WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets end a four-game road trip on Wednesday night when they visit the New York Islanders for the only time this season. The Jets earned their first win of the trip with a 4-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Monday night to end a two-game losing streak. Following Wednesday’s game, the Jets return to Canada Life Centre for a three-game homestand, which begins on Friday against the Colorado Avalanche.
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat NYI
57 GP 60
35 W 29
21 L 24
1 OT 7
71 PTS 65
180 GF 175
148 GA 170
21.9% PP 17.1%
84.0% PK 82.1%
Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Feb. 22 At NYI SN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 24 COL TSN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 26 NYI TSN CJOB/Power 97
Feb. 28 LAK TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 3 At EDM TSN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Feb. 11 CHI 4-1 W 2W
Feb. 14 SEA 3-2 SOW 3W
Feb. 16 At CBJ 3-1 L 1L
Feb. 19 At NJD 4-2 L 2L
Feb. 20 At NYR 4-1 W 1W
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: Kelly Moore
Upcoming Schedule
Wednesday, February 22
Morning Skate 11:30 a.m.
Jets at New York Islanders 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 23
Travel Day – No Media Availability
Friday, February 24
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche 7:00 p.m.
All Times Local
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 4
New York Rangers 1
Jets Scorers: Dubois (24), Scheifele (33, 34), Connor (26)
Rangers Scorer: Trocheck (16)
Jets Goaltenders: Connor Hellebuyck (50 sv, 1 ga)
Rangers Goaltender: Igor Shesterkin (17 sv, 4 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-1
Jets PK: 4-for-4
Recap: Mark Scheifele scored twice and Kyle Connor had a goal and two assists to lead the Jets to a 4-1 win against the New York Rangers on Monday night. Mason Appleton and Josh Morrissey contributed two assists
Sweet Victory
The Jets earned their 35th win on Monday, which leads the Western Conference… Winnipeg is on pace for 50 wins for just the second time in franchise history… The Jets won a franchise record 52 games in 2017-18.
Top 10
The Jets are third in the Western Conference and ninth in the NHL with a points percentage of .623… 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.
Beasts from the East
The Jets are 11-13-0 against the Eastern Conference this season… Winnipeg is in the midst of playing an Eastern Conference opponent in five of six games… The Jets are 5-4-0 in their past nine road games against the Eastern Conference… 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 24 points (13G, 11A) in 23 games… Mark Scheifele has 13 goals in 23 games against the East this season.
Road Record
The Jets are 15-13-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg is 6-9-0 in their past 15 road games after starting the season 9-4-1 away from home… Kyle Connor (12G, 16A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 28 points in 29 games… Mark Scheifele has a team leading 16 goals, which is tied for eighth in the NHL… Nikolaj Ehlers has 12 points (3G, 9A) in 12 road games this season and has a point in eight of the 12 games.
PK Prowess
Winnipeg is third in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 84.0% of the time… Winnipeg hasn’t allowed a power play goal in 11 of their past 16 games, including going 6-for-6 in their past two 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.
Jets vs. NYI Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Islanders play their two meetings this season in a span of five days… Winnipeg hosts the Islanders on Sunday afternoon at Canada Life Centre.
Recent History
The Jets have lost five consecutive games to the Islanders… Winnipeg was outscored 19-8 in the five games.
In New York
Winnipeg has lost their past two road games to the Islanders, but the Jets franchise is 7-6-0 in their past 13 visits to Long Island… The past three road losses to the Islanders have come by three goals.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Islanders with 23 points (4G, 19A) in 34 games… He’s the only member of the Jets with more than 10 points against the Islanders during his career… Two of Nikolaj Ehlers’ three goals against the Islanders are power play goals… Axel Jonsson-Fjällby has a pair of assists in two career games when facing the Islanders… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck won three of his first four career starts against the Islanders, but has dropped his past three starts.
Jets vs. NYR Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM S PPO PPG PIM
2/31/2016 NYI L 2 6 34 3 1 4 24 2 1 6
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
NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Monday, Feb. 20 Win NYI 4 at PIT 2 Nelson (2), Lee, Horvat Sorokin (42/44)
Pittsburgh opened the score in the first period, but Brock Nelson responded with his fifth multi-goal game of the season, and Anders Lee and Bo Horvat each scored to help the New York Islanders defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-2, Monday night at PPG Paints Arena. Zach Parise tallied two points for the fifth time this season, and Ilya Sorokin turned aside 44 of 46 shots faced to help the Islanders improve to 3-0-0 in their four-game season series with the Penguins.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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. 13 Otto Koivula has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Samuel Bolduc has been returned on loan to Bridgeport.
INJURIES GAMES MISSED
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 –
Man Games Lost: 137
RECENT RESULTS
Monday, Feb. 20 at Pittsburgh W (4-2)
Saturday, Feb. 18 at Boston L (6-2)
Friday, Feb. 17 vs. Pittsburgh W (5-4)
Tuesday, Feb. 14 vs. Ottawa L/SO (3-2)
Saturday, Feb. 11 at Montreal L/OT (4-3)
SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION RESULT/TIME
Feb. 22, 2023 UBS Arena 7:00pm
Feb. 26, 2023 Canada Life Centre 3:30pm
UPCOMING GAMES
Feb. 24 vs. Los Angeles UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Feb. 26 at Winnipeg Canada Life Centre (Winnipeg, MB) 3:30pm
Feb. 28 at Minnesota Xcel Energy Center (St. Paul, MN) 8:00pm
Mar. 4 vs. Detroit UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 12:30pm
Mar. 7 vs. Buffalo UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. WINNIPEG:
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)
Mar. 28, 2019 MTS Centre (Winnipeg, MB) Win (5-4)
vs. THE JETS:
2021-22 2-0-0
Last five games 5-0-0
Franchise History 39-22-2-4
NYI Home 17-16-0-0
NYI Away 22-6-2-4
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Winnipeg Jets in the first of two matchups between the two clubs this season. The last time these teams met was March 11, 2022, when Semyon Varlamov recorded 27 saves on 29 shots faced, and four Islanders recorded two-point games — including Brock Nelson, who tallied a goal and assist — in a 5-2 win at UBS Arena. The Islanders and Jets will meet twice in the next five days, as the Islanders travel to Winnipeg to wrap up their season series on Sunday. The Islanders enter tonight’s matchup with five consecutive wins against Winnipeg.
The Islanders have collected points in six of their last eight matchups since returning from the All-Star Break on February 6, and have a 4-1-1 record in their last six contests at UBS Arena since January 27. A win in tonight’s matchup would be their first against a Central Division opponent since December 4, 2022 against Chicago.
