WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play a quick back-to-back set on the road, beginning Thursday against the St. Louis Blues. The second half of the back-to-back is Friday in Chicago against the Blackhawks. The Jets are coming off a 3-1-0 homestand, which ended with a 5-2 win against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night. After these two road games, the Jets return to Canada Life Centre for a three-game homestand, beginning Sunday against the Washington Capitals.
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 5
Florida Panthers 2
Jets Scorers: Scheifele (14, 15), Connor (9, 10), Lowry (5)
Panthers Scorers: Verhaeghe (15), Dalpe (1)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (39 sv, 2 ga)
Panthers Goaltenders: Spencer Knight (12 sv, 3 ga), Sergei Bobrovsky (14 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 2-for-4
Jets PK: 3-for-4
Recap: Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each scored in each of the first two periods in a 5-2 win against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.
Pierre-Luc Dubois had three assists, while Connor added an assist for a three-point night as well. Connor also led the Jets with six shots. Connor Hellebuyck made 39 saves, including all 25 shots he faced in the second period, to earn his fifth consecutive win.
Reach For the Top
The Jets have climbed to fifth in the NHL with a .688 points percentage, which also ranks first in the Central Division and second in the Western Conference… Winnipeg’s best points percentage in franchise history was in 2017-18 when the team finished at .695… The franchise has finished a season with a points percentage better than .600 four times.
Goals, Goals, Goals
The Jets have scored five goals or more in five of their past six games… Since Nov. 25, Winnipeg has been the NHL’s highest scoring team with
28 goals in six games… The Jets have tallied five goals or more in seven games this season.
Central Rivals
Winnipeg is atop the Central Division with 33 points… The Jets are 8-2-0 against their Central Division counterparts this season, with both losses coming on the road… Three of Winnipeg’s next five games are against Central Division foes… 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… Josh Morrissey leads the Jets in scoring against their divisional foes this season with 14 points (3G, 11A) in 10 games.
String ‘Em Together
With Tuesday’s win, Winnipeg is 8-6-1 in games following a win this season… After consecutive wins, the Jets can match their season high winning streak of three games, which they have done on three occasions.
Busy Time of Year
Winnipeg plays 16 games in 30 days from Dec. 2-31… The stretch includes three back-to-backs… The Jets only consecutive days off in December are from Dec. 24-26 for the Christmas break… The Jets only played eight games in December last season due to COVID-related postponements, going 4-3-1.
PK Prowess
The Jets are 12-for-13 (92.3%) on the penalty kill in their past four games and haven’t allowed a power play goal against in six of their past 10 contests… Winnipeg is fourth in the NHL this season with a penalty kill clicking at 83.3%… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.
On The Power Play
The Jets are 18-for-80 (22.5%) on the power play through the first 24 games of the season… Winnipeg is 7-for-19 (36.8%) with the extra man in
the past five games, having scored a power play goal in five consecutive contests… The Jets have scored 13 of their 18 power play goals in their past 14 games, going 13-for-45 (28.9%) … Pierre-Luc Dubois (5G, 5A), Kyle Connor (2G, 8A), and Josh Morrissey (1G, 9A) lead the Jets with 10 points on the power play this season.
Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their fourth of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season… The Jets were 6-4-2 in the first game of a back-to-back last season and 5-5-2 in the second game for an overall record of 11-9-4.
On the Road
The Jets are back above .500 on the road this season at 6-4-1… Winnipeg hasn’t lost consecutive games in regulation on the road this season… Defenceman Josh Morrissey (1G, 12A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 13 points, while Mark Scheifele has a team leading six goals… Winnipeg’s first 15 road games are against Western Conference teams… The Jets were 16-17-8 on the road last season.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 10-3-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season, becoming the third team in the NHL to win 10 games at home this season…Winnipeg has won 14 of their past 18 home games dating back to last season… The 24 goals Winnipeg has allowed on home ice this season is tied for the second fewest in the NHL… The Jets are outscoring their opponents 3.3-1.8 at home this season and have scored at least four goals in eight of their 13 games at Canada Life Centre this season… Pierre-Luc Dubois (6G, 11A) and Kyle Connor (7G, 10A) lead the team with 17 points in 13 home games… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 9-2-0 with a 1.36 goals-against average, .956 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 239-152-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
Mo Consistency
Josh Morrissey continues to lead the Jets in scoring with 27 points (5G, 22A) in 24 games… He has a point in 22 of his 27 games this season and hasn’t gone consecutive games without a point… Morrissey is fourth in the NHL among defencemen in scoring… Morrissey’s 22 assists rank tied for third among NHL defencemen… Morrissey is on pace for 75 assists and 92 points this season… His career high for assists is 26, which he did 65 games during the 2019-20 season… He had a career best 12 goals and 37 points in 79 games last season… Morrissey is on pace to become the first defenceman to lead the team in scoring in franchise history… The franchise record for points by a defenceman in a season is 56, which Dustin Byfuglien did in 2013-14… Byfuglien (4 times), Toby Enstrom (twice), and Jacob Trouba (once) are the only defencemen in franchise history to post 50 points or more in a season.
PLD
After three assists on Tuesday, Pierre-Luc Dubois is averaging more than a point per game this season with 25 points (11G, 14A) in 24 games… He has nine points (3G, 6A) during a current sixgame point streak, which is two shy of his career best eight-game point streak he accomplished last season(Oct. 16-Nov. 2/21)… Dubois is on pace for a career season with a career high 0.46 goals, 0.58 assists, and 1.04 points per game.
A Handful
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has won five consecutive starts… He has a 2.00 goals-against average and .944 save percentage in the five games… Tuesday’s game marked the sixth time this season he faced 40 shots or more in a game, improving his record to 5-0-1 with a 2.14 goals-against average and .949 save percentage this season when facing at least 40 shots.
Sniper
Mark Scheifele scored his team leading 14th and 15th goals of the season on Tuesday against the Panthers… He’s averaging a career best .63 goals per game and is on pace for a career best 52 goals… Ilya Kovalchuk (52 in 2005-06 and 2007-08) is the only player in franchise history to score 50 goals in a season… Scheifele is two points shy of reaching 600 for his NHL career, which includes 245 goals… He’s five goals shy of joining Kovalchuk (328) and Blake Wheeler (253) as the only players in franchise history to reach 250 goals.
The Rookie
Cole Perfetti is tied for third in NHL rookie scoring with 16 points (4G, 12A) in 24 games… He has 10 of his 16 points on home ice, which is also tied for second among NHL rookies… Perfetti could become the fifth rookie in franchise history to post 50 points in a season, previously done by Dany Heatley (67 – 2001-02), Patrik Laine (64 – 2016-17), Kyle Connor (57 – 2017-18), and Ilya Kovalchuk (51 – 2001-02).
First One
Dylan Samberg scored his first career goal on Sunday, becoming the 35th player to do so in a Jets uniform and 78th in franchise history… He joins Mikey Eyssimont as the two members of the Jets to score their first NHL goal this season… Kyle Connor drew the primary assist on Samberg’s goal, marking the fifth first career goal he’s assisted on since 2016 (Patrik Laine, Sami Niku, Logan Stanley, and Cole Perfetti).
Extra Time
The Jets are 6-1 in overtime this season… Winnipeg’s seven OT games are tied for the most in the NHL this season and the Jets are the only team with six wins in overtime… Five of Winnipeg’s six OT winners have come in the first two minutes of the extra session… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 12 OT winning goals… The six wins is one better than the five overtime wins Winnipeg had last season in 12 games decided in OT… During the past three seasons, Winnipeg is 17-9 in games decided in overtime.
Goal-Games
Six of Winnipeg’s past seven games have been decided by three goals or more… The Jets have notched their past four wins by at least three goals… Winnipeg’s previous four wins came by one goal… Fourteen of Winnipeg’s 24 games this season have been decided by three goals or more, with the Jets going 8-6.
Zeros
The Jets have registered three shutouts this season, which is tied for first in the NHL… Winnipeg’s first two shutouts were by 4-0 scores (Oct. 24 vs. STL and Nov. 5 vs. CHI), while the Nov. 29 5-0 shutout against Colorado gives the Jets all three shutout wins by at least four goals… The Jets had five shutouts last season, which is two shy of the franchise record.
Jets vs. STL Notes
Season Series
Winnipeg and St. Louis have four meetings against each other on their 82-game docket this season… Winnipeg beat St. Louis 4-0 on Oct. 24 in the first game… The Blues also come to Winnipeg on Jan. 30, while Winnipeg visits the Gateway City on Thursday and Mar. 19.
Recent History
The Jets are on a seven-game point streak (6-0-1) against St. Louis and are 17-4-2 in the previous 23 meetings…The 23-game stretch includes six-game and five-game winning streaks…Winnipeg hasn’t lost consecutive games to the Blues in regulation since 2015.
In St. Louis
The Jets are 10-2-0 in their past 12 trips to St. Louis and have won their past three games at Enterprise Center… The Jets have outscored the Blues 44-25 in the past 12 games in St. Louis.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler has a team-best 42 points (16G, 26A) in 39 career games against St. Louis, while Mark Scheifele is second with 33 points (13G, 20A) in 34 games… Kyle Connor is also averaging more than a point per game during his career when playing the Blues with 22 points (8G, 14A) in 17 games. He has six points (2G, 4A) in his past three
games against St. Louis.
Jets vs. STL Past 10 Games
Year GP W L OT GF GA PIM PP% PK%
1999-00 2 0 2 0 3 9 30 9.1 100.0
2000-01 1 0 1 0 3 6 22 33.3 80.0
2001-02 1 0 1 0 0 3 52 0.0 66.7
2002-03 2 1 1 0 8 8 41 25.0 80.0
2003-04 1 0 0 1 1 1 15 0.0 100.0
2005-06 1 1 0 0 2 0 12 12.5 100.0
2007-08 1 1 0 0 3 2 6 50.0 66.7
2008-09 1 0 1 0 2 4 13 0.0 50.0
2009-10 2 2 0 0 6 4 14 12.5 85.7
2010-11 2 0 1 1 5 7 14 18.2 100.0
2011-12 1 0 0 1 2 2 2 0.0 100.0
2013-14 5 1 3 1 10 14 111 17.6 87.0
2014-15 5 2 2 1 9 11 76 7.1 82.4
2015-16 4 1 3 0 8 12 47 10.5 70.6
2016-17 5 5 0 0 21 10 44 38.5 92.3
2017-18 4 2 2 0 10 7 34 17.6 86.7
2018-19 4 3 1 0 18 10 48 16.7 76.9
2019-20 4 2 1 1 14 13 22 11.1 66.7
2021-22 4 3 0 1 14 8 39 20.0 72.7
2022-23 1 1 0 0 4 0 6 0.0 100.0
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
12/07/2018 StL L 0 1 26 6 0 6 27 2 1 14
12/27/2019 StL OTL 4 5 29 3 1 6 35 2 1 8
12/29/2019 @StL L 1 4 26 3 0 4 28 2 1 6
02/01/2020 StL W 5 2 33 2 0 6 40 2 0 6
02/06/2020 @StL W 4 2 25 1 0 6 37 3 1 2
11/09/2021 StL SOL 2 3 41 2 0 2 33 1 1 4
12/19/2021 StL W 4 2 34 3 1 11 28 3 0 11
01/29/2022 @StL W 4 1 24 3 1 12 29 5 1 8
03/13/2022 @StL W 4 3 37 2 0 14 31 2 1 4
10/24/2022 StL W 4 0 43 5 0 6 25 2 0 12
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Logan Brown – Upper-Body (Placed on IR on Nov. 9)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 98
Recent Transactions
December
3 – Recalled forward Will Bitten from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
2 – Assigned forward Jake Neighbours to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
BLUES VS. JETS (All Regular Season)
-This will be the second of 4 matchups between the Blues and Jets this season
-The Blues and Jets will play again on Jan. 30 in Winnipeg and on Mar. 19 in St. Louis
-The Jets beat the Blues 4-0 in their first matchup of the season on Oct. 24 in Winnipeg
-The Blues are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games against the Jets
-The Blues are 1-2-1 in their last 4 home games against Winnipeg
-The Blues have scored a power play goal in 5 straight home games against the Jets, going 5 for 15 (33.3%) on the power play over those 5 games
-The Blues are 8-5-0 against the Western Conference this season
-The Blues are a perfect 5-0-0 in 1 goal games this season, the only team in the NHL to have no losses in 1 goal games
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
12/11 – vs. Colorado
12/12 – vs. Nashville
12/15 – at Edmonton
12/16 – at Calgary
12/19 – at Vancouver
A LOOK AHEAD
-The Blues have 11 games remaining in December (6 at home; 5 away)
-The Blues next 3 games, including Thursday vs. Winnipeg, will be at home, before embarking on a season-long 10-day, 5-game road trip starting Next Thursday in Edmonton
-The Blues will play their next 8 games, including Thursday vs. Winnipeg, against the Western Conference, as well as 10 of their last 11 games to finish the calendar year
-The Blues will also face the Central Division 5 out of their last 11 games in 2022, including the next 3 games
-The Blues next 8 games will come against Western Conference teams, all of which sit in front of the Blues in the standings, including 5 against teams that currently hold a playoff spot
FAST STARTS ARE KEY FOR BLUES
-The Blues are 6-2-0 this season when leading after the first period and are 8-1-0 when leading after 2 periods
-The Blues are also 10-4-0 this season when scoring first
-Their 10 wins when scoring first share 9th in the NHL (1. Boston/Vegas, 15)
DEFENSEMEN CONTRIBUTING OFFENSE FOR BLUES
-The Blues defensemen have accounted for 15.2% of the Blues’ goals this season
-The Blues are 8-1-0 this season when a defenseman scores
-The Blues’ defense has combined for 12 goals this season, which shares the 12th most in the NHL (1. NY Islanders, 20)
-The Blues’ defense has contributed 5 power play goals this season, which shares the most in the NHL with Nashville, Ottawa, and Florida
-They have also contributed 5 game-winning goals, which shares 1st in the NHL with Boston and Columbus
-Torey Krug leads Blues d-men with 5 goals, which also shares 11th in the NHL among all defensemen (1. Karlsson, 11)
-Torey Krug’s 4 power play goals share the lead on the Blues (Buchnevich/Kyrou) and share 1st in the NHL among all defensemen with Dahlin, Makar, Cahbot, & Josi
-Justin Faulk’s 2 game-winning goals share the 6th most among all defensemen in the NHL (1. 5 players, 3)
BLUES CONSISTENT UNDER ARMSTRONG
-Since Doug Armstrong took over the reigns as the Blues General Manager in 2010-11, the Blues have posted a 533-307-99 record
-Their 533 wins since then rank 5th in the NHL (1. PIT, 556)
-The Blues have made the postseason 10 out of the 12 seasons since Armstrong became GM, 1 of 5 teams in the NHL to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (PIT, 12/WSH, 11/BOS & NSH, 10)
-Armstrong is also just 1 of 2 GMs to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (David Poile, 10)
-Since 2010-11, the Blues share 7th with 2.92 goals per game (1. VGK, 3.20) and rank 3rd in the NHL with 2.59 goals against per game (1. BOS, 2.45)
-The Blues also have the 3rd best penalty kill (82.7%) under Armstrong (1. BOS, 83.4%), and have the 5th best power play (20.8%) in the league (1. WSH, 21.5%)
BINNINGTON CHASING BLUES HISTORY
-Jordan Binnington, who has 99 career wins in 182 GP, will become the 6th goaltender in franchise history to reach 100 wins as a Blue with his next win (Liut/Allen/Joseph/Fuhr/Elliott)
-Binnington is on pace to become the 3rd fastest goaltender to reach 100 wins with the Blues
-Binnington also shares 7th on the Blues all-time franchise list with 11 shutouts, just 1 of 8 goaltenders in franchise history to record at least 11 shutouts
-Since Nov. 10, Binnington has 6 wins, which shares 2nd in the NHL (1. Jarry, 7)
Fastest to 100 career wins with the Blues:
- Brian Elliott – 175 GP
- Jake Allen – 176 GP
- Curtis Joseph – 209 GP
BLUES STAY STRONG UNDER BERUBE
-Since taking over on Nov. 18, 2018, Berube has led the Blues to a 168-94-36 record (372 points)
-The Blues 372 points since Nov. 21, 2018 (Berube’s first game), rank 10th in the NHL (1. TBL, 407), while their 168 wins also rank 10th (1. TBL, 193)
-Their 3.24 goals per game rank 7th in the NHL under Berube (1. TBL, 3.53)
-The Blues have posted a mark of 2.88 goals against per game under Berube, which ranks 10th in the NHL (1. BOS, 2.49)
-The Blues also share the 3rd best power play in the NHL at 23.8% since Berube became head coach (1. EDM, 26.7%)
-Berube is 2 games shy of becoming just the 4th Head Coach in franchise history to coach 300 games with the club (Quenneville – 593 / Hitchcock – 413 / B. Sutter – 320)
-Last season on Dec. 29 vs. EDM, Berube became the 7th different coach in NHL history to win 200 games and play in at least 1,000 career games
Wins as Coach / Games Played
Craig Berube – 243 / 1,054
Randy Carlyle – 475 / 1,055
Bob Pulford – 363 / 1,079
Craig MacTavish – 301 / 1,093
Red Kelly – 278 / 1,316
Brent Sutter – 215 / 1,111
Larry Robinson – 209 / 1,384
BUCHNEVICH STEPPING UP FOR BLUES
-Pavel Buchnevich shares 2nd on the Blues with 9 goals (1. Kyrou, 10) and ranks 3rd with 20 points (1. Thomas, 23)
-Buchnevich has a point in 3 consecutive games played (3g, 1a), scoring a goal in each game
-Buchnevich also has 18 points in his last 14 games (8g, 10a), including 5 multi-point games in that span, after posting just 2 points (1g, 1a) in his first 6 games of the season
-Buchnevich has recorded at least 1 point in 11 of his last 14 games
-Since Nov. 10, Buchnevich shares 9th in the NHL with 18 points (8g, 10a) (1. T. Thompson, 24), and shares 11th in the NHL with 8 goals (1. Robertson, 14)
-Buchnevich shares 1st on the Blues this season with 4 power play goals (Krug/Kyrou)
-Buchnevich recorded 4 points (2g, 2a) on Nov. 19 vs. Anaheim, the 2nd 4-point game of his career (also: Mar. 17, 2021 w/ NYR: 2g, 2a vs. PHI)
-Buchnevich set career-highs with 30 goals, 46 assists, and 76 points last season
THE TARASENK-SHOW
-Vladimir Tarasenko has 4 points in his last 4 games (2g, 2a)
-He also has 6 points in his last 6 games (3g, 3a), including 2 multi-point games
-Tarasenko shares 4th on the Blues with 12 assists (1. Thomas, 18) and shares 4th on the Blues with 19 points (1. Thomas, 23)
-He also shares 3rd on the Blues with 14 even-strength points (7g, 7a) (1. Thomas & Schenn, 15)
-On Dec. 1 vs. Carolina, Tarasenko recorded the 283rd and 284th assists of his career, moving him past Garry Unger for 8th on the Blues all-time franchise list (7. Demitra, 289)
-Tarasenko also ranks 5th on the Blues all-time franchise list in goals (259) and points (543)
BRAYDEN IS SCHENN-SATIONAL
-Brayden Schenn shares 4th on the Blues with 19 points this season (6g, 13a) (1. Thomas, 23)
-He also ranks 3rd on the Blues with 13 assists (1. Thomas, 18)
-Schenn has an assist in back-to-back games (2a)
-Schenn shares 1st on the Blues with 15 even-strength points this season (5g, 10a) (Thomas)
-Schenn recorded 10 points in the first 10 games of the season, matching the 2nd best start of his career in the first 10 games of the season (10 points (6g, 4a) in 2020-21 in first 10 games / 11 points, (8g, 3a) in 2019-20 in first 10 games)
-Schenn has 24 power play goals since the start of the 2019-20 season, which ranks 2nd among all Blues in that span (1. Perron, 26)
-Schenn dressed in his 800th career NHL game on Saturday at Pittsburgh
KYROU FINDING HIS SCORING TOUCH
-Jordan Kyrou has a 3-game point streak (1g, 3a), recording an assist in each game
-Jordan Kyrou scored twice, including his first career overtime winner, on Nov. 26 at Florida
- Kyrou posted a career-long 8-game point streak (5g, 8a), from Nov. 14-26, including a career-long 6 game assist streak from Nov. 16-25 (2g, 8a)
-Nov. 26 at Florida was also Kyrou’s 10th career multi-goal game, which is the 3rd most among all Blues since his debut in 2018-19 (Perron – 14 / Tarasenko – 13)
-Kyrou leads the Blues with 10 goals and shares 1st on the team with 4 power play goals (Buchnevich/Krug)
-Kyrou also shares 1st on the Blues with 8 power play points (Buchnevich/Thomas)
-Since Nov. 10, Kyrou shares 9th in the NHL with 18 points (7g, 11a) (1. T. Thompson, 24)
-Kyrou now has 19 points (7g, 12a) in his last 16 games after recording just 3 points (3g) in his first 9 games of the season, and has also recorded at least 1 point in 13 of his last 16 games
THOMAS SETTING THE PACE
-Robert Thomas leads the Blues with 18 assists and 23 points this season
-Thomas has a 4-game point streak (1g, 3a)
-In his last 14 games, Thomas has recorded 16 points (3g, 13a), recording at least 1 point in 11 of those 14 games
-He also leads the Blues with 7 power play assists and shares 1st on the Blues with 8 power play points (Buchnevich/Kyrou)
-Since Nov. 10, Thomas shares 5th in the NHL with 13 assists (1. Karlsson/Gaudreau, 15)
-Since Nov. 10, Thomas shares 5th in the NHL with 7 power play assists (1. Dahlin, 10)
THE CAPTAIN IS COMING ALIVE
-Ryan O’Reilly has a goal in back-to-back games (2g) and has 5 points in his last 6 games (4g, 1a)
-O’Reilly has recorded 12 points (8g, 4a) in his last 16 games after just recording 1 point (1g) in his first 10 games of the season
-O’Reilly shares 2nd on the Blues with 9 goals this season (1. Kyrou, 10)
-O’Reilly scored the Blues’ first shorthanded goal of the season on Nov. 16 at Chicago, the 11th of his career
