WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets begin a three-game road trip on Thursday night when they visit the Vegas Golden Knights. The Jets lost 3-2 in overtime to the New York Rangers on Monday night at Canada Life Centre, which still extended Winnipeg’s point streak to five games. Winnipeg visits the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday afternoon and St. Louis Blues on Tuesday for the other two games of the trip. After the trip, Winnipeg returns home for a five-game homestand
Points in Five
The Jets have points in five games in a row for the first time this season (3-0-2)… The Jets are outscoring their opponent 16-11 during the streak, excluding shootouts… It’s the longest point streak for the Jets since a five-game winning streak last season from Dec. 29-Jan. 8.
Against the Pacific
The Jets play a Pacific Division team four times in November… The Jets are 1-3-0 against the Pacific Division this season… Alex Iafallo and Mark Scheifele each have three goals in four games against the Pacific Division this season, while Josh Morrissey and Dylan DeMelo each have three assists in the four games… Winnipeg went 13-8-3 against the Pacific Division last season… Kyle Connor (12G, 17A) led the Jets with 29 points in 24 games against the Pacific Division last season, while Mark Scheifele had 14 goals in 24 games, including seven of his 12 power play goals.
Road Record
The Jets are 2-1-1 on the road this season and are in the midst of playing five of six games on the road… Mason Appleton (1G, 3A), Adam Lowry (2G, 2A), Josh Morrissey (1G, 3A), and Nino Niederreiter (2G, 2A) are all averaging a point per game on the road this season… The Jets went 20-20-1 on the road last season… Kyle Connor (13G, 21A) led the Jets in scoring on the road with 34 points in 41 games… Mark Scheifele had a team-leading 20 goals, which marked the 11th time in franchise history a player has reached 20 goals on the road in a season.
Strong Start
The Jets have once again started a season with a strong October showing… The Jets went 4-3-2 in October after going 5-3-1 last season and 4- 2-2 in 2021-22.
The Shots
The Jets have outshot their opponent in six of their nine games this season (2-2-2), including the past two contests… Winnipeg is averaging 33.1 shots per game this season, which is seventh in the NHL, and averaging 29.1 shots against, which is eighth fewest in the league… The Jets are fifth in the NHL with 102 first period shots and hold a plus-15 shot different in first periods.
Jets vs. VGK Notes
Season Series
Once again, the Jets and Golden Knights meet three times this season… The Jets lost the first game to the Golden Knights 5-3 in Winnipeg on Oct. 19… Winnipeg also hosts Vegas on Mar. 28.
Recent History
Prior to four consecutive losses to Vegas, Winnipeg had won five consecutive games against the Golden Knights… The Jets are 14-for-42 (33.3%) on the power play all-time against Vegas in 15 games.
In Vegas
The Jets are 3-3-1 all-time at T-Mobile Arena, but have dropped the past two games… Winnipeg is a perfect 7-for-7 on the penalty kill in their past three games in Vegas.
Player Notes
Alex Iafallo leads Jets players in career scoring against Vegas with 23 points (8G, 15A) in 30 games… Kyle Connor has 21 points (10G, 11A) in 15 career games against the Golden Knights, but only had one point last season… Mark Scheifele (8G, 8A) has 16 points in 14 career games against Vegas, including a hat-trick in the last regular season contests last season.
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
AGAINST THE JETS
The Vegas Golden Knights will face the Winnipeg Jets for the second time this season on Thursday night. The last time these teams met, Vegas defeated Winnipeg, 5-3, in a rematch of the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Despite allowing the first goal to the Jets, the Golden Knights responded with three-straight tallies from Jonathan Marchessault, Brett Howden, and Alec Martinez. Third period goals for Winnipeg by Cole Perfetti and Alex Lafallo made things 3-3, but Jack Eichel capitalized on the power play to regain the lead for Vegas. Nicolas Roy shut the door with a late empty-net goal to give the Golden Knights the 5-3 victory. Vegas has won four straight regular-season games against the Jets and holds a 7-6-2 all-time record (4-1-2 at home).
STREAKING
The Golden Knights remained in the win column on Monday night, improving to 9-0-1 on the season. Vegas extended its season-opening point streak to 10 games, tying the 1992-93 Penguins (8-0-2, 18 points) for the second longest in NHL history by a reigning Stanley Cup champion behind the 1984-85 Oilers (12-0-3, 27 points). Vegas is the 20th team in NHL history with a season-opening point streak of at least 10 games. The Golden Knights’ .950 points percentage in October is the highest points percentage by a reigning Stanley Cup champion in NHL history, besting the 1984-85 Oilers (8-0-2, .900).
EXTRA HOCKEY
In Vegas’ last three games, the Golden Knights have gone to overtime or a shootout. Vegas defeated Los Angeles and Montreal in shootouts but fell to Chicago from a Blackhawks power-play goal in overtime. The Golden Knights own a 23-17 (.575 win percentage) shootout record all-time, the third best record in the NHL since the 2017-18 season. Adin Hill and Logan Thompson have both appeared in Vegas’ shootout wins this season. Hill and Thompson own career shootout save records of .712 and .816 respectively.
HARD HITTING Vegas ranks first in the league in hits this season with 212. Paul Cotter currently leads the NHL with 37 hits and registered a career-high of nine in a single game against Seattle. The Golden Knights recorded a season high 40 hits in their Western Conference Final rematch against the Dallas Stars on Oct. 17
