The Winnipeg Jets finish a three-game pre-season homestand tonight when they entertain the Calgary Flames…The Jets are 1-0-1 on the homestand…The Jets visit the Flames on Tuesday in the back half of the home-and-home set.
Last Game
Sep. 20 vs. STL – 4-3 OTL
Jets Scorers: Ehlers (1), Lowry (1), Bourque (1)
Blues Scorers: Kostin (2), Edmundson (1), Perron (1,2)
Jets Goaltender: Hellebuyck (15 sv, 4 ga)
Blues Goaltenders: Allen (18 sv, 2 ga); Husso (10 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-4
Jets PK: 3-for-3
Recap: The Winnipeg Jets erased a 2-0 first period deficit, but ultimately lost 4-3 in overtime to the St. Louis Blues on Friday night…Nikolaj Ehlers led the Jets with a goal and an assist, while Gabriel Bourque scored a go-ahead goal with 3:01 in the third period…The Blues tied the game with 33 seconds left in the third period to force overtime.
Three Stars: 1. Perron 2. Ehlers 3. Copp
Perfect PK
The Jets are a perfect six-for-six on the penalty kill during the pre-season…Eight NHL teams remain perfect on the penalty kill during the pre-season…Winnipeg went 79.2% on the penalty kill last season.
Two-for-One
Nikolaj Ehlers, who is playing in his second consecutive pre-season game tonight, became the fourth member of the Jets to have a multi-point game in the pre-season when he had a goal and an assist on Friday against the Blues…Blake Wheeler and Andrew Copp each had a goal and an assist on Wednesday against Minnesota, while defenceman Sami Niku had two assists…Mark Scheifele led the Jets with 23 multi-point games last season, while Wheeler was second with 22.
Shooter
Nikolaj Ehlers had eight shots on Friday against the Blues, which is tied for ninth in the NHL during the pre-season…Ehlers has had eight shots or more in a game four times during his career in the regular season, including career high 10 shots on Mar. 2/18 vs. DET (4-3W).
Only One
Goaltender Laurent Brossoit stopped 20 of 21 shots on Wednesday against Minnesota…He’s one of six goaltenders in the NHL this pre-season to allow one goal or less in their first outing…Brossoit is coming off a career season in which he was 13-6-2 with a 2.52 goals-against average and .925 save percentage.
Against the Flames
The Jets went 1-2-0 against the Flames last season, winning the last meeting of the season on Mar. 16 2-1 at Bell MTS Place…Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Flames with 18 points (6G, 12A) in the 18 games.
Back Outside
The Jets are scheduled to face the Calgary Flames at Mosaic Stadium in Regina on Oct. 26 for the 2019 Tim Hortons Heritage Classic…This is Winnipeg’s second outdoor game, as the Jets hosted the Edmonton Oilers in 2016 Tim Hortons Heritage Classic at IG Field.
Road Start
The Jets play five of their first six games on the road to begin the regular season, including a four-game road trip to start the season…Winnipeg visits the New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, and Pittsburgh Penguins to kick off the 2019-20 campaign…The Jets were 22-18-1 on the road last season, which was 13th in the NHL.
Rookie Recap
The Jets went 1-2 during the Rookie Showcase earlier this month in Belleville, Ont…The Jets rookies beat Montreal 2-1, while they dropped the two games to Ottawa (8-1 and 2-1 OTL)…Cole Maier led the Jets contingent in scoring with three points in three games (1G, 2A).
Pre-Season Sked
The Jets play seven pre-season games in 14 days this month…Winnipeg plays their usual pre-season counterparts twice each – Minnesota, Calgary, and Edmonton – and host the defending Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues on Sept. 20 at Bell MTS Place.