The Winnipeg Jets play the second game of a five-game homestand tomorrow against the Arizona Coyotes…The Jets opened the homestand with a 7-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, which ended Winnipeg’s three-game winning streak…The Jets continue the homestand Thursday against the New York Islanders.
Game Notes PDF | Expanded Game Notes
Last Game
Oct. 13 vs. PIT – 7-2 L
Jets Scorers: Perreault (2), Scheifele (3)
Penguins Scorers: Aston-Reese (1, 2), Guentzel (3, 4), Lafferty (2, 3), Simon (1)
Jets Goaltender: Brossoit (21 sv, 7 ga)
Penguins Goaltender: Jarry (27 sv, 2 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-6
Jets PK: 1-for-2
Recap: The Winnipeg Jets opened the scoring 1:47 into the first period on a goal from Mathieu Perreault, but lost 7-2 to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night…Mark Scheifele scored on the power play in the second period for Winnipeg’s other tally…The Jets outshot the Penguins 29-28.
Three Stars: 1. Lafferty 2. Crosby 3. Aston-Reese
Next Five Games
|
Date |
Time (Local) |
Opponent |
Venue |
TV |
Radio |
|
Oct. 17 |
7:00 p.m. |
NY Islanders |
Bell MTS Place |
TSN3 |
TSN 1290 |
|
Oct. 20 |
6:00 p.m. |
Edmonton |
Bell MTS Place |
Sportsnet |
TSN 1290 |
|
Oct. 22 |
7:00 p.m. |
Los Angeles |
Bell MTS Place |
TSN3 |
TSN 1290 |
|
Oct. 26 |
8:00 p.m. |
Calgary |
Mosaic Stadium (Regina) |
CBC |
TSN 1290 |
|
Oct. 29 |
7:00 p.m. |
At Anaheim |
Honda Center |
TSN3 |
TSN 1290 |
Getting Comfy at Home
The Jets are in the midst of five consecutive home games and are the home team for six consecutive games including the 2019 Tim Hortons Heritage Classic on Oct. 26 against the Calgary Flames…Winnipeg is also in the midst of nine of 13 games at Bell MTS Place…In the 2019 calendar year, the Jets are 13-7-2 on home ice and have outscored their opponents 83-68.
Party in the Pacific
tomorrow is the first tilt against a Pacific Division team for the Jets this season…Winnipeg plays eight of its next 10 games against Pacific Division opponents…The Jets went 16-6-2 against Pacific Division opponents last season, which was the most wins against the division by a team outside the division…Winnipeg won 11 of their last 16 games against the Pacific Division…Winnipeg was 17-4-2 against Pacific Division foes in 2017-18 and is on a 25-7-4 run in their past 36 games versus the Pacific.
Well Behaved
The Jets are leading the NHL in fewest penalty minutes per game with an average of just four penalty minutes…Winnipeg has been shorthanded 13 times compared to being on the power play 21 times…The Jets have played 13:27 more on the power play than the penalty kill this season, which leads the NHL.
One From 700
Jets head coach Paul Maurice is one victory away from 700 wins…His 699 career wins is seventh all-time in the NHL…He’s third in wins among active NHL coaches, behind Joel Quenneville (891) and Barry Trotz (812)…With the Jets, Maurice is 239-165-48 for a .582 points percentage, making it his most successful NHL coaching stint…Maurice has coached 1,536 NHL games, which is sixth-most in NHL history.
All Rosy
Jack Roslovic has a point in three consecutive games (1G, 2A) to boost his season point total to four points (2G, 2A) in seven games…The three-game point streak matches a career high for Roslovic, which he had previously accomplished twice.
Setting Things Up
Patrik Laine registered his eighth assist of the season on Sunday to become the first player in franchise history to have eight assists in the team’s first seven games of a season…He leads the Jets in scoring with 11 points (3G, 8A) in seven games, which is tied for second in the NHL…With 113 goals and 82 assists in his career, Laine is on pace to have more assists than goals in a season for the first time in his career…He was selected as the NHL’s Second Star of the Week on Monday after posting eight points (2G, 6A) in four games…It’s the fifth time in his career he’s been selected as one of the NHL’s stars of the week.
Player Quick Hits
- Mark Scheifele has scored in back-to-back games to become the first Jets player to score in consecutive games this season…Scheifele has a four-game point streak (2G, 5A), which is the longest active streak for the Jets.
- Scheifele is 10th among NHL forwards with an average of 21:06 TOI per game.
- Scheifele and Laine have a share of the NHL lead in even strength points with nine.
- Laine is tied for second in the NHL with 10 takeaways.
- Neal Pionk leads the NHL in total ice time with 162:07.
- Nikolaj Ehlers leads the NHL in penalties drawn with seven.
- Adam Lowry is fourth in the NHL with 25 hits.
- Kyle Connor’s 4.43 shots per game is sixth in the NHL.
Jets vs. Coyotes Information
All-Time Record: 16-14-4
Home: 11-3-2
Road: 5-11-2
At Bell MTS Place: 10-0-0
At Gila River Arena: 5-7-2
Media Guide Page: https://jetsmedia.ca/arizona-coyotes/
Series Notes
- Winnipeg has won five of their past six games against Arizona. The Jets have scored at least four goals in each of the five wins.
- The Jets have won all 10 games against the Coyotes at Bell MTS Place, outscoring Arizona 38-20. Two of the 10 wins have been in a shootout, while the other eight came in regulation.
- The Jets are 3-for-9 (33.3%) on the power play in their past three games against the Coyotes and have scored a power play goal in each game.
- Winnipeg is 19-for-21 (90.5%) on the penalty kill in their past six games against Arizona.
- Kyle Connor (2G, 5A) has seven points in seven career games against Arizona.
- Two of Gabriel Bourque’s three career goals against the Coyotes are game-winning goals.
- Mark Letestu is a perfect 3-for-3 in shootout attempts against Arizona.
Career Scoring vs. Coyotes
|
Player |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PPG |
|
Blake Wheeler |
24 |
8 |
11 |
19 |
0.79 |
|
Bryan Little |
22 |
8 |
6 |
14 |
0.64 |
|
Mark Letestu |
24 |
4 |
9 |
13 |
0.54 |
|
Mark Scheifele |
16 |
3 |
10 |
13 |
0.81 |
|
Mathieu Perreault |
17 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
0.65 |
|
Nikolaj Ehlers |
12 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
0.67 |
|
Kyle Connor |
7 |
2 |
5 |
7 |
1.00 |
|
Adam Lowry |
13 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
0.46 |
|
Gabriel Bourque |
13 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0.38 |
|
Andrew Copp |
12 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
0.42 |
|
Dmitry Kulikov |
16 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0.31 |
|
Patrik Laine |
7 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
0.71 |
|
Josh Morrissey |
8 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0.50 |
|
Nathan Beaulieu |
10 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0.30 |
|
Jack Roslovic |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0.50 |
|
Neal Pionk |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0.50 |
|
Mason Appleton |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Anthony Bitetto |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Carl Dahlstrom |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
Career Goaltending Against the Coyotes
|
Player |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
ShO |
Sv% |
GAA |
|
Connor Hellebuyck |
7 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.902 |
2.61 |
|
Laurent Brossoit |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.912 |
3.05 |
Former Coyotes Playing for the Jets
None
Former Jets Playing for the Coyotes
G – Eric Comrie
Upcoming Milestones
Anthony Bitetto
- Needs 10 penalty minutes for 100 for his NHL career.
Gabriel Bourque
- Needs three points for 100 for his NHL career.
Kyle Connor
- Needs six points to pass Todd White (136) for 21st in franchise scoring.
Nikolaj Ehlers
- Needs eight goals to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Dmitry Kulikov
- Needs three penalty minutes to reach 400 for his NHL career.
Patrik Laine
- Needs two points to pass Marc Savard (196) for 13th in franchise scoring.
- Needs five points to reach 200 for his NHL career.
- Needs eight penalty minutes to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Mark Letestu
- Needs seven goals to reach 100 for his NHL career.
- Needs 10 penalty minutes to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Bryan Little
- Needs nine penalty minutes to reach 300 for his NHL career.
Adam Lowry
- Needs two goals to pass Toby Enstrom (54) for 20th in goals in franchise history.
- Needs eight penalty minutes reach 200 for his NHL career.
Mathieu Perreault
- Needs one point to reach 200 as a member of the Jets.
- Needs eight penalty minutes to reach 300 for his NHL career.
Blake Wheeler
- Needs three assists to reach 400 as a member of the Jets franchise.
- Needs five goals to reach 200 as a member of the Jets franchise.
Recently Accomplished Milestones
Andrew Copp
- 13 vs PIT – Played in his 300th NHL game.
Nikolaj Ehlers
- 3 at NYR – Reached 200 points for his NHL career.
- 4 at NJD – Played in the 300th game of his NHL career.
Blake Wheeler
- 10 vs. MIN – Reached 700 points for his NHL career.
Recent Transactions
Sept. 27 – Signed F – Patrik Laine to a two-year, $6.75 million AAV contract
Sept. 28 – Signed F – Kyle Connor to a seven-year, $7.14 million AAV contract
Sept. 30 – Assigned D – Nelson Nogier, F – JC Lipon, F – Joona Luoto and F – C.J. Suess to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Oct. 1 – Claimed D – Carl Dahlstrom off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks, placed D – Nathan Beaulieu on injured reserve, and assigned D – Sami Niku to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Oct. 8 – Recalled D – Sami Niku and D – Nelson Nogier from the Manitoba Moose (AHL), placed F – Bryan Little on injured reserve, and moved D – Dmitry Kulikov to non-roster status for personal reasons
Oct. 9 – Reassigned D – Nelson Nogier to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Oct. 10 – Moved D – Dmitry Kulikov to the active roster
Oct. 11 – Reassigned D – Sami Niku to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Current Injuries
|
Player |
Injury |
Date Injured |
Games Missed |
|
Nathan Beaulieu* |
Upper Body |
Sept. 29 at MIN |
7 |
|
Bryan Little* |
Upper Body |
Sept. 29 at MIN |
7 |
*- Currently on injured reserve
Man-Games Lost: 16
How the Jets Were Built
Drafted (14) – Appleton, Connor, Copp, Ehlers, Gustafsson, Heinola, Hellebuyck, Laine, Little, Lowry, Morrissey, Poolman, Scheifele, Roslovic
Trade (3) – Beaulieu, Pionk, Wheeler
Free Agency (6) – Bitetto, Bourque, Brossoit, Kulikov, Letestu, Perreault
Waivers (1) – Dahlstrom
Moose Tracks
The Manitoba Moose lost both games to the Toronto Marlies last weekend to fall to 1-3-0 on the season…Manitoba has a week off before hosting the Iowa Wild on Friday and Saturday at Bell MTS Place.
Broadcast Information
TV: TSN – Dennis Beyak & Kevin Sawyer
Radio: TSN 1290 – Paul Edmonds & Brian Munz
Jets Communications
Jets Media Site: jetsmedia.ca
Jets Media Guide: jetsmedia.ca/media-guide