The Winnipeg Jets are on the road tonight for the first time in the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as they visit the St. Louis Blues in Game 3 of their Western Conference First Round playoff series…The Jets lost the first two games at home, losing Game 1 on Wednesday 2-1 and Game 2 on Friday 4-3…Game 4 of the series is slated for Tuesday in St. Louis, while Game 5, if necessary, is scheduled for Thursday back in Winnipeg at Bell MTS Place.
One-Goal Games
The Jets lost the first two games of the series by one goal and are 1-10 all-time
as a franchise in playoff games decided by one-goal…Winnipeg was 1-4 in
one-goal games during their playoff run last season…During the regular season,
the Jets went 19-7-5 in one-goal games, which was sixth-best in the NHL.
Third Period Tallies
The Jets are the only team in the playoffs that hasn’t scored a goal in the third period…Winnipeg finished fifth in the NHL during the regular season with 102 third-period goals, which was their most productive period.
Back in the Dance
The Jets are back in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive season…It’s
the first time in franchise history that the Jets have reached the playoffs in
back-to-back seasons and fourth time overall.
| Records in Seasons When Making the Playoffs | ||||||||||
| Year | GP | W | L | OTL | PTS | GF | GA | PIM | PP% | PK% |
| 2006-07 | 82 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 97 | 239 | 241 | 1097 | 16.5 | 79.8 |
| 2014-15 | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 99 | 223 | 204 | 1068 | 17.8 | 81.8 |
| 2017-18 | 82 | 52 | 20 | 10 | 114 | 273 | 216 | 697 | 23.4 | 81.8 |
| 2018-19 | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 99 | 270 | 243 | 759 | 24.8 | 79.1 |
On the Road
The Jets went 22-18-1 on the road during the regular season, which set a
franchise record for the most road wins in a season…Winnipeg went 4-2-1 in their
last seven road games…The Jets won both games against the Blues in St. Louis
during the regular season and are 8-2-0 in their past 10 games in St. Louis…Blake
Wheeler led the Jets in scoring on the road during the regular season with 40
points (10G, 30A) in 41 games.
New Playoff Foe
This is the sixth playoff series in franchise history and the sixth time the
Jets face a different opponent…The then-Atlanta Thrashers played the New York
Rangers in 2006…The Jets made the playoffs for the first time after relocation
in 2015 and met the Anaheim Ducks in the first round…Last season, Winnipeg
played the Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators and Vegas Golden Knights.
Central Rivals
The Jets went 13-12-1 against Central Division teams during the regular season,
which is their poorest divisional record since going 11-16-2 during the 2015-16
season…Winnipeg has been above .500 against their divisional foes in four of
six seasons since moving to the Central Division…Winnipeg finished the season
4-7-1 in their last 12 games against Central Division teams and three of the
four wins came against Nashville…Since the start of the 2016- 17 season, the
Jets are 47-29-5 against Central Division teams, which is second in the NHL…In
that same time frame, Blake Wheeler leads all NHLers in scoring against the
Central Division with 98 points (28G, 70A) in 81 games, while Mark Scheifele
has 90 points (37G, 53A) in 73 games.
Fearless Leader
Jets head coach
Paul Maurice is coaching in the postseason for the seventh time in his
career…Maurice is 34-42 behind the bench in playoff games, with the highlight
of his postseason success coming in 2002 when he coached the Carolina
Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup final…The nine playoff wins the Jets posted last
season is the second most Maurice has had in a playoff run, next to the 2002
season.
Sniper Patrik
Patrik Laine has scored in both games of the series so far…He has 15 goals in
14 career regular season and playoff games against St. Louis, including eight
goals in six games this season…Laine set a franchise record with five goals
against the Blues on Nov. 24…He has 11 goals in seven career games at Enterprise
Center and has scored in six of the seven games.
OT Magic
Dustin Byfuglien is
the only player on the Jets roster to score an overtime goal in the Stanley Cup
Playoffs and happened nearly a decade ago…Byfuglien did it during his time with
the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final against the
San Jose Sharks…The Jets franchise has never won a playoff game in overtime,
going 0-2 thus far.
Dustin Byfuglien Overtime Goal
| Date | Team | Final Score | Opp. | OTs | OT Time Elapsed |
| 2010-05-21 | CHI | 3-2 | SJS | 1 | 12:24 |
Playoff History
All-Time Playoff Appearance: 4th
Consecutive Playoff Appearance: 2
Most Recent Playoff Appearance: 2018 (FR: 4-1 W vs. MIN; SR: 4-3
W vs. NSH; CF: 4-1 L vs. VGK)
All-Time Playoff Record: 9-18 in 27 GP (2-3 in 5 series)
Playoff Records
Game 7s: 1-0 (0-0 at home, 1-0 on road)
Overtime: 0-2 (0-1 at home, 0-1 on road)
Facing Elimination: 1-3 (0-2 at home, 1-1 on road)
With Chance to Clinch Series: 2-1 (1-1 at home, 1-0 on road)