The Winnipeg Jets finish a three-game homestand tonight when they host the Ottawa Senators at Bell MTS Place…The Jets are 1-1 during the homestand after losing 4-1 to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday…After three days off, the Jets embark on a three-game road trip next week, beginning Wednesday in Colorado.
At Home
Winnipeg is tied for the second-best home record in the NHL this season at 21-7-3…The
Jets had their nine-game point streak (8-0-1) at home come to an end on Thursday
night…The Jets have the best power play at home in the NHL this season at 32.6%,
but have gone three consecutive home games without a power play goal (0-for-11)…Winnipeg’s
31 power play goals at home this season is second in the NHL…The Jets have a 53-13-5
record at Bell MTS Place during the past two seasons, making it the toughest
building in the NHL for opposing teams to play…The Jets have scored 119 goals
at home this season, which is second in the NHL, and have outscored their
opposition 102-52 in their 21 wins.
Power Outage
The Jets have gone 0-for-17 on the power play in their past six games…It’s
their longest stretch of the season without a power play goal…The last time the
Jets went six games without a power play was Oct. 28-Nov. 6/16…The franchise
record of most consecutive games without a power play goal is 12 games, which occurred
from Feb. 8-Mar. 14/02…Winnipeg’s past 20 goals have been scored at even strength
or shorthanded.
Eastbound
The Jets are 15-8-1 against Eastern Conference teams this season, including 6-5-1
against the Atlantic Division…Winnipeg went 19-7-6 against the Eastern
Conference last season, including a 10-3-3 record versus the Atlantic Division
and 9-4-3 record against the Metropolitan Division…Mark Scheifele leads the
Jets with 29 points (16G, 13A) in 24 games against the Eastern Conference,
while Blake Wheeler has 28 points (3G, 25A) in 24 games…Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck
is 11-6-0 with a 2.75 goals-against average and .920 save percentage in 17 games
against the Eastern Conference this season.
Goal Differential
After beating the Anaheim Ducks 9-3 on Feb. 2, the Jets have been held to two
goals or less in four of their six games since then…Winnipeg is averaging 2.3 goals
per game in their past six games and have a minus-seven goal differential in
those games…The Jets have allowed three goals or more in nine of their past 10
games.
Busy Time
With tonight’s game, the Jets finish a stretch of 11 games (5-4-1) in 20 days since the all-star break…The Jets enjoy three days off after tonight’s game, which is their last three-day break between games this season…Winnipeg went 6-3-0 in nine games in 16 days leading into the break…The Jets play their last 34 games of the regular season in 69 days.
Dominating the Dot
The Jets have won 68-of-107 (63.6%) faceoffs in their past two games…Adam Lowry
won 15-of-18 (83.3%) of his faceoffs on Thursday, which was two less than his
season high of 17 faceoff wins (Oct. 18 at VAN)…Lowry has won more than 50% of
his faceoffs in four of his past five games…He climbed a tie for fourth in the
NHL with a 57.6% faceoff winning percentage…At 25 years old, Lowry is the
youngest player in the NHL’s top 10 for faceoff winning percentage.
Dandy Tanny
Brandon Tanev scored his 12th goal of the season on Thursday to grow his career
high for goals…He also has a career high 22 points and matched a career high
with 10 assists…Tanev has expanded his offensive prowess with a career-high 96
shots and career-best 12.5% shooting percentage…Eleven of his 12 goals this
season have come at even strength.
Sharp Shooter
Mark Scheifele has a career-best 20.3% shooting percentage with 30 goals on 148
shots…He’s eighth among NHL shooting percentage leaders…He’s averaging a career-high
3:36 of power play ice time per game and has reached seven power play goals in four
consecutive seasons…He needs one more power play goal to match the career-high
eight power play goals he had last season.
Jets vs.
Senators All-Time Records
Overall: 25-34-3
At Bell MTS Place: 2-6-0
At Canadian Tire Centre: 13-17-2
2018-19 Game Log vs. Senators
| Date | Location | Score | Rec | Scorers | Goaltender |
| Feb. 2 | Ottawa | 5-2 L | 0-1-0 (34-18-2) | Little (14), Lemieux (9) | Brossoit (27 sv, 5 ga) |
| Feb. 16 | Winnipeg |
Jets vs. Senators Notes
- The Jets lost 5-2 to the Ottawa Senators last Saturday, which ended a four-game winning streak against the Senators.
- The Jets are 7-10-1 against the Sens since the franchise relocated to Winnipeg in 2011.
- Winnipeg has won back-to-back games against Ottawa at Bell MTS Place after losing the first six meetings in Winnipeg after relocation.
- The Jets have outscored the Senators 7-3 in the two wins at Bell MTS Place.
- Winnipeg is 7-for-7 on the penalty kill in the past three games against Ottawa at Bell MTS Place.
- Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Senators with 21 points (11G, 10A) in 34 games.
- Patrik Laine has five points (1G, 4A) in five games against Ottawa.
- Mathieu Perreault has three game-winning goals and a 24.2% shooting percentage in 19 games against Ottawa.
- Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is a perfect 4-0 with a 2.25 goals-against average and .927 save percentage in four career starts against the Senators.
Jets-Senators Connections
- Senator Mark Stone calls Winnipeg his hometown.
- Jets forward Mark Scheifele was teammates with Stone at the 2012 World Junior Championship.
- Defenceman Dustin Byfuglien and goaltender Craig Anderson were together on the Chicago Blackhawks roster during the 2005-06 season.
- Kyle Connor (17th overall) and Sens defenceman Thomas Chabot (18th overall) were drafted in consecutive spots in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.
- Jets forward Blake Wheeler played with Senators forward Bobby Ryan for USA at the 2010 Olympic Games, winning a silver medal.
- Jets forward Mark Scheifele was teammates with Senators forward Darren Archibald during the 2010-11 season when they played in the OHL for the Barrie Colts.
Upcoming Milestones
Dustin Byfuglien
- Needs one shorthanded assist to tie Marty Reasoner and Patrik Stefan (7) for the second-most shorthanded assists in franchise history.
Nikolaj Ehlers
- Needs two penalty minutes to reach 100 for his career.
Dmitry Kulikov
- Needs five games played to reach 100 as a member of the Jets.
Bryan Little
- Needs three assists to reach 300 for his NHL career.
Paul Maurice
- Needs one win to reach 685 as an NHL head coach and pass Pat Quinn for eighth-most all-time.
Blake Wheeler
- 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.