WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets begin a three-game road trip on Tuesday when they visit the Detroit Red Wings for the only time this season. The Jets are coming off a perfect three-game homestand, which ended with a 7-4 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday afternoon. Winnipeg travels to Buffalo on Thursday and Pittsburgh on Friday for the other two games of the trip.
Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Jan. 10 At DET TSN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 12 At BUF TSN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 13 At PIT SN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 15 ARI TSN CJOB/Power 97
Jan. 17 At MTL TSN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Dec. 29 VAN 4-2 W 1W
Dec. 31 At EDM 2-1 W 2W
Jan. 2 CGY 3-2 W 3W
Jan. 6 TBL 4-2 W 4W
Jan. 8 VAN 7-4 W 5W
Upcoming Schedule
Tuesday, Jan. 10
Morning Skate 11:30 a.m.
Jets at Detroit Red Wings 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 11
Practice – KeyBank Center 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 12
Morning Skate 11:30 a.m.
Jets at Buffalo Sabres 7:00 p.m.
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 7
Vancouver Canucks 4
Jets Scorers: Connor (18, 19, 20), Ehlers (1), Barron (5), Jonsson-Fjällby (3), DeMelo (2)
Canucks Scorers: Miller (15), Studnicka (3), Horvat (29), Dries (5)
Jets Goaltender: David Rittich (34 sv, 4 ga)
Canucks Goaltenders: Collin Delia (9 sv, 4 ga), Spencer Martin (11 sv, 3 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-0
Jets PK: 2-for-3
Recap: The Winnipeg Jets surrendered a pair of two-goal leads before scoring the game’s final three goals in a 7-4 win against the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. Kyle Connor tallied a hat trick, while Pierre-Luc Dubois registered four assists. Nikolaj Ehlers also had a three-point night with a goal and two assists.
Top 5
The Jets are tied for fifth in the NHL with a .663 points percentage, which ranks first in the Central Division and second 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.
Five and Counting
For the first time since 2018, the Jets have won five games in a row…. It’s on the longest active winning streak in the NHL… The Jets most recent five-game winning streak before this one was Dec. 9-16/18… The longest winning streak in franchise history is seven games from Mar. 26-Apr. 8/17.
Four or More
The Jets improved to 18-1-0 on Sunday when scoring four goals or more in a game… Winnipeg’s .947 winning percentage when scoring four goals in a game this season is sixth in the NHL… The Jets have scored at least four goals in three of the five games during their current winning streak.
Halfway Point
With Game 41 happening on Tuesday in Detroit to reach the midway point of their schedule, the Jets are having their best first half of a season in franchise history… Winnipeg’s 26 wins matches the franchise best 26 wins through 41 games during the 2018-19 season, giving them one game to break that mark with a 27th win on Tuesday… The Jets .663 points percentage is also poised to be the best through 41 games, currently four points better than the .659 points percentage from the 2006-07 and 2018-19 seasons… This is the third time in the past five seasons the Jets have posted 25 wins or more in the first 41 games of a season.
The January Upon Us
After playing 16 games in 30 days in December, the Jets play 15 games in 28 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 come in the form of a three-game road trip and five-game road trip… The Jets are 15-16-3 in January during the past four seasons.
Road Record
The Jets are 10-7-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg ended their three-game road losing streak last Saturday in Edmonton… Defenceman Josh Morrissey (1G, 19A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 20 points… Pierre-Luc Dubois has a team leading eight goals.
On the PK
Winnipeg is fifth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 82.9% of the time… The Jets are 19-for-21 (90.5%) on the penalty kill in their past seven 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.
Team Leader
Kyle Connor has 11 points (5G, 6A) during a six-game scoring streak, which has propelled him into the team scoring lead with 49 points (20G, 29A) in 40 games… He also led the Jets last season with 93 points (47G, 46A) in 79 games, which was the fourth most points in a season in franchise history… He reached the 20-goal mark for the sixth consecutive season on Sunday and is one point shy of reach 50 points for the sixth season in a row… Connor scored his fourth career hat trick on Sunday and second of the season… His four hat tricks are tied with Nikolaj Ehlers for fourth in franchise history.
That’s Offensive
Jets defencemen have combined for 102 points this season, which is tied for second in the NHL… Sunday’s game marked the eighth time this season that four or more defencemen had a point for the Jets in the same game, which leads the NHL… Winnipeg’s defencemen are averaging 2.55 points per game, compared to 1.99 last season… They have contributed 27.4% of Winnipeg’s points this season, fifth in the NHL.
Jets vs. DET Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Red Wings meet for the first time this season on Tuesday… The rematch in Winnipeg is slated for Mar. 31.
Recent History
Winnipeg has won five of the past seven games against Detroit, but have split the season series in each of the past two seasons in which they have faced each other… The road team won both meetings last season… Winnipeg went a perfect 9-for-9 on the penalty kill against Detroit last season, but were 0-for-4 on the power play… The Jets haven’t lost consecutive games to the Red Wings in regulation since relocation.
In Detroit
The Jets are 5-4-0 in their nine trips to the Motor City since relocation, but have split the past six games… Three of the past four games in Detroit have been decided by three goals or more… Winnipeg is 0-for-1 on the power play in each of their last two games in Detroit.
Player Notes
Sam Gagner leads the Jets in career scoring against Detroit with 16 points (7G, 9A) in 32 games… Three of his seven goals have come on the power play… Mark Scheifele has 13 points (4G, 11A) in 14 games against the Red Wings… Kyle Connor had all nine of his points against the Wings during a five-game point streak from Oct. 26/18-Jan. 13/22… He has four goals in his past three games in Detroit… Nikolaj Ehlers had his first four-point game (1G, 3A) in Detroit on Nov. 4/16.
Jets vs. DET Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
11/04/2016 @Det W 5 3 31 0 0 8 33 3 0 2
12/06/2016 Det SOL 3 4 34 3 0 4 30 2 0 6
12/05/2017 @Det L 1 5 26 6 1 12 32 6 0 12
03/02/2018 Det W 4 3 42 3 0 2 33 1 1 6
10/26/2018 @Det W 2 1 40 5 1 6 28 3 1 10
01/11/2019 Det W 4 2 27 3 0 8 35 4 1 6
12/10/2019 Det W 5 1 30 5 1 16 17 4 0 18
12/12/2019 @Det L 2 5 28 1 0 8 34 4 2 2
01/13/2022 @Det W 3 0 32 1 0 14 33 5 0 6
04/06/2022 Det L 1 3 33 3 0 8 35 4 0 6
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 1 at TORONTO 4 (1/7/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Walman (Määttä, Hronek) 11:57-EV
2ND PERIOD: TOR Marner (Matthews, Rielly) 0:24-PP; TOR Tavares (Järnkrok, Giordano) 6:37-EV
3RD PERIOD: TOR Holmberg (Rielly, Brodie) 6:19-EV; TOR Tavares (Marner, Holl) 18:21-EN
SHOTS: DET 23 (8-10-5) / TOR 29 (2-12-15)
GOALIES: DET Hellberg (L, 25-28) / TOR Samsonov (W, 22-23)
PP: DET 0-4 / TOR 1-5
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Tyler Bertuzzi – upper body (29 / Nov. 30)
Filip Zadina – lower body (27 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (25 / Nov. 8)
Robert Hägg – undisclosed (12 / Dec. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 201
Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Ville Husso (2), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/8 – Assigned forward Elmer Söderblom to Grand Rapids
1/4 – Assigned goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to Grand Rapids to conditioning … Activated forward Robby Fabbri from injured reserve
… Assigned forward Jakub Vrána to Grand Rapids
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. JETS / 7:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 31st all-time meeting, 17th in Detroit … First of two games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. WPG: 16-12-0-2 / HOME: 9-5-0-2 / LAST 10: 4-6-0 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. WPG: David Perron (11-12-23 in 31 GP), Dominik Kubalík (3-3-6 in 8 GP), Ben Chiarot (2-3-5 in 9 GP), Filip Hronek (1-3-4 in 5 GP), Andrew Copp (0-2-2 in 1 GP), Michael Rasmussen (1-0-1 in 2 GP), Pius Suter (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
WPG top scorers vs. DET: Sam Gagner (7-9-16 in 32 GP), Blake Wheeler (4-11-15 in 20 GP), Mark Scheifele (3-10-13 in 14 GP), Pierre-Luc Dubois (6-4-10 in 13 GP), Kyle Connor (5-4-9 in 9 GP), Nikolaj Ehlers (1-7-8 in 9 GP), Dylan Samberg (0-1-1 in 1 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Thursday, Jan. 12: RED WINGS vs. MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, Jan. 14: RED WINGS vs. BLUE JACKETS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Monday, Jan. 16: RED WINGS at AVALANCHE / 3:00 p.m. / Ball Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 7 at Toronto – 4-1 L
Detroit fell at Toronto to move to 16-15-7 overall and 7-7-4 on the road … Jake Walman opened the scoring with his third goal of the season … Walman, a Toronto native, has three points (2-1-3) in his last six games since Dec. 28 at Pittsburgh … Walman has three goals in 22 appearances this season after scoring three goals in 51 contests during the entire 2021-22 campaign between Detroit and St. Louis … Olli Määttä recorded his 150th career NHL point with the primary assist on Walman’s goal … Filip Hronek picked up his team-leading 22nd assist of the season with a helper on Walman’s goal … Hronek has three assists in his last two games … Additionally, Hronek gained sole possession of second place among Detroit skaters with 29 points (7-22-29) through 38 games … Detroit is 8-5-6 this season when scoring first, and 3-1-4 when doing so on the road … Detroit is 4-1-2 this season when leading after one period, and 2-1-2 when doing so on the road … Detroit finished with 38 hits, matching a season high which was set on Oct. 14 vs. Montreal … Michael Rasmussen paced the Red Wings with six hits, while Adam Erne and Moritz Seider each had five hits … Detroit matched a season low by allowing two shots in the first period … Detroit also surrendered two shots in the second period on Dec. 31 vs. Ottawa … The last time Detroit allowed two shots on goal in the first period of a game was Dec. 13, 2017 vs. Boston … Detroit is 3- 3-0 in the first half of back-to-backs this season, and also 3-3-0 in the second half of a back-to-back.
