The Winnipeg Jets play the third game of a four-game homestand tonight against the Chicago Blackhawks…The Jets are 1-1 on the homestand after a 7-1 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday afternoon…Winnipeg finishes this homestand Thursday night against the Edmonton Oilers.
Friendly Confines
Winnipeg is 10-4-2 at home this season, which is the tied for the third most wins and fourth most points in the NHL…After going 3-for-6 on the power play against the Flyers on Sunday, the Jets are second in the NHL in power play percentage at home this season at 33.3% (16-for-48)…Winnipeg’s 16 power play goals at home this season are tied for third in the NHL…The Jets penalty kill is 18-for-20 (90%) in the last eight home games.
Large Margin
Sunday’s 7-1 win was Winnipeg’s seventh victory this season by three goals or more…The Jets previous four wins were by two goals or less…The Jets led the NHL last season with 23 wins by three goals or more…During the last three seasons, the Jets have won 42 games by three goals or more, which is fifth most in the NHL.
In Bunches
The Jets improved to 7-0 on Sunday when scoring five goals or more in a game this season …Winnipeg has scored an even 100 goals this season, which is tied for seventh in the NHL…Since a 6-3 win in Vancouver on Nov. 19, the Jets have tallied 45 goals in their last 11 games (7-4-0), which is third in the NHL…Winnipeg has scored four goals or more in six of the 11 games.
Stingy
Winnipeg has surrendered a single goal in each of their last three games (2-1-0)…The Jets have allowed just nine goals in five games in December…On the season, the Winnipeg has allowed 79 goals, which is the sixth fewest in the NHL, but only three behind the league leaders.
Busy Schedule
The Jets play 12 games in the first 22 days of December and are in the midst of their busiest stretch with five games in eight days, which began Sunday against Philadelphia…When December started, the Jets were tied for the fewest games played in the NHL this season with 24…The Jets have eight occurrences of four games in six nights this season.
Against the Central
The Jets are 5-4-0 against Central Division teams this season…Since the start of the 2016-17 season, the Jets are 39-21-4 against teams within their own division, which is second behind the Nashville Predators (40-19-4)…In that same time frame, Blake Wheeler leads all NHLers in scoring against the Central Division with 81 points (26G, 55A) in 64 games, while Mark Scheifele is second with 75 points (29G, 45A) in 56 games.
Helle Heating Up
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 36 of 37 shots against the Flyers on Sunday to earn his 13th win of the season, which is tied for third in the NHL…Hellebuyck has 57 wins during the last two seasons, which leads the NHL…Hellebuyck is four wins away from 100 for his NHL career…Hellebuyck has stopped 89 of 92 shots in his last three games for a .967 save percentage…It’s the third time in his career he’s allowed a goal or less in three consecutive starts in the same season, including the first three games of his career.
| Connor Hellebuyck Three Consecutive Starts of One Goal or Less | |||
| Dates | Shots | Save | Save Percentage |
| Nov. 27-Dec. 5/15 | 83 | 86 | .965 |
| Jan. 2-7/16 | 96 | 93 | .969 |
| Dec. 4-9/18 | 92 | 89 | .967 |
More Mo
After missing the previous two games due to injury, Josh Morrissey returned to action on Sunday and tallied a career-high three points (1G, 2A)…He has seven points (2G, 5A) in his last seven games…His power play goal was his second of the season, which is a career high…Morrissey has six points (2G, 4A) on the power play this season, which is also a career high…He’s averaging 1:47 of power play time per game this season, compared to 20 seconds and 37 seconds in his last two seasons…His total average ice time of 22:53 is more than two minutes more than his career high of 20:27, which he established last season.
Lots of Contributors
Winnipeg’s seven goals on Sunday were scored by seven different players…Kyle Connor opened the scoring for his 11th goal of the season to end a nine-game goalless drought, while Tyler Myers ended the scoring to snap a 20-game goalless stretch…Oddly enough, the Jets two leading goal scorers, Patrik Laine and Mark Scheifele, didn’t score a goal, but had multi-assist games with two and three assists, respectively…Nikolaj Ehlers, who is fourth in the team with nine goals, was also held scoreless, but had two assists.
Shorty Record
Blake Wheeler’s second period goal on Sunday while shorthanded gave him sole possession of the franchise record for the most shorthanded points with 15 (9G, 6A)…It was his first shorthanded goal since Apr. 8/17 vs. NSH.