The Winnipeg Jets look to even their best-of-seven first round playoff series tonight in Game 4 against the St. Louis Blues…The Jets doubled up the Blues 6-3 in Game 4 on Sunday night for their first win of the series…Game 5 is scheduled for Thursday back in Winnipeg at Bell MTS Place.
Goal Outburst
The Jets scored six goals in Game 3, which was one off the franchise record for
goals scored in a playoff game…Winnipeg scored four goals combined in the first
two games of this series…The Jets scored three times in the third period,
which was the first time they scored in the third period in the playoffs.
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 regular season road games…The Jets have won all three games against
the Blues in St. Louis during the regular season and playoffs and are 9-2-0 in
their past 11 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.
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 |
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 35-42 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.
Big Buff
Defenceman Dustin Byfuglien leads the Jets in scoring in the playoffs with five
points (1G, 4A) in three games…He has a point in all three games, including two
points in each of the past two games…He had one point in his last eight regular
season games.
Sniper Patrik
Patrik Laine has scored in all three games of the series so far…He has 16 goals
in 15 career regular season and playoff games against St. Louis, including nine
goals in seven games this season…Laine set a franchise record with five goals
against the Blues on Nov. 24…He has 12 goals in eight career games at Enterprise
Center and has scored in seven of the eight 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: 10-18 in 28 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)