NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. WINNIPEG
OVERALL (53 GP) 28-18-(1)-6
HOME (27 GP) 17-9-(0)-1
ROAD (26 GP) 11-9-(1)-5
LAST MEETING March 18, 2023 at NSH (OTL, 3-2)
PLAYOFFS (0-1) 2018 RD2 (L, 4-3)
− The Predators are 28-18-(1)-6 all-time against the Jets franchise, including an 11-9-(1)-5 record on the road.
− This is the fourth and final matchup between Nashville and Winnipeg in 2022-23; it is the second of two at Canada Life Centre.
− Nashville is 1-0-2 against Winnipeg this season, claiming a 2-1 win at home on Jan. 24 and earning a point in two overtime losses on Dec. 15 and March 18.
− The Predators are 2-1-2 in their last five games against the Jets; they are 4-4-2 in their last 10; and 2-2-1 in their last five on the road.
NOTABLES vs. WINNIPEG
− Roman Josi tied the Preds franchise record for assists and points in a game with five on Feb. 27, 2018 at Winnipeg. He has 25 points (4g-21a) in 34 career games vs. the Jets.
− Ryan Johansen is averaging nearly a point per game in his career against Winnipeg, tallying 13 goals and 15 assists for 28 points in 31 games. His nine points (3g-6a) in Nashville’s 2018 Second Round series vs. Winnipeg were the second-most in a single series in team history.
− Filip Forsberg recorded a five-game point streak (5a) vs. Winnipeg from March 13, 2018-March 1, 2019. He has picked up at least one point in 11 of his last 19 contests against the Jets and has posted 20 points (4g-16a) in 32 career games vs. Winnipeg.
− Colton Sissons made his NHL debut on Jan. 28, 2014 at Winnipeg.
− Tommy Novak notched his first career three-point game on Oct. 23, 2021 at Winnipeg (3a).
− Cody Glass is a Winnipeg native; Predators Assistant Coach Dan Lambert is a native of St. Malo, Man.
− Advisor and Future General Manager Barry Trotz hails from Dauphin, Man.
− The Predators acquired a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from Winnipeg for forward Nino Niederreiter on Feb. 25. Niederreiter tallied 28 points (18g-10a) in 56 games for Nashville to begin the 2022-23 season.
− Jets goaltender David Rittich played in 17 games for Nashville in 2021-22, going 6-3-1.
LAST TIME OUT
− Carolina Hurricanes 0, Nashville Predators 3 – April 6 (Bridgestone Arena)
− NSH goals: Jankowski – SH/GWG (6), McCarron (2), Fabbro – ENG (2)
− CAR goals:
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 33/33); CAR – Andersen (L, 20/22)
− Power plays: NSH 0-1; CAR 0-2
− Notes: Nashville improved to 21-14-4 at home in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their two-game, regular-season series against the Hurricanes with a 2-0-0 record… Nashville swept its regular-season series against Carolina for the first time since 2015-16… Juuse Saros made 33 saves for his second shutout of the season and 20th of his NHL career… Mark Jankowski (1g-1a) recorded his first multi-point game with Nashville; he also went 7-for-8 in faceoffs, posted a +3 rating, had four shot attempts and one takeaway… Michael McCarron scored his second goal of the season and first since Oct. 27 vs. St. Louis… Spencer Stastney recorded the first two points of his NHL career (2a)… Jake Livingstone skated 16:08 in his NHL debut.
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-April 6 71
Filip Forsberg Upper body – IR Feb. 13-April 6 28
Ryan Johansen Lower body Feb. 23-April 6 23
Juuso Parssinen Upper body Feb. 26-April 6 22
Alexandre Carrier Upper body March 4-April 6 19
Roman Josi Upper body March 19-April 6 11
Matt Duchene Upper body March 28-April 6 6
Jeremy Lauzon Upper body April 1-6 4
Cole Smith Upper body April 3-6 3
Total man-games lost: 258
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 72; Carrier – 33; Forsberg – 28; Johansen – 23; Parssinen – 22; McCarron – 20; McDonagh – 11; Josi – 11; Smith – 9; Duchene – 7; Lauzon – 7; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Jankowski – 3; Asplund – 1; Evangelista – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− April 6: Recalled forward Zach Sanford from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned defenseman Kevin Gravel to Milwaukee (AHL).
− April 5: Reassigned forward John Leonard to Milwaukee (AHL).
− April 3: Recalled forward John Leonard from Milwaukee (AHL)
WINNINPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play the fourth game of a five-game homestand on Saturday night when the entertain the Nashville Predators in a crucial game in the Western Conference playoff race. The Jets lost for the first time during the homestand on Wednesday, 3-1 to the Calgary Flames. Winnipeg finishes the homestand on Monday against the San Jose Sharks before ending the regular season with games in Minnesota on Tuesday and Colorado on Thursday.
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat NSH
78 GP 78
43 W 40
32 L 30
3 OT 8
89 PTS 88
234 GF 219
218 GA 227
19.3% PP 18.1%
82.7% PK 81.8%
Next Four Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Apr. 8 NSH SN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 10 SJS SN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 11 At MIN TSN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 13 At COL TSN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Four Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Mar. 25 At LAK 4-1 L 1L
Mar. 28 At SJS 3-0 L 2L
Mar. 31 DET 6-2 W 1W
Apr. 2 NJD 6-1 W 2W
Apr. 5 CGY 3-1 L 1L
Broadcast Information
TV: Sportsnet
Play-By-Play: John Bartlett
Analyst: Jamal Mayers
Rinkside: Sean Reynolds
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore
Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, April 8
Morning Skate 9:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Nashville Predators 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 9
Practice – Canada Life Centre 12:00 p.m.
Monday, April 10
Morning Skate 9:30 a.m.
Jets vs. San Jose Sharks 6:00 p.m.
All Times Local
Last Game
Calgary Flames 3
Winnipeg Jets 1
Jets Scorers: Connor (31)
Flames Scorers: Mangiapane (17), Duehr (7), Zadorov (11)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (32 sv, 3 ga)
Flames Goaltender: Jacob Markstrom (34 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-5
Jets PK: 6-for-6
Recap: Kyle Connor scored 11:42 into the first period, but it was the Jets lone goal in a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. Pierre-Luc Dubois had an assist on the goal for his 300th career point. Dubois also paced the Jets with five shots, while Brenden Dillon and Nino Niederreiter each had four hits.
Up and Down
The Jets are 7-6-0 in their past 13 games… Winnipeg hasn’t won or lost three consecutive games since a three-game losing streak from Feb. 22-
26… The last time Winnipeg won three consecutive games happened from Jan. 30-Feb. 14.
Backend Production
Jets defencemen have combined for 180 points (43G, 137A) this season, which is 10th in the NHL… A defenceman has been in on 39 of Winnipeg’s past 52 goals… Josh Morrissey (71), Neal Pionk (33), Dylan DeMelo (25), and Brenden Dillon (22) have all reached the 20-point mark, while Nate Schmidt has 17 points… Defencemen have accounted for 27.5% of Winnipeg’s points this season, which is fourth in the NHL.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 24-13-2 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is tied for eighth in the NHL and third in the Western Conference… Kyle Connor (18G, 27A) leads the team with 45 points in 39 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 253-162-38 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
PK Prowess
Winnipeg is tied for sixth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 82.7% of the time… The Jets were a season-best six-for-six on the penalty kill against the Flames after going five-for-five twice previously 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. NSH Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
53 24 23 6
Home Record
GP W L OT
26 14 8 4
Away Record
GP W L OT
27 10 15 2
Jets vs. NSH Notes
Season Series
This is the fourth and final meeting between the Jets and Predators this season. The Jets took the first game 2-1 on Dec. 15, while dropping a
2-1 decision on Jan. 24 in Nashville and winning 3-2 at Bridgestone Arena on Mar. 18.
Recent History
Winnipeg is 9-4-1 in its past 14 games against Nashville, including winning four of the past six games. The Jets were 6-for-16 (37.5%) on the power play in the three games against the Predators last season, but are 0-for-11 this season.
In Nashville
The Jets are 5-1-1 in their past seven games against Nashville at Canada Life Centre.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Predators with 32 points (16G, 16A) in 39 games. Four of Wheeler’s goals are game-winning goals… Kyle Connor is averaging nearly a point per game against the Predators with 20 points (10G, 10A) in 21 games. Four of Connor’s goals are power play markers… Connor Hellebuyck has gone 13-8-2 during his career against Nashville, with a 2.56 goals-against average and .924 save percentage.
Jets vs. NSH Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
03/23/2019 Nsh W 5 0 43 2 0 0 33 0 0 4
11/19/2019 @Nsh W 2 1 25 2 0 8 39 2 0 8
01/12/2020 Nsh L 0 1 28 2 0 2 32 1 0 4
02/04/2020 Nsh OTL 1 2 34 3 0 4 36 2 0 6
10/23/2021 Nsh W 6 4 29 3 2 13 30 4 2 11
01/20/2022 @Nsh L 2 5 38 5 1 13 23 3 0 17
02/12/2022 @Nsh W 5 2 43 8 3 18 36 3 1 45
12/15/2022 Nsh W 2 1 41 4 0 15 26 3 0 17
01/24/2023 @Nsh L 1 2 33 3 0 11 41 2 0 13
03/18/2023 @Nsh W 3 2 34 4 0 7 20 1 0 23
