-9-3 with a 2.67 GAA and a .920 save percentage.
The Maple Leafs conclude their lengthy road trip while the Jets try to avoid a three-game skid when the puck drops tonight at the Molson Centre in Winnipeg.
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