The Winnipeg Jets play the second game of a three-game homestand tonight when they welcome the Carolina Hurricanes to Bell MTS Place for the only time this season…The Jets defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 7-3 on Sunday to open the homestand with a victory…The Jets finish the homestand Thursday against the Chicago Blackhawks.
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Last Game
Dec. 15 vs. PHI – 7-3 W
Jets Scorers: Ehlers (14), Sbisa (2), Wheeler (9), Scheifele (15), Shaw (1), Laine (10), Connor (14)
Flyers Scorers: Niskanen (4), Van Riemsdyk (8), Gostisbehere (5)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (29 sv, 3 ga)
Flyers Goaltender: Brian Elliot (11 sv, 6 ga), Carter Hart (6 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 3-for-5
Jets PK: 0-for-1
Recap: Seven different Jets scored en route to a 7-3 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday afternoon…Blake Wheeler (1G, 2A), Mark Scheifele (1G, 2A), and Neal Pionk (3A) led the Jets with three points each…Logan Shaw scored his first goal with the Jets, while Nick Shore assisted the goal for his first point with Winnipeg…Connor Hellebuyck made 29 saves to earn the win.
Three Stars: 1. Wheeler 2. Pionk 3. Scheifele
Next Five Games
| Date | Time (Local) | Opponent | Venue | TV | Radio |
| Dec. 19 | 7:00 p.m. | Chicago | Bell MTS Place | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Dec. 21 | 1:00 p.m. | At Minnesota | Xcel Energy Center | Sportsnet | TSN 1290 |
| Dec. 23 | 7:00 p.m. | Montreal | Bell MTS Place | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Dec. 27 | 7:00 p.m. | St. Louis | Bell MTS Place | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Dec. 29 | 2:00 p.m. | At St. Louis | Enterprise Center | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
20 Dubs
The Jets earned their 20th win of the season on Sunday in their 33rd game of the season…It’s the second fastest the Jets have won 20 games in a season in franchise history after reaching 20 wins in 31 games last season…Winnipeg’s record has shot up thanks to going 14-4-2 since Nov. 1, which is tied for the third best record in the NHL…The Jets haven’t lost consecutive games in two months since losing three consecutive games from Oct. 13-17, which is their only losing streak of the season.
Finding the Power
The Jets scored a season high three power play goals on Sunday against the Flyers…It’s only the second time this season Winnipeg scored multiple power play goals in a game (2 – Oct. 17 vs. ARI)…The Jets are 5-for-15 (33.3%) on the power play in their past four games…After scoring a career high 12 power play goals last season, Mark Scheifele leads the Jets with five power play goals this season, including scoring three of Winnipeg’s past five power play markers.
Against the East
The Jets are 7-5-1 against the Eastern Conference this season, including 4-4-1 against the Metropolitan Division…tonight is Winnipeg’s fourth consecutive game against an Eastern Conference team…Mark Scheifele leads the Jets in scoring against the Eastern Conference with 16 points (5G, 11A) in 13 games, while Nikolaj Ehlers has a team-leading six goals.
Home Ice
The Jets are in the midst of playing five of six games at Bell MTS Place…Winnipeg is 10-5-1 on home ice this season, including 8-1-1 in their past 10 home contests…The Jets have won five consecutive home games and have outscored their opponents 24-10 in the five victories…Mark Scheifele (9G, 7A) leads the Jets in scoring at home with 16 points in 16 games.
Getting Streaky
Mark Scheifele (6G, 5A) and Kyle Connor (4G, 6A) are riding six-game point streaks, which is the longest by a Jets player this season…Scheifele’s three points on Sunday gave him his team leading ninth multi-point game of the season.
Points of Three
The Jets had three players register three-points in a game on Sunday for the first time this season…Mark Scheifele (1G, 2A) had his third three-point game of the season, while Blake Wheeler (1G, 2A) and Neal Pionk (3A) each had their first…Patrik Laine leads the Jets this season with four three-point games.
First Tallies
Logan Shaw scored his first goal for the Jets on Sunday…It was assisted by Nick Shore for his first point as a member of the Jets…Carl Dahlstrom and Joona Luoto are the only players on Winnipeg’s active roster that have been held pointless this season.
Dominating the Dot
Blake Wheeler led the Jets by winning 14-of-18 (77.8%) of his face-offs on Sunday…He has won 10 or more face-offs in seven of the 17 games he’s played since switching to centre, including five times in his past seven games…The Jets are 12-4-1 since Wheeler moved to centre…Mark Scheifele leads the Jets this season with 10 or more face-off wins in 13 games this season.
Jets vs. Hurricanes All-Time Records
Overall: 36-41-13
Home: 14-24-7
Away: 22-17-6
At Bell MTS Place: 7-4-0
Series Notes
- The Jets have won four consecutive games against Carolina and have outscored the Hurricanes 16-5 in the four games.
- Thirteen of the past 14 meetings between Winnipeg and Carolina have been decided by two goals or less, but the Jets beat the Hurricanes 8-1 in their second meeting last season.
- The Jets are 4-for-17 (23.5%) on the power play in the past six games against the Hurricanes, including 1-for-2 in each of the past three games.
- Winnipeg is 8-for-8 on the penalty kill in the past three contests against Carolina.
- Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in scoring against Carolina with 33 points (14G, 19A) in 36 games.
- Wheeler has 12 points (6G, 6A) in his past nine games against the Hurricanes.
- Patrik Laine has eight points (4G, 4A) in six games against Carolina.
Career Scoring vs. Hurricanes
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG |
| Blake Wheeler | 36 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0.92 |
| Bryan Little | 44 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 0.70 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Patrik Laine | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1.33 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 30 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0.23 |
| Mark Letestu | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.44 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.24 |
| Mark Scheifele | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0.42 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.33 |
| Kyle Connor | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Luca Sbisa | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0.31 |
| Andrew Copp | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0.43 |
| Josh Morrissey | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.60 |
| Gabriel Bourque | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.22 |
| Adam Lowry | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.25 |
| Jack Roslovic | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| Logan Shaw | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| Neal Pionk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Anthony Bitetto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nicholas Shore | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Goaltending Against the Hurricanes
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | ShO | Sv% | GAA |
| Connor Hellebuyck | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 124 | 0.905 |
| Laurent Brossoit | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 86 | 0.925 |
Former Hurricanes Playing for the Jets
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Former Jets Playing for the Hurricanes
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Upcoming Milestones
Andrew Copp
- Needs two points to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Nikolaj Ehlers
- Needs five goals to pass Marian Hossa (108) for 10th in goals in franchise history.
Patrik Laine
- Needs three 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 one game played to pass Mark Stuart (390) for 14th in franchise history in games played.
Josh Morrissey
- Needs four 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 four assists to pass Marc Savard (133) for 11th in assists in franchise history.
Blake Wheeler
- Needs four points to pass Ilya Kovalchuk (615) for the most points in franchise history.
Recently Accomplished Milestones
Adam Lowry
- Dec. 3 vs. DAL – Reached 200 penalty minutes for his NHL career.
Mark Scheifele
- Dec. 8 vs. ANA – Reached 400 points for his NHL career.
Blake Wheeler
- Dec. 10 vs. DET – Reached 200 goals as a member of the Jets franchise.
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)
Dec. 10 – Activated F – Gabriel Bourque from injured reserve; Activated F – Mason Appleton from injured reserve and assigned him to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Dec. 13 – Loaned F – David Gustafsson to Sweden for the 2020 World Junior Championship
Current Injuries
| Player | Injury | Date Injured | Games Missed |
| Mark Letestu* | Upper Body | — | 26 |
| Bryan Little* | Upper Body | Nov. 5 vs NJD | 17 |
| Dmitry Kulikov* | Upper Body | Nov. 29 at ANA | 7 |
*- Currently on injured reserve
Man-Games Lost: 115
How the Jets Were Built
Drafted (11) – Connor, Copp, Ehlers, 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 beat the San Antonio Rampage 4-2 on Saturday night and sit tied for fourth in the Central Division with a 14-15-0 record…JC Lipon had a goal and two assists to lead the Moose to the victory on Saturday…Manitoba continues their five-game road trip tonight against the Colorado Eagles.
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