WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets finish a three-game road trip on Tuesday night when they visit the St. Louis Blues. The Jets beat the Arizona Coyotes 5-3 on Saturday afternoon and have earned at least a point in six of their past seven games. After Tuesday’s game, the Jets return home for a five-game homestand, which starts on Thursday against the Nashville Predators.
Trending
Since starting the season 1-2-0, the Jets are 4-1-2 in their past seven games to sit third in the NHL’s Central Division… Winnipeg has scored at least three goals in five of the seven games, while holding their opponent to three or less five times.
Central Rivals
Winnipeg plays seven of their 13 games in November against the Central Division, the second of which is Tuesday against the Blues… Winnipeg is in a stretch of four consecutive games against Central Division foes… The Jets went 18-8-0 against their Central Division counterparts last season… Winnipeg has won 15 of its past 21 games against Central Division teams dating back to last season… Winnipeg went 14-6-6 against their Central Division rivals in 2021-22 and have a winning record in each of the past six seasons in which the Jets have been in the Central Division… Josh Morrissey (6G, 22A) led the Jets in scoring against their divisional foes last season with 28 points in 25 games.
Road Record
The Jets are 3-2-1 on the road this season and are finishing a stretch of playing five of six games on the road… Nino Niederreiter leads the Jets with seven points (5G, 2A) in six road games this season… Mason Appleton (1G, 5A) and Adam Lowry (2G, 4A) each have six points in six road games… 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.
Scoring Quartet
Mark Scheifele (4G, 5A), Kyle Connor (6G, 3A), Mason Appleton (3G, 6A), and Nino Niederreiter (5G, 4A) lead the Jets in scoring this season with nine points (4G, 4A) in 11 games to start the season… It’s the first time in franchise history four players are sharing the team scoring lead 11 games into the season… Winnipeg is tied for ninth in the NHL this season with four players having nine points or more.
Depth
Entering Tuesday’s game against the Blues, the Jets have seven players averaging 0.73 points per game or better, which has never been done previously in franchise history… The Jets had six players register 0.73 points per game or better during the 2014-15, 2017-18, and 2022-23 seasons.
Multi-Point Efforts
Mason Appleton leads the Jets with four multi-point games this season after his two assists on Saturday… Appleton is one multi-point game shy of the career-high five multi-point games he had last season… Nino Niederreiter is second with three multi-point games, including his third career hat-trick on Saturday… Niederreiter is on pace for 22 multi-point games this season, which would best the 14 he had during the 2016-17 season with the Minnesota Wild.
Dilly
Brenden Dillon had a career game on Saturday with two goals and an assist… It’s the first time in his 826-game NHL career that he had three points in a game… It was also the first multi-goal game of his career… He has 14 two-point games in his career.
Leading the Primary
Cole Perfetti is tied for the NHL lead in primary assists at 5-on-5 with five… His six primary assists in all situations this season is tied for sixth in the NHL… He has an assist on four of Winnipeg’s past nine goals… Perfetti had eight primary assists at 5-on-5 in 51 games all of last season.
OT
The Jets are 1-2 in overtime and shootouts this season, including 1-1 in games decided in overtime… The Jets went 10-3 in overtime (9-2) and shootouts (1-1) last season, which led the NHL with an .769 winning percentage… Winnipeg played in just two shootouts last season, going 1- 1… It’s the fewest shootouts they’ve played in franchise history… Six of Winnipeg’s nine OT winners came in the first two minutes of the extra session… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 13 OT winning goals… During the past four seasons, Winnipeg is 21-10 in games decided in overtime.
Jets vs. STL Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Blues square off three times this season… Winnipeg won the first meeting 4-2 at Canada Life Centre on Oct. 24… The season series ends with the Blues making a return visit to Canada Life Centre on Feb. 27.
Recent History
The Jets are 9-1-1 in their past 11 games against St. Louis and 20-5-2 in the previous 27 meetings… The 27-game stretch includes two six-game winning streaks and a four-game winning streak… Winnipeg hasn’t lost consecutive games to the Blues in regulation since 2015.
In St. Louis
The Jets are 11-3-0 in their past 14 trips to St. Louis, which includes a pair of four-game winning streaks… Winnipeg has scored at least four goals in each of its past nine wins in St Louis.
Player Notes
Mark Scheifele leads Jets players in career scoring against the Blues with 38 points (15G, 23A) in 38 games… Kyle Connor is averaging more than a point per game during his career when playing the Blues with 26 points (10G, 16A) in 21 games… He has 10 points (4G, 6A) in his past seven games against St. Louis.
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
Blues vs. Jets
• The Blues and Jets will meet for the 2nd of 3 matchups this season (last on Feb. 27 in Winnipeg) • The Blues lost their 1st matchup against the Jets, 4-2 on Oct. 24 in Winnipeg • The Blues are 1-1-1 in their last 3 games against Winnipeg at Enterprise Center • The Blues have not allowed a power play goal to the Jets in their last 3 matchups (12 for 12 on kill over those 3 games) and in 5 of their last 6 matchups, going 19 for 20 (95.0%) on the penalty kill over those 6 games • Starting with Winnipeg on Tuesday, the Blues will play 3 straight games against Central Division opponents (vs. Arizona on Thursday, at Colorado on Saturday) and will face a Western Conference opponent in 10 of their next 11 games • Blues’ Head Coach Criag Berube sits just 2 wins shy of becoming the 3rd coach in franchise history to record 200 wins with the club (1. Joel Quenneville, 307 & 2. Ken Hitchcock 248)
Blues Penalty Kill Finding Its Stride
• The Blues have allowed just 2 power play goals over their last 7 games (since Oct. 21), going 17 for 19 (89.5%) on the penalty kill over those 7 games • Their 89.5% penalty kill since Oct. 21 ranks 5th in the NHL (1. Columbus, 23 for 25, 92.0%) • The Blues are 1 of 3 teams in the NHL to allow just 2 power play goals since Oct. 21 (NY Rangers/ Columbus, no teams have allowed 0 or 1) • The Blues are also 1 of 7 teams in the NHL with 2 or more shorthanded goals since Oct. 21 (Kapanen on Oct. 26 at Calgary / Toropchenko on Nov. 4 vs. Montreal) • Colton Parayko leads the Blues with 2:31 shorthanded TOI per game, while Oskar Sundqvist ranks 3rd on the team and leads Blues forwards with 1:55 shorthanded TOI per game • The Blues have been shorthanded just 28 times this season, which is the least in the NHL (2. Tampa Bay/Seattle, 33)
Home Sweet Home
• The Blues are 4-1-0 at Enterprise Center this season • The Blues’ 4 wins at home this season share 4th in the NHL (1. Vegas, 7), while their 8 points at home share 7th in the NHL (1. Vegas, 15) • Going back to Mar. 19, 2023, the Blues are 8-2-2 at home • Their 8 home wins since Mar. 19 share 3rd in the NHL (1. Boston, 12), while their 18 points at home share 4th in the NHL (1. Boston, 25) • The Blues have allowed just 2.67 goals against per game at home since Mar. 19, which ranks 12th in the NHL (1. Boston, 1.64) • Since Mar. 19, Jordan Binnington has posted a record of 6-0-1 at home, with a 2.23 GAA and a .929 SV% • His home GAA of 2.23 since Mar. 19 ranks 10th in the NHL (min. 5 GP) (1. Swayman, 1.52), while his .929 SV% at home ranks 6th in the NHL (1. Swayman, .951)
