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Winnipeg Jets vs Toronto Maple Leafs · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Maple Leafs · THU · MAR 11 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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THU · MAR 11 · 6:00 PM CT
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Winnipeg Jets
Jets
1–0–1
VS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
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THU · MAR 11 · 6:00 PM CT
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Winnipeg Jets
Home · Jets
1–0–1
3 PTS
VS
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The read
Kyle Connor has quietly owned this matchup, 10 points in the last 4 meetings. But Toronto has found Stuart Skinner beatable: .861 on 194 shots.
Canada Life Centre
Toronto Maple Leafs
Away · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
Jets
GOALIES
Maple Leafs
Stuart Skinner
Stuart Skinner
Likely · 4741-stuart-skinner
.908 SV% · 2.92 GAA · 0W
.859 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
Jets
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Maple Leafs
L1
Kyle Connor · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Isak Rosen · Viggo Björck · Gabriel Vilardi
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Morgan Barron · Adam Lowry · Brad Lambert
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Nino Niederreiter · Vladislav Namestnikov · Alex Iafallo
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Josh Morrissey · Dylan DeMelo
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Mario Ferraro · Tyrel Bauer
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Gabriel Vilardi · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti · Josh Morrissey · Kyle Connor
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Nino Niederreiter · Viggo Björck · Vladislav Namestnikov · Neal Pionk · Isak Rosen
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Viggo Björck · Alex Iafallo · Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Adam Lowry · Kyle Connor · Mario Ferraro · Dylan DeMelo
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
JetsProjected lines
L1
Kyle Connor · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti
L2
Isak Rosen · Viggo Björck · Gabriel Vilardi
L3
Morgan Barron · Adam Lowry · Brad Lambert
L4
Nino Niederreiter · Vladislav Namestnikov · Alex Iafallo
D1
Josh Morrissey · Dylan DeMelo
D2
Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
D3
Mario Ferraro · Tyrel Bauer
PP1
Gabriel Vilardi · Mark Scheifele · Cole Perfetti · Josh Morrissey · Kyle Connor
PP2
Nino Niederreiter · Viggo Björck · Vladislav Namestnikov · Neal Pionk · Isak Rosen
PK1
Viggo Björck · Alex Iafallo · Dylan Samberg · Neal Pionk
PK2
Adam Lowry · Kyle Connor · Mario Ferraro · Dylan DeMelo
Maple LeafsProjected lines
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
Ken Wiebe · Oct 4 · 11:39 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
Jets
INJURY REPORT
Maple Leafs
Connor Hellebuyck
IR · Expected back Oct 17
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Garrett Brown
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Walker Duehr
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elias Salomonsson
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
JetsInjury report
Connor Hellebuyck
IR · Expected back Oct 17
Garrett Brown
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Walker Duehr
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 17
Elias Salomonsson
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Maple LeafsInjury report
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
Ken Wiebe · Oct 4 · 11:39 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Jets won their last game and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games. The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games.

Matchup Intel

Kyle Connor has quietly owned this matchup, 10 points in the last 4 meetings. But Toronto has found Stuart Skinner beatable: .861 on 194 shots.

Mark Scheifele has solved Sergei Bobrovsky before, 10 goals on 36 shots. Toronto has won 10 of the last 13 meetings, a trend the Jets need to break.

The numbers behind it
Player
Kyle Connor has 10 points in his last 4 games against Toronto. See the games →
(Winnipeg)
10 pts, last 4 vs TOR
Matchup
Mark Scheifele has 10 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (36 shots).
(Winnipeg)
10 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Goaltending
Stuart Skinner has struggled against Toronto — a .861 save % on 194 shots.
.861 SV% vs TOR
Player
Gabriel Vilardi has 8 points in his last 4 games against Toronto. See the games →
(Winnipeg)
8 pts, last 4 vs TOR
History
Winnipeg has lost 10 of their last 13 against Toronto. See the games →
10-3 last 13 vs TOR
Matchup
William Nylander has 4 goals on Stuart Skinner (23 shots).
(Toronto)
4 goals on Stuart Skinner
Special Teams
Toronto's power play ranks 5th while Winnipeg's penalty kill ranks 27th.
5th / 27th PP vs PK
Milestone
Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.
197 career goals