WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- If there ever was a David versus Goliath matchup in the NHL, the New York Rangers versus the Winnipeg Jets is it.Hockeys largest population base versus its smallest, a team with more than 90 years of history versus one with just five (in its most recent incarnation), a squad with four Stanley Cup victories and a perennial contender versus one with not only zero championships but not a single playoff game win.Heck, the original Jets history goes back to the days of the World Hockey Association when the Rangers outbid virtually every other NHL team to sign Swedish superstars Anders Hedberg and Ulf Nilsson away in 1978.So, yeah, you could say the Jets are polishing up their slingshots in advance of facing the blue shirts Thursday night at 7 p.m. (CST) at the MTS Centre. This is the second and final meeting between the two squads. The Rangers defeated the Jets 5-2 at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 6.The Jets have been relying heavily this season on super rookie Patrik Laine, who not only leads all first-year players with 17 goals, but is tied with some guy named Sidney Crosby atop the NHL goal-scoring parade. The Winnipeggers will need some help from some slumping players to take the pressure off the 18-year-old, including his linemate, Nikolaj Ehlers. The 20-year-old notched 15 goals and 38 points last year but has only managed four goals and 19 assists while playing primarily on the top line this season.He is currently mired in a 14-game goal drought but hes not losing any sleep over it.Im still scoring points, were winning games -- its not a big deal for me, Ehlers told the Winnipeg Sun. So Im not too worried. But I wouldnt mind that one goes in soon.Hes not getting much sympathy from Laine.He cant score in Playstation, either, he said.Presumably, Henrik Lundqvist is between the pipes whenever the two youngsters play the video game version of the Rangers but that wont be the case on Thursday as backup Antti Raanta will get the start.Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said he believes Lundqvist, who hasnt cracked the top 10 in goals against average, save percentage, win and shutouts this season, has another level.Hes our top player, you know. Hes been doing it for quite a few years. I would tell you that you look at any team right now thats winning and they are getting consistent Grade A goaltending. Were no different than anybody else. We need consistent Grade A goaltending, he told the New York Post.Both teams will be without key cogs in their wheels. The Jets hope to welcome center Mark Scheifele back after missing three games with a lower-body injury but theyll still be without defenseman Tyler Myers (lower body) and forwards Nic Petan, Shawn Matthias and Joel Armia, all out with lower-body injuries, too.The most notable absence in the Rangers lineup is center Rick Nash, who is out with a groin injury. Others who wont be suiting up include forwards Pavel Buchnevich (back spasms), Matt Puempel (concussion) and Mika Zibanejad (broken leg).If the game turns into a battle of specialty teams, the ice will definitely tilt in favor of the New Yorkers. The Jets power play is 21st in the league, operating at 15.5 percent, a significant drop from the Rangers, who are currently in ninth position and 21 percent. The Rangers kill off 84 percent of all the penalties they take, good for 10th in the NHL, far ahead of the Jets, who emerge unscathed from 80 percent of their short-handed situations, or 24th best. 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