WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets finish a three-game road trip on Friday night when they play their second game in as many nights when the tangle with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Jets have split the first two game of the trip after a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday. Winnipeg is back at Canada Life Centre on Sunday to face the Arizona Coyotes before playing their following five games on the road.
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 4
Buffalo Sabres 2
Jets Scorers: Samberg (2), Morrissey (8), Connor (21), Kuhlman (2)
Sabres Scorers: Olofsson (16), Jost (4)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (39 sv, 2 ga)
Sabres Goaltender: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (23 sv, 3 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-2
Jets PK: 5-for-5
Recap: The Winnipeg Jets scored twice in the third period to beat the Buffalo Sabres 4-2 on Thursday night at KeyBank Center. Kyle Connor tallied a goal and an assist, while Nikolaj Ehlers contributed a pair of assists. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 39 shots to earn the win in goal.
Top 10
The Jets are eight in the NHL with a .655 points percentage, which ranks second in the Central Division and fourth 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.
Four or More
The Jets reached the four-goal mark once again on Thursday and are 19-2-0 when scoring four goals or more in a game… The Jets have scored at least four goals in five of their past seven games.
The January Upon Us
After playing 16 games in 30 days in December, the Jets play 15 games in 28 days from Jan. 2-30, but opened the month with two games in the first seven days… Seven of the 15 games are at home… Winnipeg’s eight road games in January come in the form of a three-game road trip and five-game road trip… The Jets are 16-17-3 in January during the past four seasons.
Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their seventh of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season, having gone 8-5-0 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.
Road Record
The Jets are 11-8-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg is 2-4-0 in their past six road games after starting the season 9-4-1 away from home… Defenceman Josh Morrissey (2G, 19A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 21 points… Pierre-Luc Dubois has a team leading eight goals.
On the PK
Winnipeg is sixth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 83.2% of the time… The Jets are 26-for-28 (92.9%) on the penalty kill in their past eight games… 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.
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat PIT
42 GP 40
27 W 21
14 L 13
1 OT 6
55 PTS 48
141 GF 133
112 GA 121
23.4% PP 21.3%
83.2% PK 84.5%
Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Jan. 13 At PIT SN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 15 ARI TSN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 17 At MTL TSN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 19 At TOR TSN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 21 At OTT SN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Jan. 2 CGY 3-2 W 3W
Jan. 6 TBL 4-2 W 4W
Jan. 8 VAN 7-4 W 5W
Jan. 10 At DET 7-5 L 1L
Jan. 12 At BUF 4-2 W 1W
Broadcast Information
TV: Sportsnet
Play-By-Play: John Barlett
Analyst: Garry Galley
Rinkside: Sean Reynolds
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Derek Taylor
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, Jan. 13
Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 14
Day Off
Sunday, Jan. 15
Morning Skate 9:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Arizona Coyotes 6:00 p.m.
Jets vs. PIT Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Penguins square off twice this season… Winnipeg was shut out 3-0 by Pittsburgh at home on Nov. 19.
Recent History
Winnipeg is 1-6-1 in their past seven games against Pittsburgh… The Jets have three overtime or shootout losses in their past 11 games against the Penguins.
In Pittsburgh
The Jets have points in four of the past five trips to Pittsburgh, going 1-1-3… Winnipeg’s only win in Pittsburgh was on Oct. 8/19 by a 4-1 score.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler has 26 points (11G, 15A) in 36 games against the Penguins to lead the team… Mark Scheifele has a point per game during his career against Pittsburgh with 16 points (5G, 11A) in 16 games… Blake Wheeler and Nikolaj Ehlers are the only two Jets players to have game-winning goals against the Pens in their careers… Despite being 3-5-3 during his career against the Penguins, Connor Hellebuyck has a .927 career save percentage against Pittsburgh
Jets vs. PIT Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
03/08/2017 Pit L 4 7 35 5 0 36 32 5 3 37
10/26/2017 @Pit OTL 1 2 31 2 0 10 36 4 0 6
10/29/2017 Pit W 7 1 24 3 1 22 32 3 1 22
11/27/2018 Pit L 3 4 27 2 0 2 30 1 0 4
01/04/2019 @Pit L 0 4 33 1 0 6 33 3 1 2
10/08/2019 @Pit W 4 1 22 0 0 4 38 2 0 0
10/13/2019 Pit L 2 7 29 6 1 4 28 2 1 12
11/22/2021 Pit L 1 3 31 2 0 4 36 2 0 4
01/23/2022 @Pit SOL 2 3 29 1 1 13 38 4 0 9
11/19/2022 Pit L 0 3 32 2 0 4 32 2 0 4
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Jan. 10: Pittsburgh 5, Vancouver 4 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Malkin (2), Crosby, Zucker, Rakell
Multiple Points: Malkin (2G-2A), Rust (2A), Smith (2A), Zucker
(1G-1A)
Goalie: DeSmith (2/5 shots), Tokarski (18/19 shots)
Key Stats: Evgeni Malkin’s 28th career four-point night helped Pittsburgh win its second-straight game.
PP: 2-5
PK: 5-5
Jan. 8: Pittsburgh 4, Arizona 1 – Mullet Arena
PIT Goals: Guentzel (2), Zucker, Carter
Multiple Points: Crosby (2A), Guentzel (2G)
Goalie: DeSmith (23 saves, 24 shots)
Key Stats: Jake Guentzel’s second multi-goal game of the season helped snap a six-game winless streak (0-4-2).
PP: 0-6
PK: 2-2
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D Jeff Petry Upper-Body 12 12
F Josh Archibald Lower-Body 9 10
D Kris Letang Lower-Body 5 11
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 4 9
G Tristan Jarry Lower-Body 3 3
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 77
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Jan. 12 D Taylor Fedun recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 11 D Mark Friedman re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 11 G Tristan Jarry and F Ryan Poehling placed on injured reserve.
Jan. 3 G Dustin Tokarski recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL
Jan. 3 D Kris Letang’s status changed to non-roster.
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. JETS: 52-13-3
In Pittsburgh: 28-4-1
In Winnipeg: 24-9-2
OT Record vs. Jets: 9-1-2
Shootout Record vs. Jets: 3-2
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 1-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. JETS:
Sidney Crosby: 41 GP, 59 PTS (18G-41A)
Evgeni Malkin: 37 GP, 53 PTS (20G-33A)
Kris Letang: 34 GP, 29 PTS (5G-24A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins conclude a brief two-game homestand as they take on the Winnipeg Jets at PPG Paints Arena (TV: AT&T SportsNet, NHL Network; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- The Penguins are 16-3-0 in their last 19 meetings with the Jets.
- Here at home, Pittsburgh is 19-1-0 in their last 20 games against the Winnipeg/Atlanta franchise dating back to Mar. 24, 2007.
- The Penguins are 7-0-0 versus Central Division opponents this season.
- The Penguins are 7-1-0 at home against Western Conference opponents this season.
- The Penguins have won nine of their last 10 games versus Western Conference opponents. They are 11-6-0 versus the West this season.
