ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Ryan O’Reilly – Broken Foot (Re-evaluated in 6 weeks, announced on Jan. 2)
Pavel Buchnevich – Lower-Body (announced on Jan. 24)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 218
Recent Transactions
January
27 – Recalled forward Nikita Alexandrov from the Springfield Thunderbirds
27 – Assigned defenseman Tyler Tucker to the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
26 – Activated defenseman Robert Bortuzzo from IR
24 – Placed forward Pavel Buchnevich on IR
24 – Activated defenseman Torey Krug from IR
24 – Activated forward Vladimir Tarasenko from IR
BLUES VS. JETS
- This will be the 3rd of 4 matchups between the Blues and Jets this season (Final matchup: Mar. 19 in St. Louis)
- The Blues have lost both games against the Jets this season (4-0 loss on Oct. 24 in Winnipeg; 5-2 loss on Dec. 8 in St. Louis)
- The Blues are 1-4-1 in their last 6 regular season games against Winnipeg
- The Blues are 4-6-1 in their last 11 regular season games against the Jets
- The Blues are 4-3-1 in their last 8 regular season games in Winnipeg
- Blues’ goaltender Jordan Binnington shares 2nd in the NHL with 38 games played and ranks 2nd in the NHL with 38 games started, while Jets’ goaltender Connor Hellebuyck ranks 1st in each with 39 games played and started
- With his next win, Jordan Binnington will pass Grant Fuhr for 4th on the Blues all-time franchise list with 109 wins
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
2/11 – vs. Arizona
2/14 – vs. Florida
2/16 – vs. New Jersey
2/18 – vs. Colorado
2/19 – at Ottawa
A LOOK AHEAD
- The Blues will finish their 3-game road trip on Monday in Winnipeg before hitting the All-Star break
- After the All-Star break, the Blues will play 9 games in February, 7 of which will come at Enterprise Center
- The Blues’ next 2 games will come against Central Division opponents
EXTRA NUGGETS
- The Blues are 20-7-0 this season when scoring first, which shares the 9th most wins in the NHL (1. Boston, 24-0-3 / Carolina, 24-4-4)
- The Blues are 1 of 4 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (Kings/Islanders/Ducks)
- The Blues have 8 players who have scored at least 10 goals this season, which shares the most in the NHL with Boston and Seattle
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets finish a three-game homestand and play their final game before the all-star and player break on Monday when they host the St. Louis Blues for the second time this season. The Jets have suffered a 3-2 setback to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday and 4-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers so far during the homestand. After the 11-day layoff, Winnipeg resumes their schedule on Feb. 11 when the Chicago Blackhawks come to Canada Life Centre.
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat STL
51 GP 50
31 W 23
19 L 24
1 OT 3
63 PTS 49
162 GF 154
135 GA 181
22.5% PP 23.1%
75.0% PK 83.8%
Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Jan. 30 STL SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 11 CHI SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 14 SEA TSN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 16 At CBJ TSN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 19 At NJD TSN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Jan. 21 At OTT 5-1 W 1W
Jan. 22 At PHI 5-3 W 2W
Jan. 24 At NSH 2-1 L 1L
Jan. 26 BUF 3-2 L 2L
Jan. 28 PHI 4-0 L 3L
Broadcast Information
TV: Sportsnet
Play-By-Play: John Bartlett
Analyst: Garry Galley
Rinkside: Sean Reynolds
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Derek Taylor
Upcoming Schedule
Monday, Jan. 30
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. St. Louis Blues 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 31-Wednesday, Feb. 8
All-Star/Player Break
All Times Local
Last Game
Philadelphia Flyers 4
Winnipeg Jets 0
Jets Scorers: None
Flyers Scorers: Cates (8), Bellows (1), Tippett (11), DeAngelo (9)
Jets Goaltenders: Connor Hellebuyck (36 sv, 4 ga), David Rittich (3 sv, 0 ga)
Flyers Goaltender: Carter Hart (40 sv, 0 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 2-for-2
Recap: The Jets fired 40 shots on Philadelphia’s net, but couldn’t score in a 4-0 shutout loss to the Flyers on Saturday night. Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers led the Jets with five shots each. Neal Pionk and Brenden Dillon each had four blocked shots. Sixteen of Winnipeg’s 18 skaters in the game had at least one hit.
January Coming to a Close
The Jets are 8-6-0 in January… The eight victories are tied with the 2018-19 season for the most wins the Jets have had in January… Kyle Connor (8G, 6A), Mark Scheifele (6G, 8A), and Nikolaj Ehlers (4G, 10A) lead the Jets in scoring in January with 14 points… After playing 16 games in 30 days in December, the Jets play 15 games in 29 days from Jan. 2-30, but opened the month with two games in the first seven days… Seven of the 15 games are at home… Winnipeg’s eight road games in January came in the form of a three-game road trip and five-game road trip… The Jets are 19-22-3 in January during the past four seasons.
Goal Dip
The Jets have scored four goals or more in 24 games this season (22-2-0), which is tied for fifth in the NHL… However, the Jets have been held to two goals or less in six of their past eight games.
Goal-Games
Winnipeg has lost two of their past three games by one goal, falling to 11-6-1 in one-goal games on the season… The Jets have scored two goals or less in nine of the 18 games (3-6-0)… The Jets have played in 26 games decided by three goals or more this season (14-12), which leads the NHL.
Central Rivals
The Jets are 12-4-0 against their Central Division counterparts this season, which is tops in the Central Division… Winnipeg has won seven of their past nine games against Central Division teams… Winnipeg went 14-6-6 against their Central Division rivals last season and have a winning record against the Central in each of the past five seasons in which the Jets have been in the Central Division… Josh Morrissey (3G, 17A) leads the Jets in scoring against their divisional foes this season with 20 points in 16 games, while Kyle Connor (5G, 12A) and Blake Wheeler (7G, 10A) have 17 points in 16 games… Cole Perfetti has 15 points (6G, 9A) in 15 games for the fourth member of the Jets to be averaging a point per game against the Central Division this season.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 17-8-0 at Canada Life Centre this season, but have lost consecutive home games for just the second time this season… Kyle Connor (14G, 19A) leads the team with 33 points in 25 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 15 goals at home leads the team and has him nine 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 14-7-0 with a 2.03 goals-against average, .934 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 246-157-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
Jets vs. STL Notes
Season Series
The Jets play their final game before the all-star and player break on Monday when they host the St. Louis Blues for the second time this season.
Recent History
Winnipeg has won both games against St. Louis so far this season, beating them 4-0 at Canada Life Centre on Oct. 24 and 5-2 in St. Louis on Dec. 8… Winnipeg travels to St. Louis on Mar. 19 for the fourth and final meeting between the two sides this season… The Jets are on an eight-game point streak (7-0-1) against St. Louis and are 18-4-2 in the previous 24 meetings… The 24-game stretch includes six-game, five-game, and four-game winning streaks. Winnipeg hasn’t lost consecutive games to the Blues in regulation since 2015.
In Winnipeg
Winnipeg is 7-2-2 in the past 11 games against St. Louis at Canada Life Centre, including 3-0-2 in the past five games.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler has a team-best 44 points (17G, 27A) in 40 career games against St. Louis, while Mark Scheifele is second with 35 points (13G, 22A) in 35 games… Kyle Connor is also averaging more than a point per game during his career when playing the Blues with 23 points (9G, 14A) in 18 games. He has seven points (3G, 4A) in his past four games against St. Louis.
