The Winnipeg Jets close out their pre-all-star break schedule with a three-game, four-day road trip, which begins tomorrow against the Chicago Blackhawks…The Jets lost 7-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night and finished their three-game homestand at 1-2-0…Winnipeg’s road trip continues on Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes.
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Last Game
Jan. 17 vs. TBL – 7-1 L
Jets Scorers: Roslovic (9)
Lightning Scorers: Cirelli (10, 11, 12), Kucherov (21, 22), Verhaeghe (6), Killorn (20)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (7 sv, 5 ga); Laurent Brossoit (12 sv, 2 ga)
Lightning Goaltender: Andrei Vasilevskiy (30 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-2
Jets PK: 1-for-1
Recap: The Jets outshot the Lightning 31-26, but lost 7-1 on Friday…Jack Roslovic scored Winnipeg’s lone goal…Neal Pionk led the Jets with eight hits, while Blake Wheeler had a team best six shots.
Three Stars: 1. Cirelli 2. Kucherov 3. Vasilevskiy
Next Five Games
| Date | Time (Local) | Opponent | Venue | TV | Radio |
| Jan. 21 | 7:00 p.m. | At Carolina | PNC Arena | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Jan. 22 | 7:30 p.m. | At Columbus | Nationwide Arena | Sportsnet | TSN 1290 |
| Jan. 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston | Bell MTS Place | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Feb. 1 | 7:00 p.m. | St. Louis | Bell MTS Place | Sportsnet | TSN 1290 |
| Feb. 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Nashville | Bell MTS Place | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
On the Road
The Jets are 14-8-2 on the road this season, which places them tied for the third in the NHL…Winnipeg has gone 3-1-1 in their past five road contests and have not lost consecutive away games in regulation this season…Mark Scheifele ranks eighth in the NHL in road scoring with 29 points (11G, 18A) in 24 games…Kyle Connor (12G, 14A) and Nikolaj Ehlers (13G, 13A) rank tied for 10th in NHL road scoring with 26 points in 24 games.
Central Rivals
The Jets are 7-5-2 against fellow Central Division teams this season and 16-9-3 against the Western Conference…Winnipeg is 1-2-2 in their past five games against the Central Division…The Jets play four of their next seven games within the division…Mark Scheifele leads the Jets in scoring against the Central with 17 points (7G, 10A) in 15 games, while Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor have a team-leading eight goals.
PK Perfect
The Jets are a perfect 6-for-6 on the penalty kill in their past three games and 14-for-15 (93.3%) on the PK in their past six games…Winnipeg ranks ninth in the NHL in penalty kill percentage in January at 87%…Adam Lowry leads the Jets in shorthanded ice time in January with 25:17.
Feeling Rosy
Jack Roslovic has scored in consecutive games for the Jets for the first time this season…His goal on Friday is his ninth of the season, which matches his career high from last season…He needs five points to match the career high 24 points he had a season ago.
Hit Squad
Defenceman Neal Pionk had a team high eight hits on Friday, which was one shy of his career high…Pionk is averaging 2.4 hits per game this season, compared to 1.9 last season when he had a career high 138 hits…Adam Lowry has the team high for hits in a game this season with 10 on Oct. 8 vs. PIT.
Jets vs. Blackhawks Information
All-Time Record: 19-18-5
Home: 8-10-4
Road: 11-8-1
At Bell MTS Place: 6-7-2
Media Guide Page: https://jetsmedia.ca/Chicago-blackhawks
Series Notes
- Winnipeg’s loss to the Blackhawks last month ended its six-game winning streak against Chicago.
- The Jets are 7-2-0 in their past nine games against the Blackhawks.
- The Jets swept the season series (4-0-0) last season for the first time in franchise history when playing multiple games in a season.
- Winnipeg has won the past three games against Chicago at United Center…All three wins have been by one goal.
- The Jets are 37-for-41 (90.2%) on the penalty kill in their past 16 games against Chicago.
- Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in scoring against the Blackhawks with 28 points (9G, 19A) in 34 career games.
- Mark Scheifele’s eight points (3G, 5A) in four games against the Blackhawks last season is the most points by a Jets a player against Chicago in a single season…He had the game-winning goal in overtime in the first meeting this season (Oct. 12 at CHI – 3-2 OTW).
Career Scoring vs. Blackhawks
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG |
| Blake Wheeler | 34 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 0.82 |
| Mark Scheifele | 28 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 0.68 |
| Bryan Little | 28 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0.61 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 20 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 0.75 |
| Patrik Laine | 16 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0.69 |
| Andrew Copp | 16 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0.56 |
| Kyle Connor | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0.64 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 25 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0.28 |
| Gabriel Bourque | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.26 |
| Mark Letestu | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.29 |
| Josh Morrissey | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0.40 |
| Jack Roslovic | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.75 |
| Luca Sbisa | 23 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0.22 |
| Adam Lowry | 24 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0.17 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.16 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 |
| Anthony Bitetto | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Neal Pionk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.33 |
| Tucker Poolman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Cameron Schilling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Nicholas Shore | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.09 |
| Mason Appleton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Carl Dahlstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sami Niku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Goaltending Against the Blackhawks
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | ShO | Sv% | GAA |
| Connor Hellebuyck | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.921 | 2.44 |
| Laurent Brossoit | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.909 | 3.00 |
Former Blackhawks Playing for the Jets
D – Carl Dahlstrom
Former Jets Playing for the Blackhawks
None
Upcoming Milestones
Gabriel Bourque
- Needs seven games played to reach 400 games played in for his NHL career.
Kyle Connor
- Needs nine goals to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Nikolaj Ehlers
- Needs one goal to pass Marian Hossa (108) for 10th in goals in franchise history.
- Needs two goals to pass Evander Kane (109) for ninth 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 Jacob Trouba (408) for 12th in games played in franchise history.
Mathieu Perreault
- Needs four 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.
- Needs seven assists to reach 200 for his NHL career.
- Needs eight games played to reach 400 with the Jets franchise.
- Needs two games played to pass Zach Bogosian (393) for 14th in games played in franchise history.
- Needs three goals to pass Dany Heatley (80) for 13th in goals in franchise history.
- Needs two assists to pass Marc Savard (133) for 11th in assists in franchise history.
Luca Sbisa
- Needs 10 assists to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Mark Scheifele
- Needs four games played to reach 500 for his NHL career.
- Needs five assists to pass Toby Enstrom (254) for fifth in assists in franchise history.
Nick Shore
- Needs eight penalty minutes to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Blake Wheeler
- Needs six penalty minutes to reach 600 for his NHL career.
Recently Accomplished Milestones
Andrew Copp
- 9 at BOS – Reached 100 points for his NHL career.
Connor Hellebuyck
- 14 vs. VAN – Passed Ondrej Pavelec for the most shutouts in franchise history with 18.
Patrik Laine
- 9 at BOS – Reached 100 assists for his NHL career.
Adam Lowry
- 6 at MTL – Played in his 400th career NHL game.
Recent Transactions
Dec. 13 – Loaned F – David Gustafsson to Sweden for the 2020 World Junior Championship
Dec. 18 – Placed F – Andrew Copp and F – Mathieu Perreault on injured reserve; Recalled F – Mason Appleton and F – Jansen Harkins from the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Dec. 19 – Claimed G – Eric Comrie off waivers from the Detroit Red Wings
Dec. 28 – Placed G – Eric Comrie on waivers
Dec. 29 – Reassigned G – Eric Comrie to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Dec. 31 – Activated F – Mathieu Perreault from injured reserve
Jan. 2 – Reassigned F – Joona Luoto to the Manitoba Moose (AHL); Recalled D – Sami Niku from the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Jan. 6 – Activated F – Andrew Copp from injured reserve; Placed D – Nathan Beaulieu on injured reserve.
Jan. 9 – Activated D – Dmitry Kulikov from injured reserve; Placed F – Logan Shaw on waivers; Reassigned F – David Gustafsson to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Jan. 10 – Reassigned F – Logan Shaw to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Jan. 16 – Placed D – Carl Dahlstrom and D – Tucker Poolman on injured reserve
Jan. 17 – Recalled D – Cameron Schilling from the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Jan. 18 – Recalled D – Nelson Nogier from the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Current Injuries
| Player | Injury | Date Injured | Games Missed |
| Mark Letestu* | Upper Body | — | 41 |
| Bryan Little* | Upper Body | Nov. 5 vs NJD | 32 |
| Nathan Beaulieu* | Lower Body | Dec. 31 at COL | 8 |
| Tucker Poolman* | Lower Body | Dec. 12 vs. NSH | 2 |
| Carl Dahlstrom* | Upper Body | Dec. 14 vs. VAN | 1 |
*- Currently on injured reserve
Man-Games Lost: 182
How the Jets Were Built
Drafted (15) – Appleton, Connor, Copp, Ehlers, Harkins, Hellebuyck, Laine, Little, Lowry, Morrissey, Niku, Nogier, Poolman, Scheifele, Roslovic
Trade (3) – Beaulieu, Pionk, Wheeler
Free Agency (7) – Bitetto, Bourque, Brossoit, Kulikov, Letestu, Perreault, Schilling
Waivers (3) – Dahlstrom, Sbisa, Shore
Moose Tracks
The Manitoba Moose entertain the Laval Rocket today and tomorrow afternoon…The Moose are 19-23-0 on the season and sit in seventh place in the Central Division.
Broadcast Information
TV: Sportsnet
Radio: TSN 1290 – Dennis Beyak, Paul Edmonds & Brian Munz
Jets Communications
Jets Media Site: jetsmedia.ca
Jets Media Guide: jetsmedia.ca/media-guide