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Ottawa – Sami Niku is set to make his NHL debut with the Winnipeg Jets on Monday against the Ottawa Senators.

The mobile defenceman is having an outstanding rookie season with the Manitoba Moose and was recalled by the Jets on Sunday.

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With four games left in the regular season and the Jets assured of home-ice advantage, it’s expected that several blue-liners will get a rest this week, allowing guys like Niku and Tucker Poolman to get into the lineup.

Niku, 21, was chosen in the seventh round of the 2015 NHL Draft, has 15 goals and 52 points in 71 games with the Moose.

Niku is known for his skating ability and offensive awareness and he’s adjusted well to the North American game after coming over from Finland.

Niku went into Sunday’s action tied for the AHL lead in points by a defenceman and second in goals by a blue-liner.

The Jets (48-20-10) are coming off a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs and close out this four-game road trip with games against the Senators on Monday and the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.

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