The Winnipeg Jets begin a season-high six-game homestand tonight against the Carolina Hurricanes…The Jets were shutout 3-0 by the Nashville Predators on Thursday night to fall to 2-2-0 on the season…The homestand continues Tuesday night against the Edmonton Oilers.
Long Homestands
This is the 12th homestand in franchise history of six games or more…The Jets had two homestands of six games or more last season, going 6-3-1 during a 10-game homestand from Jan. 30-Feb. 20 and a perfect 6-0-0 in a six-game homestand from Mar. 15-27…Of the 12 homestands, 10 have come since relocation in 2011…The Jets franchise is 38-26-8 all-time in games during homestands of six games or more.
| All-Time Homestands of Six Games or More | ||||
| Season | Dates | Record | Goals For | Goals Against |
| 2002-03 | Nov. 11-22 | 3-3-0 | 12 | 19 |
| 2006-07 | Jan. 26-Feb. 6 | 2-3-1 | 18 | 24 |
| 2011-12 | Dec. 13-23 | 3-2-1 | 14 | 12 |
| Feb. 17-Mar. 5 | 5-1-2 | 32 | 20 | |
| 2012-13 | Apr. 6-20 | 5-0-1 | 27 | 15 |
| 2013-14 | Oct. 11-22 | 2-3-1 | 13 | 18 |
| 2015-16 | Oct. 16-29 | 3-2-1 | 17 | 18 |
| Jan. 18-Feb. 5 | 1-5-0 | 14 | 21 | |
| 2016-17 | Feb. 28-Mar. 11 | 2-4-0 | 20 | 20 |
| 2017-18 | Jan. 30-Feb. 20 | 6-3-1 | 35 | 25 |
| Mar. 15-27 | 6-0-0 | 25 | 15 | |
Home Success
The Jets have won 10 consecutive home games dating back to last season…Since Feb. 13/18, the Jets are 13-2-0 at Bell MTS Place and have an NHL best .867 winning percentage on home ice…Winnipeg has outscored their opposition 60-37 in those 15 games…Six of the Jets last seven wins on home ice have been by one goal, including two shootout victories.
Dominating the East
Tonight is Winnipeg’s first game against an Eastern Conference opponent this season…Six of the Jets next 10 games are against a team from the East…The Jets went 19-7-6 against the Eastern Conference last season, including a 10-3-3 record versus the Atlantic Division and 9-4-3 record against the Metropolitan Division…Blake Wheeler led the Jets with 37 points (10G, 27A) in 31 games against the Eastern Conference, which was tied for fourth among Western Conference players last season…Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck went 15-3-5 versus the East.
The Killers
Through four games, the Jets have played 17:24 more on the penalty kill than they have on the power play, which is the most in the NHL…The Jets have been shorthanded 20 times this season, which is tied for the most in the NHL, and are 85% on the penalty kill, which is up from their 81.8% success rate last season…On Thursday in Nashville, the Jets were assessed 60 minutes in penalties and went a perfect 9-for-9 on the penalty kill, which was two shy of tying the team record for most successful penalty kills in a game (11 – Oct. 29/02 vs. LAK)…It was the sixth time in franchise history the Jets were perfect on the penalty kill after having to kill nine or more power play chances against…Thursday’s game was the 10th time in franchise history that the Jets were assessed 60 penalty minutes or more in a game and first time since taking 84 minutes in penalties Nov. 14/15 at Nashville.
Lots of Rubber
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has faced 124 shots through four games this season, which is tied for the fourth-most in the NHL…His 114 saves are also fourth-most in the NHL…Hellebuyck has won his last nine starts at Bell MTS Place, posting a 2.17 goals-against average and .922 save percentage
Three for KC
Kyle Connor leads the Jets in scoring this season with four points (3G, 1A) in four games…He scored the game-winning goal in Tuesday’s win against Los Angeles and had a goal in all of Winnipeg’s first three games this season…He has nine career game-winning goals, including five in his last 14 games dating back to last season.
At the Dot
Adam Lowry has been the Jets top faceoff man this season, winning 54.8% (34-of-62) of his faceoffs…He won 6-of-11 draws on Thursday to be Winnipeg’s only centreman above 50%…Lowry won 14-of-18 faceoffs in the Jets home opener on Tuesday.