NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
Last Game:
New Jersey Devils 6 Chicago Blackhawks 3
(48-20-8 – 104 PTS) (24-46-6 – 54 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. J. Boqvist 2. E. Haula 3. A. Athanasiou
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Chicago 0 2 1 – – 3
DEVILS 0 3 3 – – 6
Goals:
CHI: T. Johnson, L. Reichel, A. Athanasiou
NJD: D. Hamilton, E. Haula, J. Boqvist, R. Graves, T. Meier, D. Mercer (ENG)
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 76
Nate Bastian Upper-body 3/13/23 10
Curtis Lazar Undisclosed 3/19/23 7
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 213
WHAT TO KNOW
Jersey’s team opened its 12th back-to-back set for the 2022-23 campaign and improved to 6-5-1 in first half games played, after a 6-3 win at Chicago on Saturday. Jersey’s team is 9-2-0 in the second half for back-to-back sets this season. The team’s nine wins in second half games played are tied for the most in the NHL with Boston, but Jersey’s .818 points% for second half games ranks first in the NHL. The Devils officially clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday, March 25 for the first time since 2017-18, but also earned 100 points in a season for the first time since 2011-12 (48-28-6=102 PTS). It marked the 14th time in franchise history that the Devils earned 100, or more, points in a single season for the standings. After Thursday’s win vs the New York Rangers, the Devils earned more than 100 points for the first time since 2011-12 (102 PTS). The most points that the Devils earned in a single season was 111 PTS, after posting a 48-19-12 record in 2000-01. The Devils earned 48 wins, or more, in a season for the seventh time in franchise history, after Saturday night’s victory at Chicago. The last time that the team earned 48 wins in a single season was 2011-12 (48-28-6). The Devils enter Sunday’s contest three wins shy of tying the franchise record (51) for the most wins in a single season, which was earned in 2008-09.
UNDEFEATED NORTH OF THE BORDER
The Devils visit Winnipeg on Sunday and can become the third American team in NHL history that was undefeated when playing at least eight road games vs a Canadian-based team in a single season. The Devils are one of three American clubs to have gone undefeated in road games against Canadian-based clubs when playing at least seven such games:
VS THE NORTH
Jersey’s team is 13-3-0 vs Canadian-based teams this season:
CGY 2-0-0
EDM 2-0-0
MTL 2-1-0
OTT 3-0-0
TOR 1-2-0
VAN 2-0-0
WPG 1-0-0
VS CONFERENCE/DIVISION
The Devils are 22-4-5 vs the Western Conference this season. The franchise record for most wins vs the Western Conference was 18, which was logged in 2000-01. Jersey’s team is 8-4-3 vs the Central Division. The Devils own a 26-16-3 record vs the Eastern Conference and 15-6-2 vs the Metropolitan Division.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 15-7-1
First game: 6-5-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 6-4-1
Second game: 9-2-0 | home: 4-2-0 | road: 5-0-0
VS WPG
The Devils and Winnipeg conclude their 2022-23 regular-season series,
The Devils defeated the Jets, 4-2, on Feb. 19.
The Devils were 0-2-0 vs the Jets last season.
The last time that the Devils won a season series vs the Jets was 2011-12 (3-1-0)
ALL-TIME vs WPG
Record: 34-23-3-8
Home: 17-11-1-6
Road: 17-12-2-2
DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs WPG/ATL is nine, which was earned on Mar. 10, 2000, in a 9-0 win at Atlanta.
The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs WPG was on Dec. 3, 2021, in an 8-4 loss at WPG.
The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs WPG/ATL was 49, via Jan. 24, 2002, in a 4-2 loss at ATL.
The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs WPG/ATL was 40, which happened twice; last – Dec. 2021, at WPG, in an 8-4 loss.
The last time the Devils shut out WPG/ATL was Apr. 6, 2010, at ATL, in a 3-0 win,
The last time that WPG/ATL shut out the Devils was Oct. 13, 2013, at WPG, in a 3-0 loss.
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets continue their last homestand of the regular season on Sunday when they welcome the New Jersey Devils to Canada Life Centre. Winnipeg started the five-game homestand with a 6-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night to end a two-game slide. After Sunday’s game, the Jets continue the homestand on Wednesday against the Calgary Flames and Saturday against the Nashville Predators.
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat NJD
76 GP 75
42 W 47
31 L 20
3 OT 8
87 PTS 102
227 GF 259
214 GA 207
19.1% PP 21.4%
82.5% PK 82.2%
Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Apr. 2 NJD TSN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 5 CGY SN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 8 NSH SN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 10 SJS SN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 11 At MIN TSN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Mar. 21 ARI 2-1 W 1W
Mar. 23 At ANA 3-2 W 2W
Mar. 25 At LAK 4-1 L 1L
Mar. 28 At SJS 3-0 L 2L
Mar. 31 DET 6-2 W 1W
Broadcast Information
TV: TSN
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Rinkside: John Lu
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore
Upcoming Schedule
Sunday, April 2
Morning Skate 9:00 a.m.
Jets vs. New Jersey Devils 6:00 p.m.
Monday, April 3
Day Off – No Media Availability
Tuesday, April 4
Practice – Canada Life Centre 11:00 a.m.
All Times Local
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 6
Detroit Red Wings 2
Jets Scorers: Connor (29), Wheeler (16), Scheifele (39), DeMelo (5), Niederreiter (23), Ehlers (10)
Red Wings Scorers: Perron (20), Veleno (8)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (23 sv, 2 ga)
Red Wings Goaltender: Magnus Hellberg (23 sv, 6 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 0-for-1
Recap: The Jets scored three times in the first period en route to a 6-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. Seven players had two points, including Dylan DeMelo, Blake Wheeler, Nikolaj Ehlers, Mark Scheifele, and Kyle Connor who had a goal and an assi st. Nino Niederreiter scored Winnipeg’s other goal and paced the team with five shots. Pierre-Luc Dubois and Vladislav Namestnikov each had three
blocked shots.
Where They Stand
The Jets are in the second wild card position in the Western Conference… Winnipeg trails the Seattle Kraken by three points for the first wild card spot, while the Calgary Flames are two points behind the Jets and the Nashville Predators trail Winnipeg by five points.
Marching
The Jets went 7-7-1 in March… Winnipeg has had a .500 or better record in March in each of the past seven seasons, including going 11-3-1 in 2017-18 and 10-5-1 last season… Nikolaj Ehlers led the Jets in scoring in March with 11 points (5G, 6A) in 15 games, while Kyle Connor (2G, 8A) each had 10 points in 15 games… Ehlers, Mark Scheifele and Nino Niederreiter shared the goal scoring lead for the Jets this month with five tallies.
Beasts from the East
Sunday’s game against New Jersey is Winnipeg’s final game against an Eastern Conference opponent this season… The Jets are 14-17-0
against the Eastern Conference this season… Winnipeg hasn’t posted a winning record against the East since going 18-12-2 in 2018-19… Kyle
Connor leads the Jets in scoring against the Eastern Conference with 30 points (14G, 16A) in 31 games… Mark Scheifele has 16 goals in 31
games against the East this season.
All 76
Five members of the Jets have played all 76 games this season – Kyle Connor, Brenden Dillon, Adam Lowry, Neal Pionk, and Mark Scheifele…
Scheifele has played all 82 games in a season twice in his career, while Connor, Dillon and Lowry have each done it once… Pionk could play all
82 games for the first time in his career… The Jets didn’t have anyone play all 82 games last season.
Backend Production
Jets defencemen have combined for 176 points (43G, 133A) this season, which is tied for seventh in the NHL… A defenceman has been in on
36 of Winnipeg’s past 45 goals… Josh Morrissey (69), Neal Pionk (31), Dylan DeMelo (24), and Brenden Dillon (22) have all reached the 20-
point mark, while Nate Schmidt has 16 points.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 23-12-2 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is tied for seventh in the NHL and third in the Western Conference… Kyle Connor
(16G, 27A) leads the team with 43 points in 37 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 20 goals at home leads the team and has him four goals behind
his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Winnipeg is 252-161-38 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a
.500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
PK Prowess
Winnipeg is sixth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 82.5% of the time… Winnipeg has given up a power play goal against in four
consecutive games for the first time this season… 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.
Jets vs. NJD Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
68 31 28 9
Home Record
GP W L OT
33 14 15 4
Away Record
GP W L OT
35 17 13 5
Jets vs. NJD Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Devils square off for the second time this season on Sunday… Winnipeg lost 4-2 in the first meeting on Feb. 19 at New Jersey… It was the Jets first regulation loss to the Devils since Jan. 13/16.
Recent History
Winnipeg is 15-2-3 in their past 20 games against the Devils. Nine of the 20 games have been decided by one goal. The Jets have scored one goal in their past 11 games against New Jersey (1-for-23, 4.3%).
In New Jersey
The Jets are 8-2-1 in 11 games all-time against the Devils at Canada Life Centre, including an 8-4 win last season.
Player Notes
Mark Scheifele has 22 points (11G, 11A) in 15 career games against New Jersey… Nino Niederreiter has scored two of his five goals against the Devils on the power play… Nikolaj Ehlers has posted 12 points (5G, 7A) in 13 games against New Jersey.
Jets vs. NJD Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
03/28/2017 @NJ SOW 4 3 36 3 0 10 23 4 0 6
11/18/2017 NJ W 5 2 34 0 0 4 36 2 0 0
03/08/2018 @NJ W 3 2 24 1 0 8 43 4 0 2
11/11/2018 NJ W 5 2 28 1 0 10 36 3 0 6
12/01/2018 @NJ W 4 3 38 1 0 8 39 3 1 4
10/04/2019 @NJ SOW 5 4 30 2 0 4 39 2 0 4
11/05/2019 NJ SOL 1 2 33 1 0 6 32 3 0 2
12/03/2021 NJ W 8 4 40 4 1 4 37 2 1 8
03/10/2022 @NJ W 2 1 30 2 0 6 34 3 1 4
02/19/2023 @NJ L 2 4 25 3 0 4 29 2 0 6
