NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Friday, Feb. 24 Loss LAK 3 at NYI 2 Dobson, Pelech Sorokin (25/28)
Noah Dobson scored on the power play and Adam Pelech found the back of the net with less than five minutes remaining to bring the New York Islanders within one, but they fell to the Los Angeles Kings, 3-2, Friday night at UBS Arena. Ryan Pulock tallied his 17th assist of the season, and Ilya Sorokin made 25 saves on 28 shots as the Islanders fell to 0-1-0 in their two-game season series against the Kings

RECENT TRANSACTIONS & UPDATES
Feb. 22 Andy Andreoff has been returned on loan to Bridgeport. Otto Koivula has been recalled from loan.
Feb. 19 Arnaud Durandeau has been emergency recalled from Bridgeport.
Feb. 17 Otto Koivula has been returned on loan to Bridgeport.
Feb. 16 Jean-Gabriel Pageau has been placed on IR. Andy Andreoff has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Feb. 14 Jean-Gabriel Pageau is day to day with an upper body injury.
Feb. 13 Otto Koivula has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Samuel Bolduc has been returned on loan to Bridgeport.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

Man Games Lost: 147

RECENT RESULTS

3 Adam Pelech Dec. 9 – Jan. 21

8 Noah Dobson Jan. 23 – Jan. 28

10 Simon Holmstrom Dec. 23 – Jan. 6

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29, Feb. 18 –

13 Mathew Barzal Jan. 6, Feb. 20 –

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13, Nov. 8, Dec. 2- Dec. 6, Dec. 17 – Jan. 3, Jan. 21 –

20 Hudson Fasching Jan. 19 – Jan. 28

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 – Dec. 13, Dec. 17 – Jan. 21

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 – Oct. 20

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13, Dec. 29 –

40 Semyon Varlamov Dec. 19 – Jan. 1

44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Feb. 14 –

Friday, Feb. 24 vs. Los Angeles L (3-2)
Wednesday, Feb. 22 vs. Winnipeg W (2-1)
Monday, Feb. 20 at Pittsburgh W (4-2)
Saturday, Feb. 18 at Boston L (6-2)
Friday, Feb. 17 vs. Pittsburgh W (5-4)

VS. WINNIPEG:
Last five meetings (5-0-0)
Feb. 22, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (2-1)
Mar. 11, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Win (5-2)
Nov. 6, 2021 Canada Life Centre (Winnipeg, MB) Win (2-0)
Oct. 17, 2019 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, MB) Win (3-1)
Oct. 6, 2019 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) Win (4-1)

2022-23 1-0-0
Franchise History 40-22-2-4
NYI Home 18-16-0-0
NYI Away 22-6-2-4

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Feb. 22, 2023 UBS Arena W, 2-1
Feb. 26, 2023 Canada Life Centre 3:30pm

TEAM NOTES
TODAY’S MATCHUP
Today, the New York Islanders visit the Winnipeg Jets in the second and final matchup between the two clubs this season. These teams last met five days ago, when Sebastian Aho and Simon Holmstrom each scored to help the Islanders capture a 2-1 win at UBS Arena. The Islanders have collected points in three of their last four meetings against Central Division opponents, and in seven of their ten games this month, with a 5-3-2 record since returning from the All-Star Break. The Islanders have won each of their last six matchups with Winnipeg, including their last two visits to Canada Life Centre. The last time they visited Winnipeg was November 6, 2021, when Anders Lee and Brock Nelson each scored and Ilya Sorokin turned aside all 24 shots he faced to help the Islanders earn a 2-0 victory.

RECORD BY DAY OF THE WEEK
MONDAY 5-1-2
TUESDAY 6-2-3
WEDNESDAY 3-2-0
THURSDAY 2-8-1
FRIDAY 6-4-0
SATURDAY 7-6-1
SUNDAY 1-2-0

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play the middle game of a three-game homestand on Sunday afternoon when they entertain the New York Islanders at Canada Life Centre for the only time this season. The Jets started the homestand with a 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. The Jets finished the homestand on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings before tangling with the Edmonton Oilers in a home-and-home next weekend.

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat NYI
59 GP 62
35 W 30
23 L 25
1 OT 7
71 PTS 67
182 GF 179
155 GA 174
21.9% PP 17.0%
84.6% PK 82.1%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Feb. 26 NYI TSN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 28 LAK TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 3 At EDM TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 4 EDM SN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 6 SJS SN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Feb. 16 At CBJ 3-1 L 1L
Feb. 19 At NJD 4-2 L 2L
Feb. 20 At NYR 4-1 W 1W
Feb. 22 At NYI 2-1 L 1L
Feb. 24 COL 5-1 L 2L

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, February 26
Jets vs. New York Islanders 2:30 p.m.
Monday, February 27
Practice – Canada Life Centre 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 28
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Los Angeles Kings 7:00 p.m.
All Times Local

Last Game
Colorado Avalanche 5
Winnipeg Jets 1
Jets Scorer: Appleton (2)
Avalanche Scorers: MacKinnon (20), Rantanen (37), Compher (12), Byram (5), Nieto (11)
Jets Goaltenders: Connor Hellebuyck (21 sv, 5 ga), David Rittich (10 sv, 0 ga)
Avalanche Goaltender: Alexandar Georgiev (26 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-5
Jets PK: 3-for-3
Recap: Mason Appleton tied the game 3:12 into the first period, but it was Winnipeg’s lone goal in a 5-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night. Kevin Stenlund and Kyle Connor paced the Jets with four shots each, while Dylan Samberg and Neal Pionk each had three hits.
Adam Lowry led the Jets in the faceoff circle by winning 11 of his 17 draws.

Chasing Stars
With 23 games left in the regular season, the Jets are one point behind the Dallas Stars for first place in the Central Division… The Jets haven’t won a division championship since relocation, but have finished second three times – 2012-13, 2017-18, and 2018-19.

Wins Leaders
The Jets have 35 games this season, which is tied for first in the Western Conference… Winnipeg is on pace for 49 wins for just the second time in franchise history… The Jets won a franchise record 52 games in 2017-18.

Beasts from the East
The Jets are 11-14-0 against the Eastern Conference this season… Sunday’s game ends a stretch of Winnipeg playing an Eastern Conference
opponent in five of six games… 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 25 points (13G, 12A) in 25 games… Mark Scheifele has 13 goals in 25 games against
the East this season.

Home Comforts
The Jets are 20-9-0 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is tied for fifth in the NHL and first in the Western Conference… Winnipeg had its three-game home winning streak snapped on Friday, but they have dropped consecutive games on home ice just twice this season… Kyle Connor (14G, 23A) leads the team with 37 points in 29 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 18 goals at home leads the team and has him six goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 16-8-0 with a 2.14 goals-against average, .930 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 249-158-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons… The franchise is four goals away from reaching 1,400 goals scored at Canada Life Centre since relocation in 2011.

PK Prowess
Winnipeg is second in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 84.6% of the time… Winnipeg hasn’t allowed a power play goal in 13 of their past 18 games, including going 13-for-13 in their past four 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.

Rare Winter Drought
The Jets have scored just nine goals in their past five games, marking the first time this season they’ve scored less than 10 goals in a span of five games… The last time it happened was in 2021 from Nov. 22-29 (six goals)… Winnipeg is tied for the 16th in the NHL this season with 181 goals scored.

Sunday Funday
The Jets are 6-3-1 on Sundays this season after going 10-1-1 last season… The Jets have won three of their past four games on Sundays.

Afternoon Affair
The Jets are 3-0-0 in afternoon games this season… The Jets play six matinee games this season, including the first four at home… The Jets were 5-4-2 in afternoon games last season.

Jets vs. NYI Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Islanders play their two meetings this season in a span of five days… The Jets lost the first game 2-1 on Wednesday at UBS Arena in New York.

Recent History
The Jets have lost six consecutive games to the Islanders… Winnipeg has been outscored 21-9 in the six games.

In Winnipeg
Winnipeg has lost three games in a row to the Islanders at Canada Life Centre… Five of the 12 games between the Jets and Islanders at Canada Life Centre have gone to overtime or a shootout.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Islanders with 23 points (4G, 19A) in 35 games… Newly acquired Nino Niederreiter has 13 points (6G, 7A) in 17 games against his former team… Three of Nikolaj Ehlers’ four goals against the Islanders are power play goals… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck won three of his first four career starts against the Islanders, but has dropped his past four starts.

Jets vs. NYR Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM S PPO PPG PIM
03/16/2017 @NYI W 4 2 28 5 1 8 29 4 0 10
12/23/2017 @NYI L 2 5 40 3 0 6 29 3 1 6
12/29/2017 NYI W 4 2 37 5 1 8 44 4 0 10
12/04/2018 @NYI W 3 1 24 3 1 4 28 2 0 6
03/28/2019 NYI L 4 5 37 4 1 8 44 4 1 8
10/06/2019 @NYI L 1 4 36 2 0 2 33 1 1 4
10/17/2019 NYI L 1 3 33 2 1 2 26 1 1 4
11/06/2021 NYI L 0 2 24 1 0 7 31 1 0 7
03/11/2022 @NYI L 2 5 29 0 0 10 38 4 1 2
02/22/2023 @NYI L 1 2 26 4 1 10 22 4 0 10