Two defencemen with a combined seven games of NHL experience will be making their 2018-19 debuts for the Winnipeg Jets.
Defencemen Sami Niku and Cam Schilling, both recently recalled from the AHL's Manitoba Moose, are likely to be paired together when the Winnipeg Jets host the Chicago Blackhawks at Bell MTS Place tonight.
Niku was already practising with the Jets when Schilling was hastily recalled Wednesday afternoon. Schilling's recall was made necessary by a lower-body injury to Joe Morrow and ongoing concern about Dustin Byfuglien's condition.
Byfuglien left Tuesday's game against Pittsburgh after a high-speed collision with Penguins blue-liner Jamie Oleksiak.