WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets finish their weekend back-to-back on Sunday when they visit the Seattle Kraken. The Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Saturday night in the first game of the back-to-back, which was Winnipeg’s second win in as many games. After this weekend, the Jets play the Ottawa Senators at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday night in the team’s final home game before the Christmas break.
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 5
Vancouver Canucks 1
Jets Scorers: Connor (13), Capobianco (1), Pionk (5), Gagner (5), Jonsson-Fjällby (2)
Canucks Scorer: Horvat (22)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (22 sv, 1 ga)
Canucks Goaltender: Spencer Martin (22 vs, 5 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-2
Jets PK: 2-for-3
Recap: The Jets scored twice in the second and third periods to beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-1 on Saturday night. Kyle Connor and Sam Gagner each had a goal and an assist, while Pierre-Luc Dubois contributed three assists. Connor Hellebuyck made 22 saves in his second win in as many starts. Gagner also led the team with five shots.
Best in the West
The Jets are tied for fifth in the NHL with a .683 points percentage, which also ranks first in the Central Division and 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.
20 for 30
For the first time in franchise history, the Jets have won 20 games in their first 30 games of a season… The previous high was 19 during the 2018-19 season… With 101 goals, Winnipeg has scored 100 goals in the first 30 games for the fourth time in franchise history… The Jets plus-24
goal differential through 30 games also ties the franchise record from the 2018-19 season.
Road Record
With five consecutive wins away from Canada Life Centre, the Jets have tied a franchise record for longest road winning streak… It’s the fourth time in franchise history Winnipeg has won five consecutive road games, which have all occurred since the 2017-18 season… The Jets are 9-4-1 on the road this season for a .679 points percentage, which is tied with the Seattle Kraken for sixth in the NHL… Winnipeg is in the midst of playing four of five games on the road to enter the Christmas break… The Jets haven’t lost consecutive games in regulation on the road this season… Defenceman Josh Morrissey (1G, 16A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 17 points and has a point in eight consecutive road games, which is two shy of the franchise record (Mark Scheifele and Neal Pionk had 10-game road point streaks last season)… Pierre-Luc Dubois has a team leading seven goals… Sunday’s road game in Seattle ends Winnipeg’s first 15 road games being against Western Conference teams… Winnipeg’s first road game in the eastern time zone is Thursday in Boston.
Goals, Goals, Goals
The Jets have scored five goals or more in eight of their past 12 games… Since Nov. 25, Winnipeg leads the NHL with 50 goals in 12 games… The Jets have tallied five goals or more in 10 games this season, which is tied for fourth in the NHL.
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 are from Dec. 24-26 for the Christmas break… The Jets only played eight games in December last season due to COVID-related postponements, going 4-3-1.
Against the Pacific
Winnipeg is 5-3-1 against the Pacific Division this season… Six of Winnipeg’s 16 games in December are against Pacific Division teams… Kyle Connor (4G, 7A) leads the Jets with 11 points in nine games against the Pacific Division this season.
Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their fifth of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season, having gone 7-2-0 so far… The Jets were 6-4-2 in the first game of a back-to-back last season and 5-5-2 in the second game for an overall record of 11-9-4.
First Game Second Game
Date Opponent Record Date Opponent Record
Oct. 19 At Colorado – 4-3 OTW 1-0-0 Oct. 20 At Vegas – 5-2 L 0-1-0
Oct. 27 At Los Angeles – 6-4 W 2-0-0 Oct. 28 At Arizona – 3-2 OTW 1-1-0
Nov. 12 At Calgary – 3-2 L 2-1-0 Nov. 13 At Seattle – 3-2 OTW 2-1-0
Dec. 8 At St. Louis – 5-2 W 3-1-0 Dec. 9 At Chicago – 3-1W 3-1-0
Dec. 17 At Vancouver – 5-1 W 4-1-0 Dec. 18 At Seattle
Dec. 22 At Boston Dec. 23 At Washington
Jan. 12 At Buffalo Jan. 13 At Pittsburgh
Jan. 21 At Ottawa Jan. 22 At Philadelphia
Feb. 19 At New Jersey Feb. 20 At NY Rangers
Mar. 3 At Edmonton Mar. 4 Edmonton
Mar. 11 At Florida Mar. 12 At Tampa Bay
Mar. 18 At Nashville Mar. 19 At St. Louis
Apr. 10 San Jose Apr. 11 At Minnesota
Top 5 PK
Despite giving up four power play goals against in their past five games, Winnipeg is fifth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 81.7% of the time… The Jets have played 134:44 on the penalty kill this season, which is fourth 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.
On The Power Play
The Jets are 22-for-96 (22.9%) on the power play through the first 30 games of the season… Winnipeg is 11-for-35 (31.4%) with the extra man in the past 11 games, having scored on the power play in nine of the past 11 games… Kyle Connor (2G, 11A), leads the Jets with 13 points on the power play this season.
Mo Consistency
Josh Morrissey shares the team in scoring lead with Kyle Connor with 34 points (5G, 29A) in 30 games… He has established a new career high with 29 assists, three more than he had in 2019-20 in 65 games… Morrissey has nine assists during a current eighth-game assist streak, which is the longest of his career and third point streak of at least five games this season… He has a point in 25 of his 30 games this season and hasn’t gone consecutive games without a point… Morrissey is third in the NHL among defencemen in scoring, while his 29 assists rank first among NHL defencemen and fifth overall… Morrissey is on pace for 79 assists and 93 points this season… He had a career best 12 goals and 37 points in 79 games last season… Morrissey is on pace to become the first defenceman to lead the team in scoring in franchise history… The franchise record for points by a defenceman in a season is 56, which Dustin Byfuglien did in 2013-14… Byfuglien (4 times), Toby Enstrom (twice), and Jacob Trouba (once) are the only defencemen in franchise history to post 50 points or more in a season.
Streakin’
Kyle Connor (5G, 8A) and Josh Morrissey (9A) are riding eight-game point streaks, which are tied for the longest by a member of the Jets this season… They are also tied for the third longest active point streak in the NHL.
Festive KC
With a goal and assist, Kyle Connor tallied his fourth multi-point game on Saturday during his eight-game point streak… Connor is tied for fourth in NHL scoring since Nov. 23 with 19 points (8G, 11A) in 13 games… Connor averaged 1.42 points per game in November and has 1.44 points per game in December after tallying four points in nine games in October to start the season… Thursday’s overtime winner against Nashville was Connor’s fifth game-winning goal of the season, which is more than halfway to the career high nine game-winning goals he had last season.
Back End Production
Jets defencemen have combined for 76 points this season, which is tied for third in the NHL… Five of Winnipeg’s six defenceman dressed for Saturday’s game against the Canucks had a point, including goals from Kyle Capobianco and Neal Pionk… Capobianco was the sixth defenceman to score for the Jets this season on Saturday, which is one shy for the most defenceman on a team to have a goal this season in the NHL… Defencemen have accounted for 26.8% of the team’s points this season, compared to 24.2% last season and 17.5% in 2020-21.
Three Helpings
Pierre-Luc Dubois tallied his second three-assist game of the season on Saturday against the Canucks… His other three-assist game was earlier this month on Dec. 6 vs FLA… The franchise record for most three-assist games in season is six, which was done by Blake Wheeler during the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons… Dubois has 14 of his 19 assists in his past 16 games… He’s on pace for 52 assists, which would best his previous career high for 34 during the 2018-19 season when he was with the Columbus Blue Jackets…
The Rookie
Cole Perfetti is third in NHL rookie scoring with 19 points (6G, 13A) in 30 games… His assist on Saturday ended a three-game pointless drought… Perfetti could become the fifth rookie in franchise history to post 50 points in a season, previously done by Dany Heatley (67 – 2001-02), Patrik Laine (64 – 2016-17), Kyle Connor (57 – 2017-18), and Ilya Kovalchuk (51 – 2001-02).
Helle
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is third in the NHL with a .928 save percentage this season… His 16 wins are second among the league’s netminders and he joins Detroit’s Ville Husso and Carolina’s Pyotr Kochetkov as the only goalies with three shutouts this season… Hellebuyck owns a 2.33 goals-against average this season, fourth in the NHL, while the Jets are averaging 3.53 goals per game when he’s in net… He has stopped more than 90% of the shots he’s face in eight of his past 10 starts.
Extra Time
The Jets are 7-1 in overtime this season… Winnipeg has won five consecutive OT games, which is one game shy of the franchise record in a season (Oct. 22/18-Jan. 13/19)… Winnipeg’s eight OT games are tied for the most in the NHL this season and the Jets are the only team with seven wins in overtime… Five of Winnipeg’s seven OT winners have come in the first two minutes of the extra session… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 12 OT winning goals… The seven wins is two better than the five overtime wins Winnipeg had last season in 12 games decided in OT… During the past three seasons, Winnipeg is 18-9 in games decided in overtime… The franchise record for OT wins is 10, set in 2010-11.
Zeros
The Jets have registered three shutouts this season, which is tied for first in the NHL… Winnipeg’s first two shutouts were by 4-0 scores (Oct. 24 vs. STL and Nov. 5 vs. CHI), while the Nov. 29 5-0 shutout against Colorado gives the Jets all three shutout wins by at least four goals… The Jets had five shutouts last season, which is two shy of the franchise record.
Taking the Challenge
Head Coach Rick Bowness has made three challenges this season, resulting in two calls being overturned… Both challenges resulted in goals being overturned to no goals – one for offside and one for a stoppage… The Jets are 2-0-0 in games this season when they have made a successful coach’s challenge… Opposing coaches have made two challenges in games this season against the Jets, going 1-for-2.
Jets vs. SEA Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Kraken tangle three times this season… The Jets won the first meeting 3-2 in overtime on Nov. 13… The Jets entertain the Kraken in the last meeting on Feb. 14.
Recent History
The Jets have won all four games against the Kraken since entered in the NHL last season… Winnipeg has outscored the Kraken 15-8 in the quartet of games… The two power play goals the Jets scored on Nov. 13 were their first two against the Kraken
In Seattle
Winnipeg has won both games the team has played at Climate Pledge Arena… The first ever meeting between the Jets and Kraken took place on Seattle on Dec. 9/21 with Winnipeg earning a 3-0 win… Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period in that game.
Player Notes
Kyle Connor has racked up seven points (4G, 3A) in the four games against Seattle… Blake Wheeler is also averaging more than a point per game with five points (3G, 2A) in four games… Morgan Barron had two points (1G, 1A) in the first meeting with the Kraken this season.
Jets vs. SEA Season-By-Season
Year GP W L OT GF GA PIM PP% PK%
2021-22 3 3 0 0 12 6 18 0.0 75.0
2022-23 1 1 0 0 3 2 10 28.6 75.0
Jets vs. SEA Past 4 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
12/09/2021 @Sea W 3 0 33 2 0 10 25 5 0 4
02/17/2022 Sea W 5 3 29 3 0 6 23 2 1 8
05/01/2022 Sea W 4 3 27 1 0 2 30 1 1 2
11/13/2022 @Sea W 3 2 30 7 2 10 21 4 1 16
SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
Seattle 2 at Carolina 3
Goals: Donato, Sprong
Goalie: Grubauer (36/39)
PP: 0/2 PK: 2/2 Shots: Seattle 17 – Carolina 39
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 81)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 29 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 29 games – day-to-day
Justin Schultz (undisclosed) – 2 games – day-to-day
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Dec. 12, 2022: Recalled D Gustav Olofsson from Coachella Valley (AHL); Claimed F Eeli Tolvanen off of waivers from Nashville; Placed F Karson Kuhlman on waivers
Dec. 13, 2022: F Karson Kuhlman claimed off of waivers by Winnipeg
UPCOMING GAMES
Tuesday, Dec. 20: St. Louis at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Thursday, Dec. 22: Seattle at Vancouver, 7 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Dec. 28: Calgary at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Friday, Dec. 30: Edmonton at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Sunday, Jan. 1: NY Islanders at Seattle, 5 p.m. PT
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight is the fifth of nine games the Kraken will play on a Sunday this season. The team owns a 2-1-1 record in Sunday games this year.
• Seattle and Winnipeg’s first meeting of the season was also on a Sunday. The Kraken fell to the Jets 3-2 in overtime on Sunday, Nov. 13.
• If Ryan Donato were to score tonight, it would give him goals in three consecutive games, which would match his career best that he has reached on two other occasions.
• Yanni Gourde has five points (one goal, four assists) in his last five games played dating back to Dec. 6 vs. Montreal.
o An assist tonight would give Gourde an assist in four consecutive games for the first time in his career.
• Will Borgen has already tied his career high with 33 blocked shots this season and is just 11 hits shy of tying his career best of 89 that he set last year.
• The Kraken have had 16 different players score at least three goals this season. Entering play Saturday, no team had had more players on its roster score three or more goals.
• Additionally, the Kraken were one of six teams (Arizona, Calgary, Dallas, Florida, NY Islanders) this season to have four different defensemen score at least three goals entering play Saturday. Jamie Oleksiak (four), Vince Dunn (four), Adam Larsson (three) and Justin Schultz (three) have all scored at least three times for the Kraken this year.
• Martin Jones’ 13 wins were tied for the sixth-most in the NHL this season entering play Saturday.
• The Kraken are outshooting their opponents 693-625 at five-on-five this season. Their 52.6 percent shot share was good for seventh in the NHL entering play Saturday according to Natural Stat Trick.
GROUNDING THE JETS
• Oliver Bjorkstrand has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his last seven games against the Jets.
• Andre Burakovsky has seven points (two goals, five assists) in his last five games against Winnipeg dating back to Jan. 6, 2022. He registered multi-point nights in three of those five games.
• Jordan Eberle has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his last eight games against the Jets, including scoring a goal in his most recent game against Winnipeg on Nov. 13, 2022.
• Jaden Schwartz has six points (two goals, four assists) in his last six games against the Jets.
• Daniel Sprong has six points (three goals, three assists) in six career games against Winnipeg.
FAMILIAR FOES
• Brandon Tanev is the only Kraken player to have previously played for the Jets. After signing with the team as an undrafted free agent, Tanev totaled 51 points (24 goals, 27 assists) in 195 regular-season games and added eight points (five goals, three assists) in 22 playoff games.
• Assistant Coach Dave Lowry was an assistant coach and then Winnipeg’s head coach from 2020-21 to 2021-22. He is the father of Jets forward Adam Lowry.
• Kraken Assistant General Manager Jason Botterill is a Winnipeg native and played for the Jets organization during the 1999-00 season while the team was located in Atlanta.
• Chris Driedger – who is currently on injured reserve – is a native of Winnipeg.
CHEERS TO BENIERS
• Matty Beniers leads all NHL rookies this season in goals (11) and points (23), and his 12 assists were tied for third entering play Saturday.
• Beniers is ranked in the top five on Seattle’s roster in goals (second), assists (tied fifth) and points (third) this season.
• He enters tonight’s game having totaled 14 points (six goals, eight assists) in his last 12 games played, dating back to Nov. 19 vs. Los Angeles. His 14 points during that span leads all rookies and all Kraken skaters.
Seattle Kraken: Media Notes
• Beniers scored the game-winning goal in the Kraken’s game on Dec. 1, a 3-2 overtime win against the Washington Capitals. It was the first overtime goal of his career and his second game-winning goal of the season (Last: Nov. 1 at Calgary).
• Beniers’ overtime goal came seven seconds into overtime, the fastest overtime goal in franchise history. According to NHL Stats, it was also the fastest goal by a rookie from the start of a regular-season overtime in NHL history. Walter Jackson (0:08 on March 7, 1933) held the previous record.
• Entering play Saturday, Beniers was one of three rookies (Nils Lundkvist, Fabian Zetterlund) to score an overtime goal this season and is also one of three rookies (Pontus Holmberg, Shane Pinto) to score two game-winning goals this
year.
• Entering play Saturday, Beniers was the only rookie this season to have two three-point games, doing so on Nov. 23 vs. San Jose and on Nov. 27 at Anaheim.
• Beniers’ six multi-point games led all rookies and were tied with Andre Burakovsky for the team lead entering play Saturday.
• Beniers is also averaging 17:10 of ice time per game this season, which is the second-most among rookie forwards (Noah Cates; 18:12) and ranks fourth among Kraken forwards.
• The 20-year-old is currently on pace to finish the season with 31 goals, 34 assists and 65 points. Thirty-one goals would be the \most by a rookie since Patrik Laine and Auston Matthews had 36 and 40 goals, respectively, during their rookie season in 2016- 17.
EBS AND FLOW
• Jordan Eberle enters tonight’s game having recorded 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in his last 16 games played dating back to Nov. 8 vs. Nashville.
• His 17 assists this season are tied with Andre Burakovsky for the team lead and his 24 points rank second on Seattle’s roster.
• Among players from the 2008 NHL Draft class, Eberle ranked third in scoring this season entering play Saturday, trailing only San Jose’s Erik Karlsson (38 points) and Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos (34 points).
• Eberle’s 619 career points also ranked third among 2008 draftees, again trailing Stamkos (1,006) and Karlsson (698).
• Eberle was originally selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round (22nd overall) of the 2008 NHL Draft. He is one of 23 players from the ’08 class that are still playing in the NHL, a list that includes Kraken teammate Justin Schultz.
• The 32-year-old is currently on pace to finish the season with 20 goals, 48 assists and 68 points. Forty-eight assists would be the most of his career, surpassing his current career high of 42 that he set in 2011-12 while playing for the Oilers.
• Sixty-eight points would be the second-most of his career, eight points shy of his career-best 76 points that he had in 2011-12.
• Eberle leads all Kraken skaters in career goals (269), assists (350), points (619) and games played (887).
BENNY AND THE VETS
• Since Nov. 13 vs. Winnipeg, forwards Matty Beniers, Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann have played on a line together, totaling 142:13 of ice time at five-on-five together during that span.
• According to Natural Stat Trick, since Nov. 13 when that line is on the ice during five-on-five play, the Kraken are outscoring their opponents 13-3, outshooting them 76-66 and have 72 scoring chances to their opponents’ 54.
• One of Beniers, Eberle or McCann have scored in 12 of the last 14 games the Kraken have played dating back to Nov. 13.
SETTING THE PACE
• With 29 games played this year, the Kraken are roughly 35 percent of the way through their second season. Heading into tonight’s matchup with the Jets, eight of the 20 veteran skaters on the Kraken’s active roster are on pace to surpass their career highs in scoring.
• Will Borgen, Andre Burakovsky, Morgan Geekie and Daniel Sprong are all on pace to set new career highs in goals, assists and points.
• Borgen has already tied his career high with two goals this season.
• Jared McCann (40) and Jamie Oleksiak (14) are both on pace to finish the 2022-23 season with a new career high in goals.
• If the pace holds, it would mark the first time in his career that McCann would surpassed the 40-goal threshold.
• Ryan Donato (16) and Adam Larsson (eight) are on pace to tie their career highs in goals.
• Oliver Bjorkstrand (31), Vince Dunn (34), Jordan Eberle (48), Yanni Gourde (41), Carson Soucy (14) and Brandon Tanev (25) are all pacing to finish the year with new career highs in assists.
• Justin Schultz is pacing to finish the year with 39 assists, which would tie his career bests.
• Vince Dunn (45), Jared McCann (58), Jamie Oleksiak (24) and Brandon Tanev (37) are all playing at a pace to surpass their career highs in points.
o Adam Larsson is playing at a pace that would see him finish the year with 25 points, which would tie his career best.
ON THE DL
• This season defensemen Vince Dunn and Adam Larsson have played 480:10 together during five-on-five play, starting every game of the season on a pair.
• Only Los Angeles’ Drew Doughty and Mikey Anderson (548:33) have spent more time together at five-on-five according to Natural Stat Trick.
• From the start of the 2021-22 season, no two Kraken defensemen have spent more time together at five-on-five than Dunn and Larsson (1067:00). Will Borgen and Carson Soucy, who have played 387:39 at five-on-five together, rank second.
• According to Natural Stat Trick, the Kraken have scored 26 five-on-five goals when Dunn and Larsson are on the ice together. Only New Jersey’s Dougie Hamilton and Jonas Siegenthaler (29) and San Jose’s Erik Karlsson and Jayson Megna (27) have been on the ice for more of their team’s five-on-five goals.
• The pair’s plus-eight goal differential at five-on-five is tied for the sixth-most in the league among defensive pairs this season according to Natural Stat Trick.
• Additionally, according to Natural Stat Trick, the Dunn/Larsson pairing ranks sixth in the NHL with 20.6 expected goals among defensive pairs that have played at least 200 minutes together at five-on-five.
• Dunn is pacing to finish the year with 34 assists and 45 points, both of which would surpass his current career bests (28 assists, 35 points).
• Larsson is on pace to tie his career bests with eight goals and 25 points.
• The duo is pacing to finish the season as each other’s most consistent defensive partner. Prior to this year, the most amount of time Larsson had played with one partner was in 2015-16 when he played 1227:12 at five-on-five with Andy Greene.
• Dunn’s 586:49 of five-on-five ice time with Larsson last year is the most he has played with a single partner to date.
• Dunn and Larsson have been on the ice for the most five-on-five goals (48) of any defensive pairing in franchise history. The Soucy/Borgen pair ranks second with 17.
• Of any two Kraken defensemen that have played at least 200 minutes together at five-on-five, Dunn and Larsson rank third with a 51.3 percent Corsi rating.
• Mark Giordano and Jamie Oleksiak (274 minutes; 51.98 percent Corsi) and Will Borgen and Carson Soucy (387 minutes, 51.4 percent Corsi) rank first and second, respectively.
SECOND TIME AROUND
• The Kraken enter tonight’s game with an 16-10-3 record, which is good for a .603 points percentage and 35 points.
• The team won their 16th game of the season on Dec. 10 at Florida, their 27th game played of the season. Last year, it took the Kraken 48 games and 123 days from the start of the season to reach 16 wins, earning their 16th win of the season on Feb. 11, 2022, a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks.
• It also took the Kraken 48 games to reach 35 points last season. This year, the Kraken earned their 35th point of the season in their 27th game played, a 5-2 win against the Panthers on Dec. 11.
• Saturday, Dec. 17 marked the 67th day of the 2022-23 NHL season, roughly 36 percent of the way through. Compared to the first 67 days of the 2021-22 regular season, the Kraken have won six more games, earned 12 more points and have improved their points percentage by 0.220.
• The Kraken’s 0.220 points percentage improvement from the first 67 days of the 2021-22 season to the first 67 days of the 2022-23 season ranks fourth the NHL, trailing the New Jersey Devils (0.302), Boston Bruins (0.251) and Montreal Canadiens (0.226).
• Their six extra wins are the fifth-best mark in the league. Only the New Jersey Devils (plus-11), New York Islanders (plus-nine), Boston Bruins (plus-nine) and Montreal Canadiens (plus-seven) have a better year-over-year win improvement.
• The team’s 12 more points through the first 67 days of the 2022-23 season are also the fifth-best points improvement, trailing the New Jersey Devils (19), Boston Bruins (18), New York Islanders (14) and Montreal Canadiens (13).
• The Kraken have been at or above a .500 points percentage the entire 2022-23 season. They did not achieve that mark past the first three games of the 2021-22 season.
• The team’s 16 wins this season have come against the Anaheim Ducks, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings (3), Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins (2), San Jose Sharks, Vegas Golden Knights and Washington Capitals. Nine of those 13 teams made the playoffs last season.
