Jets at Sabres
THE STORY: Down to the last stop on a seven-game road trip, the Winnipeg Jets are looking to head back home with a successful journey. After taking three of the first four games on the swing, the Jets have dropped two straight, including a 3-0 shutout at the New York Rangers on Sunday. Winnipeg has one power-play goal in its last five games and has recorded only 23 shots on goal in each of its last two contests. The Jets will be looking to get their offense back in attack mode when they visit the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. The Sabres have given top goaltender Ryan Miller an extended break, allowing backup Jhonas Enroth to start games on back-to-back days over the weekend. Enroth responded with a pair of wins and has come out on the positive side in each of his four starts this season. Miller has lost four in a row.
TV: 7 p.m. ET, TSN (Winnipeg), MSG (Buffalo)
ABOUT THE JETS (5-7-2): After recording back-to-back wins for the first time this season at Florida and the New York Islanders, Winnipeg seems to be feeling the weight of its long trip. The Jets looked sluggish through much of a 3-2 overtime loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday and then had to play again Sunday.
ABOUT THE SABRES (8-5-0): Miller had not been passed over when healthy in consecutive games since 2007. Coach Lindy Ruff has yet to announce a starter for Tuesday, but Enroth has a 1.41 goals against average and a .952 save percentage. On the other end, Derek Roy scored in regulation and tallied the game-winner in the shootout Saturday at Ottawa. The 28-year-old had gone nine games without finding the net before the breakout.
OVERTIME:
1. Buffalo took three of four from the then-Thrashers last season, including an 8-2 drubbing March 19.
2. Sabres left wing Thomas Vanek has been held without a point in consecutive games for the first time this season.
3. Ondrej Pavelec has started each of the first six games of the trip in goal for the Jets.