2023 First Round Series Preview

Season Series

The Jets and Golden Knights played three times during the regular season, with the Jets going 0-2-1… Two of the three games were decided by one goal… Winnipeg only had four power play opportunities in the three games, going 1-for-4… Winnipeg outshot Vegas in the last meeting 34-33, but were outshot 113-86 overall in the three games… Mark Scheifele (3G), Adam Lowry (1G, 2A), and Neal Pionk (1G, 2A) each had three points in three games against the Golden Knights during the regular season… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck posted a .913 save percentage in two starts against Vegas and faced an average of 40 shots per game.

All-Time Mark

The Jets are 8-4-2 all-time against Vegas during the regular season… Winnipeg’s three-game winless skid against Vegas this season comes after a five-game winning streak that spanned from Nov. 2/19-Mar. 22/22… The Jets have a pair of 4-0 shutouts against Vegas, which both came at home – Mar. 6/20 and Mar. 22/22… Kyle Connor has feasted on the Golden Knights during the regular season with 21 points (10G, 11A) in 14 career games, but was held to one assist in the three games this season… Mark Scheifele has 15 points (8G, 7A) in 13 career games against Vegas, while Blake Wheeler has 13 points (1G, 12A) in 13 games.

Playoff History

Winnipeg and Vegas met in the 2018 Western Conference Final with the Golden Knights taking the series in five games… The first three games were decided by two goals, while the last two were one-goal games… The Jets lost both games of the series in Vegas… Blake Wheeler led the Jets in scoring in the series with six assists in five games… Only seven players that suited up for the Jets in that series are still with the team – Kyle Connor, Nikolaj Ehlers, Connor Hellebuyck, Adam Lowry, Josh Morrissey, Mark Scheifele, and Blake Wheeler… Jets defenceman Nate Schmidt played for Vegas in that series, recording an assist in five games.

On the Road

This is the 10th playoff series in franchise history and fifth time the Jets won’t have home ice advantage…The Jets are 2-2 in playoff series when not having home ice – beating Nashville in the Second Round of the 2018 Stanley Cup Playoffs and Edmonton in the First Round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Longest Winnipeg win streak vs. Vegas:  5 Games, 11/2/19-3/22/22

Longest Vegas win streak vs. Winnipeg: 3 Games, 10/20/22-Present

Last Winnipeg win at home: 3/22/22 (4-0)

Last Vegas win at home: 12/13/22 (6-5)

Last Winnipeg win at Vegas: 1/2/22 (5-4)

Last Vegas win at Winnipeg: 10/30/22 (2-1 OTL)

Most goals by Winnipeg vs. Vegas: 7, 2x, Last: 3/15/22 (7-3)

Most goals by Vegas vs. Winnipeg: 6, 12/13/22 (6-5)

Most goals by both teams: 11, 2x, Last: 12/13/22 (6-5)

Last Winnipeg shutout vs. Vegas: 3/22/22 (4-0)

Last Vegas shutout vs. Winnipeg: 3/21/19 (5-0)

Last Winnipeg hat trick vs. Vegas: Mark Scheifele, 12/13/22

Last Vegas hat trick vs. Winnipeg: None

Last Winnipeg trade with Vegas: 10/2/20 – Winnipeg acquires F – Paul Stasny in exchange for D – Carl Dahlstrom and a fourth-round selection in the 2022 NHL Draft (Noah Laba)

Winnipeg’s overtime/shootout record vs. Vegas:  2-0-2