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NHL Preview: Winnipeg Jets (38-28-3) at Nashville Predators (34-25-7)

WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:

Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play back-to-back in Nashville and St. Louis this weekend as part of eight of 10 games on the road. Winnipeg lost 3-0 at home to the Boston Bruins on Thursday night for their second consecutive loss. After this weekend, the Jets entertain the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday before visiting the three California teams during a three-game road trip.

Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat NSH
69 GP 66
38 W 34
28 L 25
3 OT 7
79 PTS 75
212 GF 189
197 GA 192
21.0% PP 18.5%
83.2% PK 81.7%

Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Mar. 18 At NSH TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 19 At STL TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 21 ARI TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 23 At ANA TSN CJOB/Power 97
Mar. 25 At LAK TSN CJOB/Power 97

Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Mar. 8 MIN 4-2 L 2L
Mar. 11 At FLA 5-4 OTW 1W
Mar. 12 At TBL 3-2 W 2W
Mar. 14 At CAR 5-3 L 1L
Mar. 16 BOS 3-0 L 2L

Broadcast Information
TV: TSN
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore

Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, March 18
Jets at Nashville Predators 1:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 19
Jets at St. Louis Blues 6:00 p.m.
Monday, March 20
Day Off ā€“ No Media Availability
All Times Local

Last Game
Boston Bruins 3
Winnipeg Jets 0
Jets Scorers: None
Bruins Scorers: Frederic (15), Zacha (18), Nosek (6)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (21 sv, 2 ga)
Bruins Goaltender: Jeremy Swayman (36 sv, 0 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-5
Jets PK: 3-for-3
Recap: The Jets outshot the Bruins 36-24 on Thursday, but were shut out 3-0 on Thursday night. Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele each paced the Jets with six shots, while David Gustafsson won all five of his faceoffs. Josh Morrissey and Dylan Samberg each had a tri o of blocked shots.

Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their 12th of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season, having gone 15-7-0 so farā€¦ Winnipegā€™s .682 points percentage in back-to-back games this season is sixth in the NHL, while the Jets are fourth in the second game with a .727 points percentageā€¦At 8-3-0, it is the best record the Jets have had on no days rest in a season since relocationā€¦ The best record in franchise history is 10-3-3 during the 2009-10 seasonā€¦ The Jets were 7-4-2 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.

Afternoon Affair
The Jets are 3-1-0 in afternoon games this seasonā€¦ The Jets play six matinee games this season, including the first four at homeā€¦ The Jets
were 5-4-2 in afternoon games last season.

Central Rivals
The Jets are 14-6-0 against their Central Division counterparts this seasonā€¦ Winnipeg has won nine of their past 13 games against Central Division teamsā€¦ Winnipeg went 14-6-6 against their Central Division rivals last season and have a winning record in each of the past five seasons in which the Jets have been in the Central Divisionā€¦ Josh Morrissey (6G, 18A) leads the Jets in scoring against their divisional foes this season with 24 points in 20 games, while Blake Wheeler (9G, 13A) has 22 points in 19 gamesā€¦ Seven members of the Jets have at least 10 points against the Central Division this season, while Mason Appleton has seven points (2G, 5A) in eight games.

Backend Production
Jets defencemen have combined for 164 points (41G, 123A) this season, which is fourth in the NHLā€¦ A defenceman has been in on 16 of Winnipegā€™s past 23 goalsā€¦ Josh Morrissey (67), Neal Pionk (26), Dylan DeMelo (21), and Brenden Dillon (20) have all reached the 20-point mark, while Nate Schmidt has 16 pointsā€¦ The Jets join the Arizona Coyotes, Washington Capitals, and Carolina Hurricanes as the only teams in the NHL this year to have four defencemen hit the 20-point mark.

Road Record
The Jets are 17-16-1 on the road this seasonā€¦ Winnipeg is 8-12-0 in their past 20 road games after starting the season 9-4-1 away from homeā€¦ Kyle Connor (12G, 20A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 32 points in 34 gamesā€¦ Mark Scheifele has a team leading 19 goals, which is tied for sixth in the NHLā€¦ Nikolaj Ehlers has 17 points (6G, 11A) in 17 road games this season and has a point in 11 of the 17 games.

PK Prowess
Winnipeg is third in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 83.2% of the timeā€¦ Winnipeg has been perfect on the penalty kill in five of its past six games (13-for-16, 81.3%)ā€¦ The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%ā€¦ The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04 season.

Jets vs. NSH Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
52 23 23 6

Home Record
GP W L OT
26 14 8 4

Away Record
GP W L OT
26 9 15 2

Jets vs. NSH Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Predators square off four times this seasonā€¦ The Jets took the first game 2-1 on Dec. 15, while dropping a 2-1 decision on Jan. 24 in Nashville. Winnipeg hosts the Predators on Apr. 8 in the final meeting of the season.

Recent History
Winnipeg is 8-4-1 in its past 13 games against Nashville, including winning two of three meetings last seasonā€¦ The Jets were 6-for-16 (37.5%) on the power play in the three games against the Predators last season.

In Nashville
The Jets have won three of the past five games in Nashvilleā€¦ Winnipeg is 26-for-27 (96.3%) on the penalty kill in the past seven trips to Nashville.

Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against the Predators with 32 points (16G, 16A) in 38 gamesā€¦ Four of Wheelerā€™s goals are game-winning goalsā€¦ Kyle Connor is averaging a point per game against the Predators with 20 points (10G, 10A) in 20 gamesā€¦ Four of Connorā€™s goals are power play markersā€¦ Connor Hellebuyck has gone 12-8-2 during his career against Nashville, with a 2.58 goals-against average and .924 save percentage.

Jets vs. NSH Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
03/01/2019 Nsh W 5 3 32 4 1 6 38 3 1 8
03/23/2019 Nsh W 5 0 43 2 0 0 33 0 0 4
11/19/2019 @Nsh W 2 1 25 2 0 8 39 2 0 8
01/12/2020 Nsh L 0 1 28 2 0 2 32 1 0 4
02/04/2020 Nsh OTL 1 2 34 3 0 4 36 2 0 6
10/23/2021 Nsh W 6 4 29 3 2 13 30 4 2 11
01/20/2022 @Nsh L 2 5 38 5 1 13 23 3 0 17
02/12/2022 @Nsh W 5 2 43 8 3 18 36 3 1 45
12/15/2022 Nsh W 2 1 41 4 0 15 26 3 0 17
01/24/2023 @Nsh L 1 2 33 3 0 11 41 2 0 13

NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:

ALL-TIME vs. WINNIPEG
āˆ’ The Predators are 28-28-(1)-5 all-time against the Jets franchise, including a 17-9-(0)-0 record at Bridgestone Arena.

āˆ’ This is the third of four matchups between Nashville and Winnipeg in 2022-23; it is the second and final at home.

āˆ’ Nashville is 1-0-1 against Winnipeg this season, earning a 2-1 win at home on Jan. 24. The Predators picked up a point in the first meeting, a 2-1 overtime loss in Manitoba on Dec. 15.

āˆ’ The Predators are 2-2-1 in their last five games against the Jets; they are 4-5-1 in their last 10; and 2-3-0 in their last five at home.

NOTABLES vs. WINNIPEG
āˆ’ Roman Josi tied the Preds franchise record for assists and points in a game with five on Feb. 27, 2018 at Winnipeg. He has 25 points (4g-21a) in 33 career games vs. the Jets.

āˆ’ Ryan Johansen is averaging nearly a point per game in his career against Winnipeg, tallying 13 goals and 15 assists for 28 points in 31 games. His nine points (3g-6a) in Nashvilleā€™s 2018 Second Round series vs. Winnipeg were the second-most in a single series in team history.

āˆ’ Filip Forsberg recorded a five-game point streak (5a) vs. Winnipeg from March 13, 2018-March 1, 2019. He has picked up at least one point in 11 of his last 19 contests against the Jets and has posted 20 points (4g-16a) in 32 career games vs. Winnipeg.

āˆ’ Colton Sissons made his NHL debut on Jan. 28, 2014 at Winnipeg.

āˆ’ Tommy Novak notched his first career three-point game on Oct. 23, 2021 at Winnipeg (3a).

āˆ’ Cody Glass is a Winnipeg native; Predators Assistant Coach Dan Lambert is a native of St. Malo, Man.

āˆ’ Advisor and Future General Manager Barry Trotz hails from Dauphin, Man.

āˆ’ The Predators acquired a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft from Winnipeg for forward Nino Niederreiter on Feb. 25. Niederreiter tallied 28 points (18g-10a) in 56 games for Nashville to begin the 2022-23 season.

āˆ’ Jets goaltender David Rittich played in 17 games for Nashville in 2021-22, going 6-3-1.

LAST TIME OUT
āˆ’ Chicago Blackhawks 2, Nashville Predators 1 ā€“ March 16 (Bridgestone Arena)
āˆ’ NSH goals: Josi (18)
āˆ’ CHI goals: Reichel (3), Anderson ā€“ GWG (5)
āˆ’ Goaltenders: NSH ā€“ Saros (L, 19/21); CHI ā€“ Stalock (W, 35/36)
āˆ’ Power plays: NSH 0-2; CHI 0-1
āˆ’ Notes: Nashville moved to 17-12-3 at home in 2022-23ā€¦ The Predators closed out their three-game regular-season series against the Blackhawks with a 2-1-0 recordā€¦ The loss snapped Nashvilleā€™s 16-game point streak vs. Chicago (13-0-3), tied for the longest in franchise history (Columbus from 2006-08)ā€¦ The Predators outshot the Blackhawks 36-21, including by a 15-5 margin in the third periodā€¦ Roman Josi scored his 18th goal of the season to make it a 2-1 game with 25 seconds remaining in the third periodā€¦ Tommy Novak (16) and Philip Tomasino (7) assisted on Josiā€™s goalā€¦ Matt Duchene took Nashvilleā€™s first penalty shot of the season at 13:40 of the second period; it was unsuccessfulā€¦ Kiefer Sherwood led all skaters in hits with seven.

OVERALL (52 GP) 28-28-(1)-5
HOME (26 GP) 17-9-(0)-0
ROAD (26 GP) 11-9-(1)-5
LAST MEETING Jan. 24, 2023 at NSH (W, 2-1)
PLAYOFFS (0-1) 2018 WCS (L, 4-3)

INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body ā€“ IR Oct. 27-March 16 59
Filip Forsberg Upper body ā€“ day-to-day Feb. 13-March 16 16
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-March 16 11
Juuso Parssinen Upper body ā€“ day-to-day Feb. 26-March 16 10
Alexandre Carrier Upper body ā€“ 4-6 weeks March 4-16 7
Ryan McDonagh Upper body ā€“ day-to-day March 14-16 2
Total man-games lost: 172
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki ā€“ 60; Carrier ā€“ 21; McCarron ā€“ 20; Forsberg ā€“ 16; Johansen ā€“ 11; Parssinen ā€“ 10; McDonagh ā€“ 9; Smith ā€“ 6; Trenin ā€“ 5; Glass ā€“ 3; Jankowski ā€“ 3; Lauzon ā€“ 3; Asplund ā€“ 1; Duchene ā€“ 1; Evangelista ā€“ 1; Lankinen ā€“ 1; Tomasino ā€“ 1

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