The Winnipeg Jets finish a three-game road trip tonight when they visit the Vegas Golden Knights in their second game in as many nights…The Jets have won four consecutive games, which includes a 3-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night and 3-0 win against the Anaheim Ducks last night…After tonight’s game, the Jets return to Winnipeg for their last homestand of the season, which begins Saturday against the Nashville Predators
Playoff Picture
Magic Number: 2
Current Point Total: 92
Projected Playoff Line: 86 Points
Earliest Jets Could
Clinch a Playoff Spot: Tonight at Vegas Golden Knights
If the Playoffs Started Today…: The
Jets (1st in the Central) would have home ice against the Dallas
Stars (1st in Wild Card) in the First Round of the Stanley Cup
Playoffs.
Chance to Clinch
Tonight is the first chance the Jets have this season to clinch their spot in
the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs and can become the first Central Division team to
do so with a win tonight…Last season, the Jets clinched their playoff spot on Mar.
25 at home with a 5-4 shootout win against the Nashville Predators…The Jets
needed 102 points to clinch last season, but can do so this year with 94
points.
Best for Last
The Jets scored twice in the third period on five shots to increase their third-period
goal total this season to 96, which is second in the NHL…The third period been
Winnipeg’s most productive period, as the Jets have scored 78 first-period
goals and 67 second-period goals…The Jets hold a plus-21 third-period goal
differential, which is fifth in the NHL.
Consistent Power
The Jets have scored a power play goal in five consecutive games (5-for-14, 35.7%)
and are 14-for-47 (29.8%) on the power play in their past 14 games…Winnipeg’s
power play on the season is clicking at 25.9%, which is fourth in the NHL and
2.5 percentage points better than their 23.4% power play last season…With 32
power play points (2G, 30A), Blake Wheeler has been in on 54.2% of the 59 power
play goals the Jets have scored this season.
Back-2-Back
Last night and tonight marks the eighth of nine back-to-back sets the Jets have
this season…Winnipeg is 5-3-0 in the first game and 5-2-0 in the second game of
back-to-backs this season…Last season, the Jets went 4-3-2 in the first game of
nine back-to-backs and 4-4-1 in the second game.
On the Road
Winnipeg is 20-16-0 on the road this season and play five of their last nine
games in the regular season on the road…Last night’s win gave the Jets back-to-back
road wins for the first time in the 2019 calendar year…Winnipeg hasn’t lost
three consecutive road games in regulation since Dec. 10-20/16…Winnipeg is 5-for-16
(31.3%) on the power play in their past five road games and are 11-for-12 (91.7%)
on the penalty kill in their past four road games…The Jets have scored 29 goals
in their past eight road games…Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in scoring on the
road this season with 38 points (10G, 28A) in 36 games…Patrik Laine leads the
Jets with 19 goals on the road.
Party in the Pacific
The Jets are 15-5-2 against Pacific Division opponents this season and have won
10 of their past 14 games against the Pacific Division…Winnipeg is in a stretch
of five of six games against Pacific Division teams…Winnipeg was a dominant 17-4-2
against Pacific Division foes last season and are on an 24-6-4 run in their
last 34 games versus the Pacific…Blake Wheeler (5G, 17A) leads the Jets in
scoring against the Pacific Division this season with 22 points in 22 games…Goaltender
Laurent Brossoit is 4-2 with a 1.91 goals-against average and .941 save
percentage in six games against Pacific Division teams this season.
Springing Ahead
March and April have historically been successful months for the Jets, as the
team has gone 84-54-15 in those two months since relocation…During the past
three seasons, the Jets are 34-11-2 in March and April, including a perfect
8-0-0 in April…Blake Wheeler is the franchise’s leading scorer in March with 121
points (47G, 74A) in 128 games…Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 17-7-2 in March
during his career with a 2.72 goals-against average and
.916 save percentage.
Goose Egg
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves last night to record his first
shutout of the season…He was the only goaltender in the NHL this season to have
won 30 games, but not have a shutout…Hellebuyck had six shutouts last season and
is third in franchise history with 13 shutouts, which is four behind Ondrej
Pavelec’s record of 17.
Stepping Up
Defenceman Jacob Trouba had two assists last night for his 10th multi-point game of the season…Trouba has four points (1G, 3A) in his past four games…He leads Jets defencemen in scoring with a career-high 42 points (6G, 36A) in 73 games, which is the most games he’s played in a season since he played 81 games during the 2015-16 season.
Magic 80
Mark Scheifele scored in the first period last night to reach 80 points (35G,
45A)…He joins Blake Wheeler (20G, 68A) in reaching the 80-point plateau…This is
the third time in franchise history two players have reached 80 points in the
same season and the first time since relocation.
| 80-Point Seasons in Franchise History | |||||
| Player | Season | GP | G | A | PTS |
| Marian Hossa | 2006-07 Atl | 82 | 43 | 57 | 100 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | 2005-06 Atl | 78 | 52 | 46 | 98 |
| Marc Savard | 2005-06 Atl | 82 | 28 | 69 | 97 |
| Marian Hossa | 2005-06 Atl | 80 | 39 | 53 | 92 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | 2008-09 Atl | 79 | 43 | 48 | 91 |
| Blake Wheeler | 2017-18 Wpg | 81 | 23 | 68 | 91 |
| Dany Heatley | 2002-03 Atl | 77 | 41 | 48 | 89 |
| Blake Wheeler | 2018-19 Wpg | 73 | 20 | 68 | 88 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | 2003-04 Atl | 81 | 41 | 46 | 87 |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | 2007-08 Atl | 79 | 52 | 35 | 87 |
| Mark Scheifele | 2016-17 Wpg | 79 | 32 | 50 | 82 |
| Slava Kozlov | 2006-07 Atl | 81 | 28 | 52 | 80 |
| Mark Scheifele | 2018-19 Wpg | 73 | 35 | 45 | 80 |
Hit Record
Brandon Tanev had two hits last night and leads the Jets in hits this season
with 246, which is fourth in the NHL…He has had four hits in a game 32 times
this season…Tanev has eclipsed his career high of 188 hits he had last
season…He needs 11 hits to set a franchise record for most hits in a season,
which is currently held by Adam Lowry, who had 256 hits during the 2014-15
season…Tanev is averaging 3.39 hits per game
this season, which is on pace to be a single-season franchise record.
Jets vs. Golden
Knights All-Time Records
Overall: 3-1-1
At Bell MTS Place: 2-0-1
At T-Mobile Arena: 1-1-0
2018-19 Game Log vs. Golden Knights
| Date | Location | Score | Rec | Scorers | Goaltender |
| Jan. 15 | Winnipeg | 4-1 W | 1-0-0 (30-14-2) | Connor (17, 18), Perreault (10), Scheifele (25) | Brossoit (43 sv, 1 ga) |
| Feb. 22 | Vegas | 6-3 W | 2-0-0 (37-20-4) | Ehlers (16), Connor (24), Laine (26, 27), Lowry (8), Copp (7) | Hellebuyck (29 sv, 3 ga) |
| Mar. 21 | Vegas |
Jets vs. Golden Knights Notes
- Winnipeg and Vegas met in last season’s Western Conference Final.
- Combining regular season and playoff games, the Jets are 1-3 at T-Mobile Arena, having won their first game there last month.
- The Jets have earned a point in four of their five games against Vegas (3-1-1).
- Winnipeg is 18-for-20 (90.0%) on the penalty kill in their five games against Vegas.
- Kyle Connor leads the Jets in scoring against Vegas with nine points (6G, 3A) in five games, while Blake Wheeler has seven assists in five games.
- Connor scored his six goals on 13 shots (46.2%).
- Bryan Little has gone 56-for-86 (65.1%) in the faceoff circle in five games against the Golden Knights.
Jets-Golden Knights Connections
- Vegas forward Paul Stastny played in 19 regular season and 17 playoff games for the Jets last season after being acquired from the St. Louis Blues at the trade deadline. He signed with the Golden Knights as a free agent on July 1.
- Golden Knights forwards Cody Eakin, Ryan Reaves, and Mark Stone are from Winnipeg.
- Golden Knights Assistant General Manager Kelly McCrimmon is from Brandon, Manitoba and is the owner of the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings.
- Jets forward Blake Wheeler was teammates with Vegas forwards Paul Stastny and Max Pacioretty at the 2014 Olympic Games when they played for USA.
- Jets forward Mark Scheifele was teammates with Stone at the 2012 World Junior Championship.
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.
Ben Chiarot
- Needs four games played to reach 300 for his career.
Nikolaj Ehlers
- Needs two penalty minutes to reach 100 for his career.
- Needs three points to reach 200 points for his career.
Connor Hellebuyck
- Needs two starts to reach 200 games started for his career.
Paul Maurice
- Needs one win to pass Dick Irvin (692) for the seventh-most wins in NHL history.
- Needs eight wins to reach 700 as an NHL head coach.
Mathieu Perreault
- Needs seven points to reach 200 points as a member of the Jets.
Jacob Trouba
- Needs one game played to reach 400 for his NHL career.
Blake Wheeler
- Needs one assist to tie Marc Savard for the most assists in a season in franchise history
- Needs eight goals to reach 200 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.