Winnipeg Jets vs. Vegas Golden Knights - News - April 18, 2023 | FOX Sports

Laurent Brossoit - Facing Jets Brossoit will defend the home crease versus Winnipeg on Thursday, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.

Impact Brossoit got the Game 1 start, giving up four goals on 30 shots in a 5-1 loss to his former teammates. The loss was Brossoit's first in regulation time this season, as he was 7-0-3 with a 2.17 GAA and .927 save percentage. It's a must-win game for the Golden Knights as they need to avoid going down two games with Games 3 and 4 in Winnipeg.

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Nikolaj Ehlers - Game-time decision Thursday Ehlers will be a game-time decision in Vegas on Thursday, Mitchell Clinton of the Jets' official site reports.

Impact Ehlers missed the last game of the regular season as well as Game 1 on Tuesday. The talented winger had 12 goals and 38 points in 45 injury-riddled games this season.

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Connor Hellebuyck - Starting Game 2 Hellebuyck will get the road start in Vegas on Thursday, Ken Wiebe of Sportsnet reports.

Impact Hellebuyck slammed the door shut on the Golden Knights on Tuesday, stopping 16 shots in a 5-1 win. Hellebuyck had a great 2022-23 campaign, going 37-25-2 with four shutouts, a 2.49 GAA and .920 save percentage. Hellebuyck gave up seven goals on 80 shots to Vegas in the regular season, going 0-1-1.

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Logan Thompson - Remains out Thursday Thompson (lower body) isn't available for Game 2 against Winnipeg on Thursday, Steve Carp of The Sporting Tribune reports.

Impact Thompson hasn't been in net since March 23 because of the injury. During the regular season, he posted a 21-13-3 record, 2.65 GAA and .915 save percentage in 37 outings. Laurent Brossoit is set to start Thursday, while Adin Hill will serve as the backup.

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Nikolaj Ehlers - Out again Thursday Ehlers (upper body) won't play Thursday versus the Golden Knights in Game 2, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.

Impact Ehlers was a game-time decision for the second contest in a row, but his absence from warmups indicates he'll be out of the lineup for the third straight game. His next chance to play is Saturday in Game 3.

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William Carrier - Won't play in Game 2 Carrier (lower body) remains out of the lineup for Thursday's Game 2 versus the Jets, Jesse Granger of The Athletic reports.

Impact Carrier has been skating on his own recently, but he's not yet ready to rejoin the lineup. It's unclear if he'll travel to Winnipeg for Games 3 and 4.

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Mark Stone - Takes over in third period Stone scored twice on five shots, added an assist, levied four hits and went plus-2 in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Jets in Game 2.

Impact Stone was kept quiet in Tuesday's Game 1, but he put the team on his surgically-repaired back in the third period of Thursday's contest. The winger helped out on a Chandler Stephenson go-ahead goal before scoring two of his own to run away with the win. Stone had 17 tallies and 21 assists in 43 regular-season outings, and he'll look to have a similar impact during the postseason.

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