ST. LOUIS BLUE NOTES
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaulated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaulated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 10
BLUES VS. JETS
-This will be the 1st of 4 matchups between the Blues and Jets this season (Dec. 8 in STL, Jan. 30 in WPG, Mar. 19 in STL)
-The Blues went 1-2-1 against the Jets last season, with their only win coming in Winnipeg
-The Blues are 4-4-1 in their last 9 games against the Jets (Reg. Season)
-The Blues are 4-2-1 in their last 7 trips to Winnipeg (Reg. Season)
-The Blues have scored a power play goal in 4 of their last 5 games against the Jets (4 for 14, 28.6%) -Going back further to Oct. 22, 2018, the Blues have scored a power play goal in 9 of their last 11 games against the Jets (9 for 29, 31.0%)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
10/26 – vs. Edmonton
10/27 – At Nashville
10/29 – vs. Montreal
10/31 – vs. Los Angeles
11/3 – vs. NY Islanders
BLUES HAVE HOT START TO SEASON
-The Blues are 3-0-0 so far this season, the only team in the NHL without a loss (Reg. or OT/SO)
-The Blues have won their first 3 games of the season for just the 7th time in franchise history, after setting a franchise record by winning their first 5 games of the season last season
-The Blues have not trailed yet this season, the 2nd time in franchise history they have not trailed through their first 3 games of the season (Did not trail in first 4 games of 2013-14)
-The Blues are 1 of 3 teams to kill off all their penalties so far this season (4 for 4) (DET/NYI)
ROLLING OFFENSIVE SUCCESS FROM LAST SEASON
-The Blues have scored 11 goals in their 3 games this season, with 8 different players scoring so far
-The Blues were not shut out last season, just the 2nd time in franchise history the Blues have scored at least 1 goal in every game of the season (1981-82)
-The Blues have not been shutout in 108 straight games (Since Mar. 26, 2021), which is the 3rd longest streak in franchise history and the longest active in the NHL (Last shutout on Mar. 25, 2021 at MIN)
-The Blues are also 1 of 2 teams in the NHL with an active streak of at least 100 games without being shut out (Florida, 103) The Blues scored 309 goals in 2021-22, ranking 3rd in the NHL (1. FLA, 337)
-Their 309 goals last season were the 4th most in franchise history (1. 1980-81, 352)
-Their mark of 3.77 goals per game in 2021-22, was the 5th best in franchise history (1. 1980-81, 4.40)
-The Blues had 9 players score at least 20 goals last season, the most in the NHL and the 2nd most in franchise history (1. 10 20-goal scorers in 1980-81)
SPEICAL TEAMS A BIG FACTOR FOR BLUES
-The Blues went 1 for 3 on the power play in their season opener on Oct. 15 vs. Columbus, with Buchnevich scoring a power play goal on their first power play opportunity of the season
-The Blues power play shares 7th in the NHL this season at (28.6%) (2 for 7) (1. COL, 52.9%)
-The Blues are 1 of 3 teams in the NHL this season who have killed off all of their penalties (4-4, 100.0%) (Detroit, NY Islanders)
-The Blues posted a franchise best 27.0% mark on the power play in 2021-22 (2. 24.6% in 1986-87)
-Their 27.0 power play percentage last season ranked 2nd in the NHL (1. TOR, 27.3%)
-Their penalty kill also ranked 5th in the NHL last season at 84.1% (1. CAR, 88.0%)
-The Blues posted a 37-12-5 record last season when scoring on the power play, as well as a 38-4-11 record when holding their opponent scoreless on the power play
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets finish a two-game homestand on Monday night when they welcome the St. Louis Blues to Canada Life Centre. The Jets lost 4-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night in the first game of the homestand. After Monday’s game, the Jets have two days off before embarking on a three-game, four-day road trip through Los Angeles, Arizona, and Vegas.
Last Game
Toronto Maple Leafs 4
Winnipeg Jets 1
Jets Scorers: Dubois (2)
Maple Leafs Scorers: Tavares (2, 3), Kampf (2), Bunting (2)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (24 sv, 3 ga)
Maple Leafs Goaltender: Ilya Samsonov (30 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 1-for-3
Recap: Pierre-Luc Dubois gave the Jets a 1-0 lead 4:17 into the first period, but it was Winnipeg’s only tally in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Cole Perfetti and Blake Wheeler each notched their third assists of the season on Dubois’ goal. Dubois also paced the Jets with four shots, while Mark Scheifele won 11-of-19 faceoffs.
Home Comforts
Winnipeg’s five-game home winning streak dating back to last season ended with Saturday’s loss…Dating back to last season, the Jets had outscored their opposition 19-6 in the five contests… The Winnipeg went 23-15-3 at home last season, which ranked 15th in the NHL with 49 points… Winnipeg also started the season with four consecutive wins in their first four games at Canada Life Centre… The Jets outscored their opposition 140-115 in the 41 home games and 13 of the 23 wins came by three goals or more… Winnipeg’s 140 goals on home ice were 10th in the NHL… Winnipeg finished ninth in the NHL with a 52.0% faceoff winning percentage… Winnipeg is 230-150-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
Gotta Get Four
The winning side has scored at least four goals in each of Winnipeg’s five games to start the season… The Jets have won their two games by an
average score of 4-2, while they have lost three games by an average score of 4.3-1.3… Winnipeg went 28-1-2 last season when scoring four goals in a game and 6-20-5 when allowing four goals or more.
Central Rivals
The Jets are 1-1-0 against their Central Division counterparts this season… Ten of Winnipeg’s first 21 games this season are against Central Division teams… Winnipeg went 14-6-6 against their Central Division rivals last season and have a winning record against the Central in each of the past five seasons in which the Jets have been in the Central Division… Kyle Connor (15G, 16A) and Mark Scheifele (16G, 15A) each had 31
points against the Central Division last season to lead the Jets.
Tallying First
The Jets have scored the opening goal in four of their five games to start the season and are 2-2-0 when scoring first… The Jets were 24-10-6 last season when scoring the game’s first goal and 15-22-5 when trailing first.
Point Streaks
Pierre-Luc Dubois (2G, 1A) and Cole Perfetti (1G, 3A) are each riding a three-game point streak, which is the longest by the member of the Jets this season… Perfetti also has an assist in three consecutive games… Eight Jets have had points in consecutive games to start the season.
On The Power Play
The Jets are 2-for-14 on the power play to start the season, but are 0-for-4 in their past two contests… The Jets finished 17th in the NHL with a power play that clicked at 21.1% last season… It was the fifth consecutive season the power play has finished better than 20.0%… Winnipeg’s 52 power play goals was the most in the previous three seasons… The Jets longest streak with a power play goal was five games from Dec. 17-Jan. 6… Kyle Connor led the Jets with 28 power play points (8G, 20A) last season… Pierre-Luc Dubois led the team with 15 power play goals, which is a career high. His previous best was six power play goals as a rookie with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2017-18.
Extra Time
The Jets are 1-0 in overtime thanks to Neal Pionk’s game-winning goal on Thursday against Colorado… Winnipeg was 7-11 in games that went to extra time last season, including 5-7 in overtime and 2-4 in shootouts… The 11 overtime/shootout losses is tied for sixth most in the NHL… The franchise record for overtime/shootout losses in a season is 13, which happened during the 2009-10 and 2014-15 seasons… Seven of Winnipeg’s 12 overtime games happened on the road last season… Mark Scheifele (twice), Kyle Connor, Pierre-Luc Dubois, and Nikolaj Ehlers scored Winnipeg’s
overtime goals this season… Two of Winnipeg’s five overtime goals last season were scored within the first 32 seconds of the overtime period.
On the Road
After starting the season at home, the Jets play six of eight games on the road to open the season… The six games are a pair of three-game, four-night trips… Winnipeg’s first 15 road games are against Western Conference teams… The Jets were 16-17-8 on the road last season and are on a five-game road losing streak dating back to last season… The Jets were outscored 20-7 in those quartet of games… Kyle Connor led the Jets in scoring on the road last season with 52 points (26G, 26A) in 39 games, which was tied for seventh in the NHL… His 52 points was one shy of tying the franchise record (Ilya Kovalchuk – 53 in 2005-06).
Goal-Games
All three of Winnipeg’s losses this season have come by three goals… Winnipeg finished last season 12-5-11 in one-goal games… Meanwhile, the Jets were 10-12 in games decided by two goals and 17-15 in games decided by three goals or more.
Zeros
The Jets had five shutouts last season, which is two shy of the franchise record… The Jets beat the Seattle Kraken on Dec. 9 and Detroit Red Wings on Jan. 13 by a 3-0 score, while they shut out
Minnesota 2-0 on Jan. 8, Vegas 4-0 on Mar. 22, and Philadelphia 4-0 on Apr. 27… Winnipeg was shut out four times this season as well.
KC Wins The Byng
Kyle Connor won the NHL’s Lady Byng Trophy last season, given”to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability.”… Connor had just four penalty minutes en route to tallying 93 points (47G, 46A).
Single-Season Records
Kyle Connor finished third in franchise history with 47 goals last season. The most goals in a season in franchise history is 52, which Ilya Kovalchuk did in 2005-06 and 2007-08. Connor passed Patrik Laine (44 in 2017-18) for the most goals in a season since relocation… Kyle Connor ended the season fourth in franchise history with 93 points last season, which is the most since relocation. It’s the eighth time in franchise history a player has reached the 90-point mark in a season… Pierre-Luc Dubois’ 15 power play goals ended the season tied for eighth in franchise history and are the most since Patrik Laine had 15 power play tallies in 2018-19… Kyle Connor and Adam Lowry each had three shorthanded goals this season, which ranks tied for fourth in franchise history. Only three players in franchise history have scored four or more shorthanded goals in a season.
28 or More
For the first time in franchise history, the Jets had four players score 28 goals or more in a season last season… Aside from Kyle Connor’s team-leading 47 goals, Mark Scheifele had 29 goals, while Pierre-Luc Dubois and Nikolaj Ehlers had 28 goals each… The previous high was three, which was done five times.
Defensive Offence
Winnipeg’s defencemen accounted for 32.7% of the team’s assists and 24.2% of points… Josh Morrissey led the Jets defencemen in scoring with 37 points (12G, 25A) in 79 games… Neal Pionk had the most assists among rearguards with 31… Brenden Dillon boasted a plus-16 rating in 79 games, while Dylan DeMelo was plus-10 in 76 contests.
Home Cookin’
Kyle Connor led the Jets in scoring at home last season with 41 points (21G, 20A) in 40 games… Mark Scheifele’s 22 home goals last season is tied for sixth most in a season in franchise history… Scheifele also had the single-season franchise record 25.3% shooting percentage at home this season… Blake Wheeler led the Jets with 30 assists at home thi s season, which is eighth in franchise history… Paul Stastny led the Jets with a plus-19 rating at home, which Nikolaj Ehlers was a plus-18.
Jets vs. STL Notes
Season Series
Winnipeg and St. Louis have four meetings against each other on their 82-game docket this season… The Blues also come to Winnipeg on Jan. 30, while Winnipeg visits the Gateway City on Dec. 8 and Mar. 19.
Recent History
The Jets are on a six-game point streak (5-0-1) against St. Louis and are 16-4-2 in the previous 22 meetings…The 22-game stretch includes six-game and four-game winning streaks. Winnipeg hasn’t lost consecutive games to the Blues in regulation since 2015.
In Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 6-2-2 in the past 10 games against St. Louis at Canada Life Centre, including 2-0-2 in the past four games.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler has a team-best 41 points (16G, 25A) in 38 career games against St. Louis, while Mark Scheifele is second with 32 points (12G, 20A) in 33 games… Kyle Connor is also averaging more than a point per game during his career when playing the Blues with 21 points (8G, 13A) in 16 games. He has five points (2G, 3A) in his past two games against St. Louis.
