WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play their last two games before the Christmas break with back-to-back games on the road this week when they visit the Boston Bruins on Thursday and Washington Capitals on Friday. The Jets beat the Ottawa Senators 5-1 on Tuesday during a quick one-game stop at home. After the three-day break, the Jets host the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday and Vancouver Canucks next Thursday.
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 5
Ottawa Senators 1
Jets Scorers: Stenlund (1), Morrissey (6), Gagner (6), Connor (14, 15)
Senators Scorer: Batherson (11)
Jets Goaltender: David Rittich (35 sv, 1 ga)
Senators Goaltender: Cam Talbot (19 sv, 5 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-1
Jets PK: 2-for-2
Recap: The Jets scored three times in the first period and twice in the second period in a 5-1 win against the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night… Kyle Connor scored both of the goals in the second period and added an assist for a three-point night… Josh Morrissey had a goal and an assist to set a career high with 38 points and extend his assist streak to a franchise record 10 games… David Rittich stopped 35 shots in his second consecutive start.
Best of the West
The Jets are fifth in the NHL with a .672 points percentage, which also ranks first in the Central Division and 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 nine of their past 14 games… Since Nov. 25, Winnipeg leads the NHL with 57 goals in 14 games… The Jets have tallied five goals or more in 11 games this season, which is tied for second in the NHL, one behind Boston.
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.
Road Record
Winnipeg’s franchise record tying five-game road winning streak ended on Sunday in Seattle… The Jets are 9-5-1 on the road this season for a .633 points percentage, which is eighth in the NHL… The Jets haven’t lost consecutive games in regulation on the road this season… Defenceman Josh Morrissey (1G, 18A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 19 points and has a point in nine consecutive road games, which is one shy of the franchise record (Mark Scheifele and Neal Pionk had 10-game road point streaks last season)… Pierre-Luc Dubois has a team leading eight goals… Winnipeg’s first road game in the eastern time zone this season is Thursday in Boston… Nine of Winnipeg’s next 10 road games are in Eastern Conference destinations… Six of the nine games are part of a back-to-back.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 12-5-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season… Winnipeg has won 16 of their past 21 home games dating back to last season… Kyle Connor (10G, 14A) leads the team with 24 points in 17 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 12 goals at home is eighth in the NHL, which is halfway to the career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 10-4-0 with a 1.78 goals-against average, .942 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 241-154-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
Facing Eastward
This is Winnipeg’s 10th game against an Eastern Conference opponent this season, having gone 5-4-0 so far… The Jets are in the midst of playing three consecutive games against an Eastern Conference team… Pierre-Luc Dubois has a team leading 14 points (5G, 9A) in nine games against the Eastern Conference this season.
Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their sixth of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season, having gone 7-3-0 so far… 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.
First Game Second Game
Date Opponent Record Date Opponent Record
Oct. 19 At Colorado – 4-3 OTW 1-0-0 Oct. 20 At Vegas – 5-2 L 0-1-0
Oct. 27 At Los Angeles – 6-4 W 2-0-0 Oct. 28 At Arizona – 3-2 OTW 1-1-0
Nov. 12 At Calgary – 3-2 L 2-1-0 Nov. 13 At Seattle – 3-2 OTW 2-1-0
Dec. 8 At St. Louis – 5-2 W 3-1-0 Dec. 9 At Chicago – 3-1 W 3-1-0
Dec. 17 At Vancouver – 5-1 W 4-1-0 Dec. 18 At Seattle – 3-2 L 3-2-0
Dec. 22 At Boston Dec. 23 At Washington
Jan. 12 At Buffalo Jan. 13 At Pittsburgh
Jan. 21 At Ottawa Jan. 22 At Philadelphia
Feb. 19 At New Jersey Feb. 20 At NY Rangers
Mar. 3 At Edmonton Mar. 4 Edmonton
Mar. 11 At Florida Mar. 12 At Tampa Bay
Mar. 18 At Nashville Mar. 19 At St. Louis
Apr. 10 San Jose Apr. 11 At Minnesota
Top 5 PK
Winnipeg is fifth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 81.4% of the time… The Jets have played 141:42 on the penalty kill this season, which is fourth fewest in the NHL… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 3.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.
Mr. Norrissey
Defenceman Josh Morrissey is tied for the team lead in scoring with 38 points (6G, 32A) in 32 games, which is a new career high for points… He has also established a new career high with 32 assists… He’s halfway to the career best 12 goals he had in 79 games last season… Morrissey has 12 assists during a current 10-game assist streak, which is a new franchise record… He has a point in 27 of his 32 games this season and hasn’t gone consecutive games without a point… Morrissey is second in the NHL among defencemen in scoring, while his 32 assists rank first among NHL defencemen and tied for fourth overall… Morrissey is on pace for 82 assists and 97 points this 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.
Streakin’
Kyle Connor (7G, 10A) and Josh Morrissey (1G, 12A) are riding 10-game point streaks, which are tied for the longest by a member of the Jets this season… They are also tied for the second longest active point streak in the NHL… It’s the second time in franchise history two players have had double-digital point streaks in the same season.
Festive KC
Kyle Connor tallied his fifth multi-point game during his 10-game point streak on Tuesday… This is the second time in his career that he’s had a point streak of 10 games (Mar. 8-25/22)… Connor is third in NHL scoring since Nov. 23 with 23 points (10G, 13A) in 15 games… Connor averaged 1.42 points per game in November and has 1.55 points per game in December after tallying four points in nine games in October to start the season.
Happening in Threes
Pierre-Luc Dubois has multi-point outings in three consecutive games… The franchise record for longest multi-point streak is six (Marian Hossa – 2007-08; Ilya Kovalchuk – 2005-06)… Dubois tallied his second three-assist game of the season on Saturday against the Canucks… His other three-assist game was earlier this month on Dec. 6 vs FLA… The franchise record for most three-assist games in season is six, which was done by Blake Wheeler during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons… Dubois has 24 points (8G, 16A) in his past 16 games, which is the most points he’s had in a 16-game span during his career… He’s on pace for 53 assists, which would best his previous career high for 34 during the 2018-19 season when he was with the Columbus Blue Jackets.
A Handful
The Jets had five players register multi-point games on Tuesday against Ottawa… It’s the second time this season Winnipeg has had five players with at least two points in the same game (Nov. 27 at CHI)… The franchise record for most multi-point efforts in the same game is nine (Mar. 1/22 vs. MTL).
The Rookie
Cole Perfetti is third in NHL rookie scoring with 19 points (6G, 13A) in 32 games, but has gone consecutive games without a point… 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).
Helle
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is tied for third in the NHL with a .928 save percentage this season… His 16 wins are tied for second among the league’s netminders and he joins Detroit’s Ville Husso and Carolina’s Pyotr Kochetkov as the only goalies with three shutouts this season… Hellebuyck owns a 2.33 goals-against average this season, fifth in the NHL, while the Jets are averaging 3.53 goals per game when he’s in net… He has stopped more than 90% of the shots he’s face in eight of his past 10 starts.
Extra Time
The Jets are 7-1 in overtime this season… Winnipeg has won five consecutive OT games, which is one game shy of the franchise record in a season (Oct. 22/18-Jan. 13/19)… Winnipeg’s eight OT games are tied for the second most in the NHL this season and the Jets are the only team with seven wins in overtime… Winnipeg is one of five teams to not play in a shootout this season.. Five of Winnipeg’s seven 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 seven wins is two better than the five overtime wins Winnipeg had last season in 12 games decided in OT… During the past three seasons, Winnipeg is 18-9 in games decided in overtime… The franchise record for OT wins is 10, set in 2010-11.
Zeros
The Jets have registered three shutouts this season, which is tied for second 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
Taking the Challenge
Head Coach Rick Bowness has made three challenges this season, resulting in two calls being overturned… Both challenges resulted in goals being overturned to no goals – one for offside and one for a stoppage… The Jets are 2-0-0 in games this season when they have made a successful coach’s challenge… Opposing coaches have made two challenges in games this season against the Jets, going 1-for-2.
Jets vs. BOS Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Bruins tangle twice this season… Winnipeg hosts Boston on Mar. 16. Recent History The Jets have lost four consecutive games to the Bruins, having been swept in the past two season series… Three of the four losses have come by one goal… Winnipeg is 0-for-15 on the power play in their past three games against Boston.
In Boston
The Jets are 2-3-1 in their past six trips to Massachusetts… The past four games between Winnipeg and Boston at TD Garden have been decided by one goal… Winnipeg’s 6-2 win in Boston on Oct. 8/15 is the team’s only regulation win in Boston since relocation.
Player Notes
Former Bruins forward Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against Boston with 17 points (7G, 10A) in 24 games… Mark Scheifele is second with 12 points (3G, 9A) in 16 games… Nikolaj Ehlers has five points (2G, 3A) during a four-game point streak against the Bruins… Karson Kuhlman played 75 games (7G, 8A) with the Bruins from 2018-2022, but has never played against Boston during his NHL career.
Jets vs. BOS Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
10/17/2016 Bos L 1 4 35 5 0 8 25 4 0 10
11/19/2016 @Bos L 1 4 12 4 0 10 38 4 1 10
12/21/2017 @Bos SOL 1 2 38 3 0 6 33 3 0 6
03/27/2018 Bos SOW 5 4 32 1 0 11 32 5 3 2
01/29/2019 @Bos SOW 4 3 27 2 1 16 39 3 1 14
03/14/2019 Bos W 4 3 24 2 1 2 39 1 0 4
01/09/2020 @Bos L 4 5 21 2 2 8 36 4 1 4
01/31/2020 Bos L 1 2 38 6 0 35 25 4 2 39
01/22/2022 @Bos L 2 3 24 4 0 14 32 2 1 18
03/18/2022 Bos L 2 4 29 5 0 28 45 4 1 10
BOSTON BRUINS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Bruins host the Jets tonight in the 1st of 2 games between these teams this season and the Jets’ lone visit to TD Garden.
- They are 25-4-2 overall this season and are 17-0-2 on home ice … They are 11-1-1 vs. Western Conference opponents.
- The Bruins are playing their 4th of 14 sets of back-to-back games tonight vs Winnipeg and tomorrow in New Jersey … They are currently 3-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 2-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are concluding their 5-game home stand tonight … They will finish the holiday break in New Jersey on 12/23 and will then play in Ottawa on 12/27 and in New Jersey on 12/28.
RECENT GAMES:
- The Bruins are 4-0-1 in their last 5 games with a 3-1 win vs Vegas on 12/11, 4-3 shootout win vs NY Islanders on 12/13, 3-2 shootout setback to Los Angeles on 12/15, 4-2 win vs Columbus on 12/17 and 7-3 victory vs Florida on 12/19 … They are 8-1-2 in their last 11 games and are 15-2-2 in their last 19 games.
- They are 17-0-2 in their 19 home games, including a 14-game home win streak, the longest from the start of a season in league history … That is the 12th such streak in NHL history and is the 2nd in Boston annals to 1973-74’s 21-game stretch at 19-0-2 … This is their sixth longest home point streak overall in team history with their club mark a 26-0-1 stretch in 1970-71.
- Boston 2 vs Los Angeles 3/SO … Taylor Hall and Brad Marchand (PP) opened a 2-goal lead before the Kings evened the
score and Boston took the shootout loss (goals by Charlie Coyle and Jake DeBrusk) … Linus Ullmark stopped his career-best 9-
gm win streak with the extra point … SOG: Bos 35, LA 30 … PP: 1/6 … PK: 1/6 - Boston 4 vs Columbus 2 … David Pastrnak scored his 20th of the season and David Krejci had a PPG+A each, and Taylor Hall (GA) and Tomas Nosek scored in a 19-second span in the 3rd period for the win … Jeremy Swayman earned the victory in goal while narrowly missing a score of his own … SOG: Bos 39, Cmb 33 … PP: 2/3 … PK: 2/5
- Boston 7 vs Florida 3 … Patrice Bergeron had 2-2=4 totals, Brad Marchand added 3 assists, and Brandon Carlo, Connor Clifton (1-1=2 each), Hampus Lindholm and Taylor Hall (2A each) had 2-pt nights … Charlie Coyle, David Krejci and David Pastrnak had single goals … Linus Ullmark extended his point streak to 10-0-1 … SOG: Bos 26, Fla 39 … PP: 2/4 … PK: 0/3
INJURIES (Total man-games lost in 2022-23: 36)
- None
BOSTON vs WINNIPEG, LIFETIME SERIES
- The Bruins and Jets are meeting for the 68th time in their histories with the Bruins having a 40-18-2-7 record and 214-89 scoring advantage in those games.
- The Bruins are 23-5-2-3 lifetime vs. Winnipeg at home with a 117-91 scoring edge in those 33 contests
NUMBERS
1 / 2: Boston’s rank in win percentage (.839) and fewest goals against per game (2.16) while 2nd in goals for per game (3.90).
1 / 3: Boston’s special teams ranking in the penalty-kill at 85.0% (18/120) and power play at 29.7% (35/118).
2: Player on the current roster new to the Bruins organization this season – A.J. Greer (free agent) and Pavel Zacha (trade).
3: Season series completed – ARI (1-1-0, snapping a 19-gm win streak which was the longest by an opponent in club history), COL (2-0-0), VGS (1-0-1).
4: Defenseman points in a game this season by Hampus Lindholm (1-3=4 vs PIT on 11/1) and Charlie McAvoy (4A vs CHI on 11/19).
4: Points by David Pastrnak (1-3=4 totals) on 10/12/2022 in Washington in the 2022-23 season opener … That is the most points in a Boston opener since Brad Marchand (2-3=5) and Pastrnak (2-2=4) in 10/13/2016.
5: Game-winning goals by Taylor Hall (tied for 3rd in the NHL), including three straight deciding goals from 10/20-25/2022 – deciding shootout goal vs. Anaheim on 10/20, OT goal vs. Minnesota on 10/22 and GWG vs. Dallas on 10/25.
7: Straight 20-goal seasons by David Pastrnak, including his 3rd-fastest 20 in his 30th game (22 gms in 2019-20 and 28 gms in 2018-19).
9: New career-best win streak by Linus Ullmark from 11/7-12/13/2022 … That bested his 8-game stretch from 10/12-11/3/2022 which was his previous mark and it also tied the longest win streak by a Boston goaltender from the start of a season (Tim Thomas, also 8-0-0 in 2010-11).
9: Game point streak by David Pastrnak from 11/7-25 with 6-7=13 totals in that span … That was his longest such stretch since a career-best 13-game stretch in 2019-20 … He has tied that stretch with his current string from 12/3-19.
9: Players on the Bruins current roster who played college hockey – Connor Clifton, Charlie Coyle, Derek Forbort, Trent Frederic, AJ Greer, Matt Grzelcyk, Charlie McAvoy, Craig Smith and Jeremy Swayman.
10: Former first round draft picks on the current roster – Charlie Coyle, Jake DeBrusk, Derek Forbert, Trent Frederic, Taylor Hall, Hampus Lindholm, Charlie McAvoy, David Pastrnak, Pavel Zacha and Jakub Zboril
14: Straight home wins to open this season, which is the longest such streak in NHL history … That also tied as Boston’s longest home win streak overall since a 14-game stretch in 2008-09.
19: Current home point streak at 17-0-2 … That is the 2nd-longest from the start of a season in club history and is their sixth longest home point streak overall in team history with their club mark a 26-0-1 stretch in 1970-71..
52: Points by the Bruins after 31 games this season at 25-4-2 … That is the 2nd-best mark after 31 games in team history (26-4-1) and they are the 3rd team in NHL history to hit that mark through the 1st 31 games of a season.
+54: Boston’s league-leading goal differential (Toronto is 2nd at +28), including an NHL-best 3rd period goal differential at 46-19 and +27.
395-25-21: Boston’s record since 2011-12 in games in which they have had a 2-goal lead in a game … That extends to 258-2-6over that span when they have led by 3 goals
556: Consecutive Bruins games (regular season & playoffs) currently sold out at TD Garden … Their last non-sellout game was on 12/2/2009 when a Wednesday game vs. TB drew 16,553
FUN FACTS
- The Bruins currently have 22 players on their roster … 10 were drafted by the team, 4 were acquired in trade and 8 were signed as free agents.
- The Bruins play 16 matinees this season (local start time 4:00 pm or earlier) … They have a 3-0-0 record in afternoon games so far.
- The Bruins play 14 sets of back-to-back games this season … They are currently 3-0-0 in the 1st game of those sets and are 2-1-0 in the 2nd games so far.
- The Bruins are playing game 11 of a 14-game December schedule tonight (8 hm/6 rd, 7-1-2) … They will play 14 games in January (5 hm/9 rd), 10 in February (3 hm/7 rd), 15 in March (9 hm/6 rd) and 7 in April (3 hm/4 rd) … They went 8-1-0 in October and 11-2-0 in December.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Nov. 16: Keith Kinkaid returned to Providence/AHL.
Nov. 29: Anton Stralman assigned to Providence/AHL (cleared waivers 11/29).
Dec. 20: Craig Smith assigned to Providence/AHL (cleared waivers 12/19).
Dec. 21: Craig Smith recalled from Providence/AHL.
