The Winnipeg Jets entertain the Anaheim Ducks today at Bell MTS Place in the first game of a two-game homestand…The Jets earned three of four points in a home-and-home set with the Dallas Stars last week, winning 5-1 at home on Tuesday and losing 3-2 in overtime on Thursday in Dallas…Winnipeg’s homestand ends with a meeting against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday, which is the first game of a home-and-home with Detroit.
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Last Game
Dec. 5 at DAL – 3-2 OTL
Jets Scorers: Wheeler (7), Scheifele (11)
Stars Scorers: Benn (6), Gurianov (5), Pavelski (6)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (36 sv, 3 ga)
Stars Goaltender: Ben Bishop (35 sv, 2 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 3-for-5
Recap: The Jets battled back from a 2-0 third period deficit to force overtime, but lost 3-2 to the Stars on Thursday night…Blake Wheeler scored for the Jets early in the third period before Scheifele tied the game with 45 seconds remaining in the third period…Scheifele led the Jets with eight shots, while Wheeler had seven…Luca Sbisa paced the Jets with four hits.
Three Stars: 1. Pavelski 2. Bishop 3. Hellebuyck
Next Five Games
| Date | Time (Local) | Opponent | Venue | TV | Radio |
| Dec. 10 | 7:00 pm. | Detroit | Bell MTS Place | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Dec. 12 | 7:30 p.m. | At Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Dec. 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Philadelphia | Bell MTS Place | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Dec. 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Carolina | Bell MTS Place | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Dec. 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Chicago | Bell MTS Place | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
Home Ice
The Jets return to Bell MTS Place for consecutive home games for the first time in nearly a month…The Jets play six of the eight games they have remaining before the Christmas break at home…Winnipeg is 7-5-1 on home ice this season, but are 5-1-1 in their past seven home contests…The Jets have outscored their opponents 9-4 in their past two home games and can win three consecutive home games for the first time this season with a victory today…Winnipeg has dominated the face-off circle at home, winning 55.6% of draws, which is third in the NHL…Mark Scheifele (5G, 5A) and Patrik Laine (4G, 6A) pace the Jets at home with 10 points in 13 games.
Western Rivals
The Jets are 12-6-1 against the Western Conference this season, which is tied for the NHL lead in wins against the Western Conference…today ends a stretch of eight of nine games for the Jets against the Western Conference…Winnipeg is on a 31-11-4 run in their past 46 games versus the Pacific Division…Kyle Connor leads the Jets in scoring against the Western Conference with 18 points (8G, 10A) in 18 games.
Special Teams
The Jets have gone three games without a power play goal (0-for-9) and have a power play goal in just two of their past eight games (2-for-23, 8.7%)…Winnipeg has been perfect on the penalty kill in seven of their past nine games (22-for-27, 81.5%).
One Goal
The Jets are 11-2-2 in one-goal games this season, which is tied for the most wins…Winnipeg’s 15 one-goal games is tied for third most in the NHL…The Jets past two losses have been by one goal, while their past three wins have come by three goals or more.
Streaking Fly
Nikolaj Ehlers’ four-game point streak (2G, 3A) leads a contingent of six players on point streaks…It’s his longest point streak of the season…Ehlers also has a three-game assist streak going.
Helping Hand
Patrik Laine assisted Mark Scheifele’s game-tying goal on Thursday to reach 20 assists for the fourth consecutive season to start his NHL career…He’s matched the 20 assists he had last season and is the first player in franchise history to have four 20-assist seasons before the age of 22…Laine leads the team in scoring with 28 points (8G, 20A) in 27 games.
Defensive Production
Defenceman Tucker Poolman has an assist in three consecutive games…He needs one more assist to reach 10 for the season and join Josh Morrissey (14) and Neal Pionk (11) as Jets defencemen with double digit assists…Only three teams in the NHL have three defencemen with 10 or more assists this season…Jets defencemen have accounted for 32.9% of the team’s assists, which is 11th in the NHL.
Jets vs. Ducks Information
All-Time Record: 16-13-5
Home: 7-7-2
Road: 9-6-3
At Bell MTS Place: 5-3-2
Media Guide Page: https://jetsmedia.ca/anaheim-ducks
Series Notes
- The Jets have won five of their past six games against the Ducks and are 7-1-1 in their past nine contests against Anaheim.
- The past three games between the Jets and Ducks have been played in Anaheim, with the two sides splitting a pair of games there earlier this season.
- Winnipeg has shut out Anaheim 3-0 in two of the past three meetings.
- On Feb. 2/19, the Jets matched a franchise record with nine goals and set a franchise record with six goals in the first period in a 9-3 win against Anaheim.
- The Jets are 22-for-24 (91.7%) on the penalty kill in their past nine games against Anaheim, including a perfect 11-for-11 in the past five contests.
- Since the Jets franchise relocated to Winnipeg in 2011, 10 of the 21 games between the Jets and Ducks have gone to overtime or a shootout. The Jets are 5-5 in those 10 games.
- Nikolaj Ehlers has 12 points (8G, 4A) in 11 career games against Anaheim, while Jack Roslovic has six points (4G, 2A) in six career games against the Ducks.
- Two of Mark Scheifele’s four career goals against Anaheim are game-winning goals.
Career Scoring vs. Ducks
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG |
| Bryan Little | 21 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Blake Wheeler | 25 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 0.84 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 11 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 1.09 |
| Mark Scheifele | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0.67 |
| Mark Letestu | 22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0.32 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0.37 |
| Kyle Connor | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.75 |
| Andrew Copp | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.43 |
| Patrik Laine | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.67 |
| Josh Morrissey | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.60 |
| Jack Roslovic | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Gabriel Bourque | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.21 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.31 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.43 |
| Mason Appleton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Adam Lowry | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.13 |
| Nicholas Shore | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.14 |
| Neal Pionk | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Tucker Poolman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Luca Sbisa | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.06 |
| Logan Shaw | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Anthony Bitetto | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Carl Dahlstrom | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| David Gustafsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joona Luoto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Goaltending Against the Ducks
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | ShO | Sv% | GAA |
| Connor Hellebuyck | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.923 | 2.21 |
| Laurent Brossoit | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.958 | 1.09 |
Former Ducks Playing for the Jets
F – Mathieu Perreault
D – Luca Sbisa
F – Logan Shaw
Former Jets Playing for the Ducks
None
Upcoming Milestones
Anthony Bitetto
- Needs one penalty minute for 100 for his NHL career.
Patrik Laine
- Needs four penalty minutes to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Bryan Little
- Needs seven penalty minutes to reach 300 for his NHL career.
Josh Morrissey
- Needs six points to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Mathieu Perreault
- Needs six penalty minutes to reach 300 for his NHL career.
Mark Scheifele
- Needs two points to reach 400 for his NHL career.
Blake Wheeler
- Needs one goal to reach 200 as a member of the Jets franchise.
Recently Accomplished Milestones
Adam Lowry
- 3 vs. DAL – Reached 200 penalty minutes for his NHL career.
Recent Transactions
Nov. 29 – Placed D – Nathan Beaulieu on injured reserve
Nov. 30 – Recalled D – Cameron Schilling from the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Dec. 4 – Placed D – Dmitry Kulikov on injured reserve; Claimed F – Nick Shore off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs; Reassigned F – Michael Spacek to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Dec. 5 – Activated D – Nathan Beaulieu from injured reserve
Dec. 6 – Reassigned D – Cameron Schilling to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Current Injuries
| Player | Injury | Date Injured | Games Missed |
| Mark Letestu* | Upper Body | — | 22 |
| Mason Appleton* | Lower Body | Oct. 25 | 18 |
| Bryan Little* | Upper Body | Nov. 5 vs NJD | 13 |
| Gabriel Bourque* | Lower Body | Nov. 5 vs. NJD | 13 |
| Dmitry Kulikov* | Upper Body | Nov. 29 at ANA | 3 |
*- Currently on injured reserve
Man-Games Lost: 104
How the Jets Were Built
Drafted (13) – Appleton, Connor, Copp, Ehlers, Gustafsson, Hellebuyck, Laine, Little, Lowry, Morrissey, Poolman, Scheifele, Roslovic
Trade (3) – Beaulieu, Pionk, Wheeler
Free Agency (8) – Bitetto, Bourque, Brossoit, Kulikov, Letestu, Luoto, Perreault, Shaw
Waivers (3) – Dahlstrom, Sbisa, Shore
Moose Tracks
The Manitoba Moose lost to the Chicago Wolves 4-2 last night to drop to 13-13-0 on the season…Cameron Schilling had two assists in the loss…Manitoba is back on the road for a five-game road trip, beginning Wednesday against the Texas Stars.
Broadcast Information
TV: TSN3 – 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