The Winnipeg Jets entertain the Dallas Stars today in the first of four games this week…The Jets were shut out 4-0 by the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Friday in their first game of 2019…Winnipeg continues the homestand on Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche.
Daytime
Winnipeg plays their fifth daytime game of the season today…The Jets are 2-2-0 in afternoon games this season, including 2-1-0 at Bell MTS Place…Since relocation, the Jets are 24-33-8 in matinee games…Defenceman Josh Morrissey leads the Jets in scoring in the four afternoon games this season with six points (2G, 4A), while fellow defenceman Tyler Myers has five points (2G, 3A).
25 Wins
The Jets won their 25th game of the season in Edmonton on Monday in
their 39th game to set a franchise record for fewest games needed to
reach 25 wins…Last season, the Jets won their 25th game in their 43rd
game, while it took 47 games for the Jets post their 25th win in
2014-15.
Friendly Confines
Despite having lost back-to-back games at home, Winnipeg is 13-6-2 at home this
season, which is tied for the fifth-most wins and the sixth-most points in the
NHL…The Jets haven’t lost three consecutive home games since Mar. 6-11/17…The
Jets have the best power play at home in the NHL this season at 36.1%…Winnipeg’s
22 power play goals at home this season are tied for first in the NHL…The Jets
are 9-for-19 (47.4%) in the power play in their last six home games…The Jets
have a 45-13-4 record at Bell MTS Place during the past two seasons, making it
the toughest building in the NHL for opposing teams to play.
Hit Squad
The Jets dished out a season-high 46 hits against Pittsburgh on Friday…The
previous high this season was 28 hits (Nov. 9 vs. COL and Dec. 16 vs. TBL)…Brandon
Tanev led the Jets with 10 hits, which is a career high and the most by a
member of the Jets this season…Tanev has climbed to 10th in the NHL
in hits with 122 this season.
Shut Out
Friday’s game marked the third time this season the Jets have been shut out,
which is the most since being shut out four times during the 2015-16 season…Winnipeg
was shut out twice in each of the last two seasons…The franchise record for
most times being shut out in a season is 12, which happened during the 1999-00
season when the franchise was in Atlanta.
Busy Time
Friday began a run of nine games in 16 days for the Jets leading into the
player and all-star break from Jan. 20-27…After the all-star break, the Jets also
have a busy schedule with 11 games in 20 days.
Against the Central
Winnipeg begins a stretch of five of eight games against Central Division teams today…The Jets are 7-5-0 against Central Division teams this season…Since the start of the 2016-17 season, the Jets are 41-22-4 against Central Division teams, which is first in the NHL…In that same time frame, Blake Wheeler leads all NHLers in scoring against the Central Division with 86 points (26G, 60A) in 67 games, while Mark Scheifele is second with 79 points (32G, 467) in 59 games.
Seeing Stars
The NHL announced the rosters for the 2019 NHL
All-Star Game last week and Jets forwards Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele were
selected to the Central Division team…Wheeler, who is making his second
consecutive all-star appearance, leads the Jets in points (50) and also leads
the Jets and ranks third in the NHL in assists (44)…Scheifele is making his
first all-star appearance and is second on the Jets in points (49), goals (22),
and assists (27)…He is also in the top 15 in the NHL in goals and points…Forward
Patrik Laine is on a Last Man In ballot, as fans vote on the final member of
each all-star team…The NHL announced on Saturday that head coach Paul Maurice has
been selected as the coach of the Central Division team, based on the Jets
being in first place in the Central Division at the midway point of the season.
100
Connor Hellebuyck won his 100th career game on Monday against the
Oilers…He reached the milestone in 179 games, which the fourth fastest in NHL
history by an American born goaltender…Hellebuyck is second all-time in
franchise wins, behind Ondrej Pavelec’s 152 victories…Hellebuyck’s .644 winning
percentage is first in franchise history among goaltenders that have made 100
starts.
Jets vs. Stars All-Time Records
Overall: 17-19-2
At Bell MTS Place: 8-5-0
At American Airlines Center: 8-9-1
2018-19 Game Log vs. Stars
| Date | Location | Score | Rec | Scorers | Goaltender |
| Oct. 6 | Dallas | 5-1 L | 0-1-0 (1-1-0) | Connor (2) | Hellebuyck (30 sv, 5 ga) |
| Jan. 4 | Winnipeg | ||||
| Jan. 19 | Dallas | ||||
| Mar. 25 | Winnipeg |
Jets vs. Stars Notes
- The Jets 5-1 loss to Dallas on Oct. 6 ended Winnipeg’s eight-game winning streak against the Stars.
- Winnipeg is 5-for-15 (33.3%) on the power play in their past five games against Dallas.
- The Jets are 15-9-1 against the Stars since the franchise moved to Winnipeg in 2011, including 8-5-0 in Winnipeg.
- The Jets have scored at least four goals in eight of their past nine games against Dallas, outscoring the Stars 40-20 in the nine games.
- Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Stars with 32 points (8G, 24A) in 27 career games, while Mark Scheifele has 27 points (13G, 14A) in 22 career games against Dallas.
- Of the 104 goals Laine has scored in the NHL, 14 (13.5%) have come against Dallas. Five of his 14 goals have been game-winning goals.
- Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 6-2-1 in nine career starts against the Stars, with a 2.21 goals-against average and .928 save percentage.
Jets-Stars Connections
- Jets defenceman Joe Morrow played nine game in the Stars organization for the Texas Stars during the 2012-13 season before being traded to the Boston Bruins in the trade in which the Stars acquired Tyler Seguin.
- Dallas’ Jamie Benn and Winnipeg’s Tyler Myers were teammates on the Kelowna Rockets (WHL) from 2007 to 2009.
- Stars’ Tyler Seguin played with Nikolaj Ehlers during the 2012-13 lock-out shortened season with the EHC Biel-Bienne hockey club in Switzerland.
- Scheifele played with the Stars’ Brett Ritchie for Canada at the 2011 U-18 World Championship and 2013 World Junior Championship.
- Winnipeg’s Patrik Laine played with Dallas’ Esa Lindell for Finland at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and 2016 World Championship.
- Jets’ Laine and Sami Niku and Stars forward Roope Hintz won a gold medal playing together for Finland at the 2016 World Junior Championship.
Upcoming Milestones
Dustin Byfuglien
- Needs one more game played to reach 600 as a member of the Jets franchise.
- Needs one shorthanded assist to tie Marty Reasoner and Patrik Stefan (7) for the second-most shorthanded assists in franchise history.
Kyle Connor
- Needs 10 points to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Nikolaj Ehlers
- Needs two penalty minutes to reach 100 for his career.
Bryan Little
- Needs four points to reach 500 for his NHL career.
Tyler Myers
- Needs eight points to reach 100 as a member of the Jets.
Blake Wheeler
- Needs three games played to reach 600 as a member of the Jets franchise.
- Needs one multi-goal game to pass Marian Hossa and take sole possession of third in multi-goal games in franchise history. They are both currently at 21.
- Needs one shorthanded assist to tie Marty Reasoner and Patrik Stefan (7) for the second-most shorthanded assists in franchise history.