The Winnipeg Jets finish a two-game homestand tonight when they take on the Detroit Red Wings, which begins a home-and-home set between the two clubs…The Jets beat the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Sunday afternoon in the first game of the homestand…The back half of the home-and-home set goes Thursday in Detroit.
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Last Game
Dec. 8 vs. ANA – 3-2 W
Jets Scorers: Scheifele (12, 13), Lowry (3)
Ducks Scorers: Silfverberg (11), Shore (1)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (31 sv, 2 ga)
Ducks Goaltender: John Gibson (30 sv, 3 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-4
Jets PK: 2-for-2
Recap: Mark Scheifele scored twice to lead the Jets to a 3-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday afternoon…Adam Lowry had the other tally for the Jets, while Mathieu Perreault had two assists…Connor Hellebuyck made 31 saves, including 14 in the third period, to earn the win…Blake Wheeler led the Jets with four shots, while Anthony Bitetto and Nathan Beaulieu each had three blocked shots.
Three Stars: 1. Hellebuyck 2. Scheifele 3. Perreault
Next Five Games
| Date | Time (Local) | Opponent | Venue | TV | Radio |
| Dec. 12 | 7:30 p.m. | At Detroit | Little Caesars Arena | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Dec. 15 | 4:00 p.m. | Philadelphia | Bell MTS Place | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Dec. 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Carolina | Bell MTS Place | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Dec. 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Chicago | Bell MTS Place | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Dec. 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center | Sportsnet | TSN 1290 |
Home Ice
The Jets return to Bell MTS Place for consecutive home games for the first time in nearly a month…The Jets play five of the seven games they have remaining before the Christmas break at home…Winnipeg is 8-5-1 on home ice this season, but are 6-1-1 in their past eight home contests…The Jets have outscored their opponents 12-6 in their past three home games and have won three consecutive home games for the first time this season… Mark Scheifele (7G, 5A) leads the Jets in scoring at home with 12 points in 14 games.
Against the East
The Jets are 5-4-1 against the Eastern Conference this season…Winnipeg has won three consecutive games against the Eastern Conference, but been outscored 35-28 in the 10 games this season.
One Goal
The Jets are 12-2-2 in one-goal games this season, which is the most wins in the NHL…Winnipeg’s 16 one-goal games is tied for third most in the NHL.
Late Winners
Mark Scheifele’s game-winner in the third period on Sunday is Winnipeg’s 10th game-winning goal scored in the third period or overtime this season, which is tied for third in the NHL…Scheifele and Kyle Connor each have three game-winning goals in third periods or overtime this season.
400 Points
Mark Scheifele reached 400 career points with his two goals on Sunday…He’s the sixth player in franchise history to reach 400 points…His 164 goals are fourth in franchise history.
Helluva Run
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has turned away more than 92% of the shots he’s faced in five consecutive starts and six consecutive appearances…He’s allowed two goals or less in four his past five starts, stopping 150 of 157 shots (1.40 goals against average and .955 save percentage)…On the season, Hellebuyck is first in the NHL with 15 wins, third with a .934 save percentage and fifth with a 2.20 goals-against average.
Face-Off Success
Andrew Copp won 11-of-15 face-offs (74%) on Sunday…He’s won 57.1% (113-for-198) of his face-offs this season, which is a career high…His 11 face-off wins on Sunday matched a season high and was three shy of his career high for face-off wins in a game.
Jets vs. Red Wings Information
All-Time Record: 12-11-3
Home: 6-5-1
Road: 6-6-2
At Bell MTS Place: 4-1-1
At Little Caesars Arena: 1-1-0
Media Guide Page: https://jetsmedia.ca/detroit-red-wings
Series Notes
- The Jets are 8-3-1 in their past 12 games against the Red Wings and have points in five of the past six meetings (4-1-1)…The Jets have also won the past three games against the Red Wings.
- Winnipeg is 2-for-24 (8.3%) on the power play in their past seven games against Detroit, but are 19-for-22 (86.4%) on the penalty kill in that same span.
- Bryan Little has 14 points (5G, 9A) in 14 career games against the Red Wings.
- Patrik Laine has seven points (5G, 2A) in six career games against Detroit, while Nikolaj Ehlers has six points (1G, 5A) in six games.
- Laurent Brossoit is 2-0 with a 1.50 goals-against average and .952 save percentage in two career starts against Detroit, which both came last season…He stopped 60 of 63 shots in the two contests.
Career Scoring vs. Red Wings
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG |
| Bryan Little | 15 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 1.00 |
| Blake Wheeler | 17 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 0.76 |
| Mark Scheifele | 10 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.90 |
| Patrik Laine | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1.17 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.54 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Mark Letestu | 21 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0.29 |
| Kyle Connor | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.80 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.21 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.21 |
| Gabriel Bourque | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.27 |
| Adam Lowry | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| Josh Morrissey | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.33 |
| Neal Pionk | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.50 |
| Andrew Copp | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.13 |
| Jack Roslovic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Luca Sbisa | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.07 |
| Logan Shaw | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 |
| Nicholas Shore | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.14 |
| Mason Appleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Anthony Bitetto | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Carl Dahlstrom | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Goaltending Against the Red Wings
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | ShO | Sv% | GAA |
| Connor Hellebuyck | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.907 | 2.95 |
| Laurent Brossoit | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.952 | 1.50 |
Former Red Wings Playing for the Jets
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Former Jets Playing for the Red Wings
G – Eric Comrie
Upcoming Milestones
Anthony Bitetto
- Needs one penalty minute for 100 for his NHL career.
Kyle Connor
- Needs three goals to pass Dany Heatley (80) for 12th in goals in franchise history.
Nikolaj Ehlers
- Needs one point to pass Evander Kane (222) for 10th in points in franchise history.
- Needs six goals to pass Marian Hossa (108) for 10th in goals in franchise history.
Patrik Laine
- Needs four penalty minutes to reach 100 for his NHL career.
- Needs five goals to pass Dustin Byfuglien (122) for seventh in goals in franchise history.
Bryan Little
- Needs seven penalty minutes to reach 300 for his NHL career.
Adam Lowry
- Needs four games played to pass Mark Stuart (390) for 14th in franchise history in games played.
- Needs one goal to pass Ray Ferraro (56) for 19th in franchise history in goals.
Josh Morrissey
- Needs six points to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Mathieu Perreault
- Needs six penalty minutes to reach 300 for his NHL career.
- Needs three goals to pass Dany Heatley (80) for 12th in goals in franchise history.
- Needs five assists to pass Marc Savard (133) for 11th in assists in franchise history.
Blake Wheeler
- Needs one goal to reach 200 as a member of the Jets franchise.
- Needs nine points to pass Ilya Kovalchuk (615) for the most points in franchise history.
Recently Accomplished Milestones
Adam Lowry
- 3 vs. DAL – Reached 200 penalty minutes for his NHL career.
Mark Scheifele
- 8 vs. ANA – Reached 400 points for his NHL career.
Recent Transactions
Nov. 29 – Placed D – Nathan Beaulieu on injured reserve
Nov. 30 – Recalled D – Cameron Schilling from the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Dec. 4 – Placed D – Dmitry Kulikov on injured reserve; Claimed F – Nick Shore off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs; Reassigned F – Michael Spacek to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Dec. 5 – Activated D – Nathan Beaulieu from injured reserve
Dec. 6 – Reassigned D – Cameron Schilling to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Current Injuries
| Player | Injury | Date Injured | Games Missed |
| Mark Letestu* | Upper Body | — | 23 |
| Mason Appleton* | Lower Body | Oct. 25 | 19 |
| Bryan Little* | Upper Body | Nov. 5 vs NJD | 14 |
| Gabriel Bourque* | Lower Body | Nov. 5 vs. NJD | 14 |
| Dmitry Kulikov* | Upper Body | Nov. 29 at ANA | 4 |
*- Currently on injured reserve
Man-Games Lost: 109
How the Jets Were Built
Drafted (13) – Appleton, Connor, Copp, Ehlers, Gustafsson, Hellebuyck, Laine, Little, Lowry, Morrissey, Poolman, Scheifele, Roslovic
Trade (3) – Beaulieu, Pionk, Wheeler
Free Agency (8) – Bitetto, Bourque, Brossoit, Kulikov, Letestu, Luoto, Perreault, Shaw
Waivers (3) – Dahlstrom, Sbisa, Shore
Moose Tracks
The Manitoba Moose split a pair of games with the Chicago Wolves last weekend at Bell MTS Place and sit in fifth place in the Central Division with a record of 13-13-0…Jansen Harkins in second in AHL scoring with 28 points (6G, 22A) in 26 games…The Moose begin a five-game road trip on Wednesday with the first of two games against the Texas Stars.
Broadcast Information
TV: TSN3 – Dennis Beyak & Kevin Sawyer
Radio: TSN 1290 – Paul Edmonds & Brian Munz
Jets Communications
Jets Media Site: jetsmedia.ca
Jets Media Guide: jetsmedia.ca/media-guide