VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the second of three meetings between the Canucks and Jets this season, all occurring over the course of a month: Dec. 17 (5-1 L vs WPG), Dec. 29 (away), Jan. 8 (away).
• The Canucks are 19-23-1-2 all-time against the Jets, including a 9-13-0-1 record on the road.
• Vancouver is 5-5-0 in their last 10 games vs Winnipeg (3-2-0 in their last 5).
• Among active Canucks skaters, Luke Schenn leads the team in games played against the Jets (34).
• Oliver Ekman-Larsson has the most career points against the Jets with 21 (9-12-21) in 26 games played, among active skaters.
• Elias Pettersson has 10 points (6-4-10) in 13 career games against Winnipeg.
• Ilya Mikheyev has seven points (3-4-7) in 11 career games against the Jets.
• Conor Garland has four points (3-1-4) in seven career games against Winnipeg.
• Spencer Martin is 1-1-0 with a 3.00 GAA and .902 SV% in two career games against the Jets.
• Collin Delia is 1-0-0 with a 2.61 GAA and .926 SV% in one career game against the Jets.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Bo Horvat has 15 points (9-6-15) in his last ten games, including two consecutive nights with four points, and is tied for second in the NHL in goals (26) this season.
• Quinn Hughes has eight points (1-7-8) in his last ten games and ranks t-3rd in the NHL in assists among defencemen this season (28 in 30 GP). Hughes is also ranked third among NHL defencemen in power play assists with 15.
• Elias Pettersson has 15 points (5-10-15) in his last eight games and is tied for first in the NHL for even-strength goals (16), among centremen.
• Ilya Mikheyev has six points (3-3-6) in his last four games.
• Luke Schenn holds the NHL all-time record of most hits (2,999) by a defenceman.
LAST MEETING – DEC. 17/22: VAN 1 vs WPG 5
Bo Horvat scored his 22nd goal of the season with 5:24 remaining in the third period…Quinn Hughes and Conor Garland picked up the assists on the power play goal…Luke Schenn recorded nine hits, his second-highest total of the season, while also leading the team with five shots on goal…Horvat won 15 of 21 faceoffs for a win percentage of 71.4%, his fourth-highest win percentage of the season…Spencer Martin stopped 22 shots.
LAST GAME PLAYED – DEC. 27/22: VAN 6 vs SJS 2
Bo Horvat opened the scoring at 4:26 in the first period…Ilya Mikheyev registered his first of four points on the assist…Brock Boeser collected the second helper…Elias Pettersson would double the Canucks lead before the end of the period…Lane Pederson and Luke Schenn tallied assists on the play…Mikheyev reclaimed the two goal lead at 4:36 in the second period…Andrei Kuzmenko and Tyler Myers were both credited with assists…Quinn Hughes scored his first goal of the season less than two minutes later…Mikheyev and Horvat both got a point on the play…Horvat recorded his league-leading eighth multi-goal game of the season at 12:11 in the third…Boeser collected the lone assist…Boeser followed up with his own goal, the sixth of the season…Horvat and Mikheyev were once again on the helpers to both collect their fourth points of the contest…Schenn led the team in hits (7)…Riley Stillman led the team in blocked shots (4)…Spencer Martin stopped 24 shots.
LAST 5 vs WINNIPEG
• Dec. 17/22: VAN 1 vs WPG 5
• Jan. 27/22: VAN 5 @ WPG 1
• Dec. 10/21: VAN 4 vs WPG 3 (SO)
• Nov. 19/21: VAN 3 vs WPG 2
• May 11/21: VAN 0 @ WPG 5
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Travis Dermott recalled from Abbotsford (conditioning loan) and kept on LTIR, Dec. 27
• Collin Delia recalled from Abbotsford under emergency conditions, Dec. 22
• Arturs Silovs reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 22
• Arturs Silovs recalled from Abbotsford under emergency conditions, Dec. 21
• Collin Delia reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 21
• Collin Delia recalled from Abbotsford under emergency conditions, Dec. 20
• Arturs Silovs reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 20
• Nils Höglander reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 19
• Arturs Silovs recalled from Abbotsford under emergency conditions, Dec. 19
• Collin Delia reassigned to Abbotsford, Dec. 19
• Travis Dermott assigned to Abbotsford on LTI conditioning loan, Dec. 19
• Lane Pederson recalled from Abbotsford, Dec. 16
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets started a two-game homestand on Tuesday with a 4-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild. The Jets are trying to end a three-game skid on Thursday when they host the Vancouver Canucks at Canada Life Centre. After Thursday’s game, the Jets play in Edmonton against the Oilers on New Year’s Eve.
Last Game
Minnesota Wild 4
Winnipeg Jets 1
Jets Scorer: Dubois (16)
Wild Scorers: Spurgeon (4), Zuccarello (16), Gaudreau (9), Walker (1)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (24 sv, 3 ga)
Wild Goaltender: Filip Gustavsson (31 sv, 1 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-2
Jets PK: 0-for-1
Recap: Pierre-Luc Dubois scored midway through the first period to cut Minnesota’s lead to 2-1, but the Jets lost 4-1 to the Wild on Tuesday night. Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele each paced the team with five shots, while Dylan DeMelo had five hits. Kevin Stenlund won 10-of-14 faceoffs for the Jets.
Above .600
The Jets are 11th in the NHL with a .614 points percentage, which also ranks third in the Central Division and fifth in the Western Conference… Winnipeg’s best points percentage in franchise history was in 2017-18 when the team finished at .695… The franchise has finished a season with a points percentage better than .600 four times.
Three Losses
The Jets have lost three consecutive games for just the first time this season… Winnipeg hadn’t lost three games in a row since a four-game losing streak from Apr. 15-21/22… Winnipeg can avoid losing consecutive games at home for the second time this season with a win on Thursday.
Busy Time of Year
Winnipeg plays 16 games in 30 days from Dec. 2-31… The stretch includes three back-to-backs… The Jets only consecutive days off in December were from Dec. 24-26 for the Christmas break… Winnipeg’s 13 games so far in December is tied with the Calgary Flames for the most in the NHL… The Jets only played eight games in December last season due to COVID-related postponements, going 4-3-1.
Against the Pacific
Winnipeg is 5-4-1 against the Pacific Division this season, including 2-1-0 in Winnipeg… Four of Winnipeg’s next five games are against Pacific Division squads… Kyle Connor (4G, 8A) and Josh Morrissey (12A) lead the Jets with 12 points in 10 games against the Pacific Division this season, while Mark Scheifele has eight goals in 10 games.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 12-6-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season… Kyle Connor (10G, 15A) leads the team with 25 points in 18 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 12 goals at home is halfway to the career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 10-5-0 with a 1.87 goals-against average, .939 save percentage and three shutouts… Winnipeg is 241-155-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
Road Record
The Jets are 9-7-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg has lost three consecutive road games for the first time this season after matching a franchise record five-game road winning streak… Defenceman Josh Morrissey (1G, 19A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 20 points, but his franchise-tying 10-game road point streak ended in Washington… Pierre-Luc Dubois has a team leading eight goals.
Up to 27
The Jets have used 27 skaters this season, which is tied for fifth in the NHL and seven behind the Columbus Blue Jackets for most in the NHL… It matches the 27 players Winnipeg used during the 2020-21 season, which is the fewest in franchise history… The Jets are averaging 30 skaters
per season since relocation… The franchise record for most skaters used in a season is 39 during the 2001-02 season when the team was in Atlanta… Conversely, the Jets have had just two goaltenders see game action in each of the past four seasons.
On the PK
Winnipeg is seventh in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 81.1% of the time… The Jets have played 157:54 on the penalty kill this season, which is sixth fewest in the NHL… 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.
1,000
Sam Gagner is set to play in his 1,000th NHL game on Thursday against Vancouver… Gagner has played for seven teams in the NHL, including the most with the Edmonton Oilers with 542 games… He’ll become the fifth player from the 2007 NHL Draft class to reach 1,000 games, joining Patrick Kane, Jakub Voracek, Wayne Simmonds, and David Perron… Gagner will also be the fifth player to play his 1,000th game with the Jets franchise, joining Peter Bondra (2005), Vyacheslav Kozlov (2007), Paul Stastny (2021), and Blake Wheeler (2021)… The Jets franchise is 3-1-0 all-time when a player is playing their 1,000th career game… Gagner registered an assist in his NHL debut on Oct. 4/07 with the Oilers against the San Jose Sharks.
Jets vs. VAN Notes
Season Series
This is the second of three meetings between the Jets and Canucks this season… The Jets beat the Canucks 5-1 in Vancouver earlier this month on Dec. 17… Winnipeg entertains Vancouver on Jan. 8 in the final game between the two sides this season.
Recent History
The Jets win on Dec. 17 ended Winnipeg’s three-game winless streak against the Canucks (0-2-1)… Winnipeg is 21-6-1 in its past 28 games against Vancouver.
In Winnipeg
The Jets are 2-4-0 in their past six games against the Canucks at Canada Life Centre.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler has a team best 33 points (10G, 23A) in 36 career games against the Canucks. Ten (3G, 7A) of Wheeler’s point are on the power play… Mark Scheifele is averaging nearly a point per game against the Canucks with 30 points (13G, 17A) in 31 games. He had a seven-game point streak against Vancouver from Mar. 2-Dec. 10/21… Kyle Connor has 24 points (9G, 15A) in 20 games against the Canucks. Three of his past five games against Vancouver have been multi-point g
Jets vs. VAN Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
03/01/2021 Van L 0 4 27 1 0 4 19 2 1 2
03/02/2021 Van W 5 2 39 3 1 4 33 2 1 6
03/22/2021 @Van W 4 0 29 1 0 2 22 1 0 2
03/24/2021 @Van W 5 1 36 3 2 9 39 2 0 11
05/10/2021 Van L 1 3 40 3 0 2 31 1 0 6
05/11/2021 Van W 5 0 36 2 0 6 24 2 0 6
11/19/2021 @Van L 2 3 39 0 0 8 29 3 2 2
12/10/2021 @Van SOL 3 4 37 3 1 4 36 2 0 6
01/27/2022 Van L 1 5 34 3 0 9 33 2 2 11
12/17/2022 @Van W 5 1 27 2 1 6 23 3 1 4
