The Winnipeg Jets end a six-game homestand tonight by entertaining the Los Angeles Kings at Bell MTS Place…The Jets are 3-2-0 on the homestand after a 3-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night…After tonight’s game, the Jets embark on a four-game road trip, which begins Thursday against the Ottawa Senators.
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Last Game
Feb. 16 vs. CHI – 3-2 W
Jets Scorers: Appleton (4), Roslovic (12), Beaulieu (1)
Blackhawks Scorers: Carpenter (3), Kane (27)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (31 sv, 2 ga)
Blackhawks Goaltender: Corey Crawford (35 sv, 3 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-0
Jets PK: 0-for-0
Recap: The Jets erased a 1-0 first period deficit en route to a 3-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks Sunday night…Mason Appleton and Nathan Beaulieu each had a goal and an assist to lead the Jets…Appleton also led the team with five shots.
Three Stars: 1. Appleton 2. Beaulieu 3. Kulikov
Next Five Games
| Date | Time (Local) | Opponent | Venue | TV | Radio |
| Feb. 20 | 7:30 p.m. | At Ottawa | Canadian Tire Centre | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Feb. 22 | 1:00 p.m. | At Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | Sportsnet | TSN 1290 |
| Feb. 23 | 3:00 p.m. | At Buffalo | KeyBank Center | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Feb. 25 | 7:00 p.m. | At Washington | Capital One Arena | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
| Feb. 27 | 7:00 p.m. | Washington | Bell MTS Place | TSN3 | TSN 1290 |
At Home
Winnipeg is 15-14-3 at home this season and are finishing a stretch of nine of 10 games at Bell MTS Place…This six-game homestand is their longest homestand of the season at Bell MTS Place…The Jets are 4-2-1 in their past seven home games…Kyle Connor leads the Jets in scoring at home with 30 points (16G, 14A) in 32 games.
Playoff Pace
With 22 games left in the regular season, the Jets need 26 points to reach the current playoff line pace of 91 points…The Jets have won 13 or more games in the final 22 regular season games in three of the past five seasons…Winnipeg’s best record in the last 22 games of a season is 17-4-1, which occurred during the 2017-18 campaign.
Class of ‘15
Players drafted by the Jets in the 2015 NHL Draft collected four points and were in on two of the three goals the Jets scored on Monday…Five of the eight players the Jets drafted in 2015 are on the active roster – Kyle Connor, Jack Roslovic, Jansen Harkins, Mason Appleton, and Sami Niku…The Jets 2015 draft class has played 545 games in the NHL, which is tied for fourth among NHL teams, and has collected 283 points, which is seventh.
Behaved
Sunday’s game was the first time in franchise history the Jets played a game with zero penalty minutes for either team…It was the second time this season and seventh time in franchise history the Jets didn’t have a penalty minute in a game.
First Multi’s
Mason Appleton (1G, 1A), Nathan Beaulieu (1G, 1A), and Dmitry Kulikov (2A) each had two points for the Jets on Sunday…It was the first multi-point game of the season for each member of the trio…The Jets have had 18 players register a multi-point game this season, led by Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, and Blake Wheeler’s 16 multi-point games.
700 for Wheels
Blake Wheeler is slated to play in his 700th game as a member of the Jets franchise tonight…He’ll be the fourth member of the franchise to reach 700 games played, joining Bryan Little (843), Toby Enstrom (719), and Chris Thorburn (709)…Wheeler’s 920 career games is the fourth most from the 2004 NHL Draft class.
25 Dubs
Connor Hellebuyck earned his 25th win of the season on Sunday, which places him second in the NHL…He’s also second in the NHL with four shutouts this season…Hellebuyck has reached 25 wins in each of the past four seasons…His 142 career wins is 10 shy of Ondrej Pavelec’s franchise record 152 wins.
NHL Debuts
Forward Andrei Chibisov made his NHL debut for the Jets in Sunday’s win…He’s the sixth member of the Jets to make his NHL debut this season, joining Ville Heinola, David Gustafsson, Jansen Harkins, C.J. Suess, and Joona Luoto…Winnipeg has used 32 players this season, which matches the number the team has used in each of the past two seasons.
Jets vs. Kings Information
All-Time Record: 16-17-1
Home: 10-7-0
Road: 6-10-1
At Bell MTS Place: 7-3-0
Series Notes
- The Jets have lost three of their past four games against the Kings, but have won two of the past three games at Bell MTS Place.
- Ten of the past 12 games between Winnipeg and Los Angeles have been decided by one goal, including the past five games at Bell MTS Place (3-2-0).
- Winnipeg is 11-for-13 (84.6%) on the penalty kill in its past six games against Los Angeles.
- The Jets are 2-for-19 (10.5%) on the power play in their past six games against Los Angeles.
- Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Kings with 20 points (7G, 13A) in 26 games, including five points (1G, 4A) in his past seven games against Los Angeles.
- Two of Kyle Connor’s five career goals against Los Angeles are game-winning goals.
- Nikolaj Ehlers leads the Jets in scoring against Los Angeles this season with three points (1G, 2A) in two games.
- The Jets have already used 23 skaters in the two games against the Kings this season, while Sami Niku, Jansen Harkins, Andrei Chibisov, Mason Appleton and Nathan Beaulieu are on the Jets active roster and haven’t played the Kings this season.
Career Scoring vs. the Kings
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG |
| Blake Wheeler | 26 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 0.77 |
| Bryan Little | 18 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 0.61 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 19 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0.47 |
| Mark Scheifele | 18 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0.50 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 14 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0.57 |
| Luca Sbisa | 32 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0.25 |
| Gabriel Bourque | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0.38 |
| Kyle Connor | 9 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0.67 |
| Mark Letestu | 24 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0.21 |
| Adam Lowry | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0.31 |
| Patrik Laine | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.40 |
| Josh Morrissey | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0.30 |
| Andrew Copp | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.15 |
| Jack Roslovic | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.40 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 |
| Carl Dahlstrom | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.20 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.08 |
| Neal Pionk | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Tucker Poolman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Logan Shaw | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.17 |
| Mason Appleton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Anthony Bitetto | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Joona Luoto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sami Niku | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nicholas Shore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Career Goaltending Against the Kings
| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | ShO | Sv% | GAA |
| Connor Hellebuyck | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.903 | 3.01 |
| Laurent Brossoit | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.892 | 3.05 |
Former Kings Playing for the Jets
F – Nick Shore
Former Jets Playing for the Kings
None
Upcoming Milestones
Kyle Connor
- Needs four goals to reach 100 for his NHL career.
- Needs eight assists to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Patrik Laine
- Needs five games played to reach 300 for his NHL career.
Bryan Little
- Needs seven penalty minutes to reach 300 for his NHL career.
Adam Lowry
- Needs two games played to pass Jacob Trouba (408) for 12th in games played in franchise history.
Mathieu Perreault
- Needs two 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 four games played to reach 400 with the Jets franchise.
- 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 seven assists to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Nick Shore
- Needs six penalty minutes to reach 100 for his NHL career.
Blake Wheeler
- Needs one game played to reach 700 as a member of the Jets franchise.
Recently Accomplished Milestones
Gabriel Bourque
- Feb. 6 at STL – Played in his 400th career NHL game.
Mark Scheifele
- Jan. 31 vs. BOS – Played in his 500th career NHL game.
Blake Wheeler
- Feb. 8 vs. OTT – Reached 600 penalty minutes for his NHL career.
Recent Transactions
Jan. 23 – Reassigned D – Cameron Schilling, D – Nelson Nogier, and F – Kristian Vesalainen to the Manitoba Moose
Jan. 26 – Recalled D – Cameron Schilling from the Manitoba Moose (AHL); Reassigned F – Jansen Harkins to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Jan. 28 – Recalled F – Jansen Harkins from the Manitoba Moose (AHL); Reassigned D – Cameron Schilling to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Jan. 30 – Recalled D – Cameron Schilling and F – Logan Shaw from the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Feb. 4 – Activated D – Nathan Beaulieu from injured reserve; Placed F – Mathieu Perreault on injured reserve
Feb. 5 – Recalled F – Andrei Chibisov from the Manitoba Moose (AHL); Reassigned D – Cameron Schilling to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Feb. 12 – Reassigned F – Andrei Chibisov to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Feb. 13 – Recalled F – Andrei Chibisov from the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Feb. 15 – Reassigned F – Andrei Chibisov to the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Feb. 16 – Recalled F – Andrei Chibisov from the Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Current Injuries
| Player | Injury | Date Injured | Games Missed |
| Mark Letestu* | Upper Body | — | 53 |
| Bryan Little* | Upper Body | Nov. 5 vs NJD | 44 |
| Carl Dahlstrom* | Upper Body | Dec. 14 vs. VAN | 13 |
| Adam Lowry* | Upper Body | Dec. 19 at CHI | 11 |
| Mathieu Perreault* | Upper Body | Jan. 31 vs. BOS | 8 |
*- Currently on injured reserve
Man-Games Lost: 250
How the Jets Were Built
Drafted (14) – Appleton, Connor, Copp, Ehlers, Harkins, Hellebuyck, Laine, Little, Lowry, Morrissey, Niku, Poolman, Scheifele, Roslovic
Trade (3) – Beaulieu, Pionk, Wheeler
Free Agency (8) – Bitetto, Bourque, Brossoit, Chibisov, Kulikov, Letestu, Perreault, Shaw
Waivers (3) – Dahlstrom, Sbisa, Shore
Moose Tracks
The Manitoba Moose lost 4-1 to the Milwaukee Admirals yesterday to go 2-4-0 on a six-game homestand…Nelson Nogier scored his first goal of the season for Manitoba’s only tally…The Moose begin a three-game road trip Wednesday against the Laval Rocket.
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