WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets visit the St. Louis Blues on Sunday in the Jets second game in as many days. Winnipeg started the weekend road back-to-back with a 3-2 overtime win against the Nashville Predators on Saturday afternoon. 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 STL
70 GP 68
39 W 30
28 L 33
3 OT 5
81 PTS 65
215 GF 215
199 GA 252
20.6% PP 20.9%
83.3% PK 76.2%
Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
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
Mar. 28 At SJS TSN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
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
Mar. 18 At NSH 3-2 OTW 1W
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
Sunday, March 19
Jets at St. Louis Blues 6:00 p.m.
Monday, March 20
Day Off – No Media Availability
Tuesday, March 21
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Arizona Coyotes 7:00 p.m.
All Times Local
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 3 (OT)
Nashville Predators 2
Jets Scorers: Ehlers (8), Lowry (9), Pionk (9)
Predators Scorers: Glass (10), Evangelista (3)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (18 sv, 2 ga)
Predators Goaltender: Juuse Saros (31 sv, 3 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-4
Jets PK: 1-for-1
Recap: The Jets scored twice in the third period and Neal Pionk completed the comeback 55 seconds into overtime as Winnipeg beat the Nashville Predators 3-2 on Saturday afternoon. Nikolaj Ehlers scored and added an assist for a two-point day, while Josh Morrissey also had a pair of points with two assists. Pionk tallied his ninth goal and second game-winning goal – both in overtime – in the second frame. Connor Hellebuyck made 18 saves to earn the win in goal.
Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their 12th of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season, having gone 16-7-0 so far… Five of the wins have come in overtime… Winnipeg’s .695 points percentage in back-to-back games this season is fifth in the NHL, while the Jets are fourth in the second game with a .727 points percentage… At 8-3-0, it is the best record the Jets have had on no days rest in a season since relocation… The best record in franchise history is 10-3-3 during the 2009-10 season… 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.
Comebacker
The Jets won for the 15th time this season on Saturday in comeback fashion and fifth time coming back in the third period… Winnipeg had 22 comeback wins last season, including seven in the third period… The Jets have had to come back in three of their past four wins.
Central Rivals
The Jets are 15-6-0 against their Central Division counterparts this season… Winnipeg has won 10 of their past 14 games against Central Division teams… 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 Division… Josh Morrissey (6G, 20A) leads the Jets in scoring against their divisional foes this season with 26 points in 21 games, while Blake Wheeler (9G, 13A) has 22 points in 20 games.
Road Record
The Jets are 18-16-1 on the road this season… Winnipeg is 9-12-0 in their past 21 road games after starting the season 9-4-1 away from home… Kyle Connor (12G, 20A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 32 points in 35 games… Mark Scheifele has a team leading 19 goals, which is tied for seventh in the NHL… Nikolaj Ehlers has 19 points (7G, 12A) in 18 road games this season and has a point in 12 of the 18 games.
PK Prowess
Winnipeg is third in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 83.3% of the time… Winnipeg has been perfect on the penalty kill in six of its past seven games (14-for-17, 82.4%)… 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. STL Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
53 27 19 7
Home Record
GP W L OT
28 13 10 5
Away Record
GP W L OT
25 14 9 2
Jets vs. STL Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Blues meet for the fourth and final time this season on Sunday… Winnipeg has won the previous three meetings this season, outscoring St. Louis 13-4 in the trio of contests.
Recent History
The Jets are on a nine-game point streak (8-0-1) against St. Louis and are 19-4-2 in the previous 25 meetings… The 25-game stretch includes two six-game winning streak, including the one the Jets are currently on, and a four-game winning streak… Winnipeg hasn’t lost consecutive games to the Blues in regulation since 2015.
In St. Louis
Winnipeg is 11-2-0 in their past 13 games in St. Louis… The Jets have scored at least four games in seven of the past eight trips and outscored the Blues by three goals or more on five occasions.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler has a team-best 45 points (17G, 28A) in 41 career games against St. Louis, while Mark Scheifele is second with 37 points (15G, 22A) in 36 games… Kyle Connor is also averaging more than a point per game during his career when playing the Blues with 25 points (9G, 16A) in 19 games… He has nine points (3G, 6A) in his past five games against St. Louis.
Jets vs. STL Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
12/29/2019 @StL L 1 4 26 3 0 4 28 2 1 6
02/01/2020 StL W 5 2 33 2 0 6 40 2 0 6
02/06/2020 @StL W 4 2 25 1 0 6 37 3 1 2
11/09/2021 StL SOL 2 3 41 2 0 2 33 1 1 4
12/19/2021 StL W 4 2 34 3 1 11 28 3 0 11
01/29/2022 @StL W 4 1 24 3 1 12 29 5 1 8
03/13/2022 @StL W 4 3 37 2 0 14 31 2 1 4
10/24/2022 StL W 4 0 43 5 0 6 25 2 0 12
12/08/2022 @StL W 5 2 20 1 1 4 31 2 0 2
01/30/2022 StL W 4 2 102 6 0 4 26 2 1 12
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Jake Neighbours – Upper-Body (Will be re-evaluated in 5 weeks; announced on Feb. 20)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 249
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March
16 – Recalled goaltender Joel Hofer from the Springfield Thunderbirds under emergency conditions
6 – Signed college free agent defenseman Anton Malmstrom to a two-year, entry-level contract
3 – Acquired forward Jakub Vrana from Detroit in exchange for Dylan McLaughlin and a 2025 7th-round
draft pick
BLUES vs. JETS
- The Blues and Jets will meet for the 4th and final time this season
- The Blues are 0-3-0 against Winnipeg this season (0-2-0 away; 0-1-0 at home)
- The Blues are 1-5-1 in their last 7 games against the Jets
- The Blues are 1-3-1 in their last 5 games against Winnipeg at Enterprise Center
- The Blues have not allowed a power play goal to Winnipeg in 3 of their last 4 matchups, going 13 for 14 (92.9%) on the penalty kill over that span, including going 6 for 6 on the kill in their last matchup with the Jets on Jan. 30 in Winnipeg
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/21 – vs. Detroit
3/23 – at Detroit
3/25 – at Anaheim
3/26 – at Los Angeles
3/28 – vs. Vancouver
A LOOK AHEAD
- The Blues will play their next 2 games at Enterprise Center (Tonight vs. Winnipeg / Tuesday vs. Detroit)
- The Blues will play 7 more games in March (4 away; 3 home)
- 5 of the Blues’ remining 7 games in March will come against Western Conference opponents (2 against the Central)
EXTRA NUGGETS
- The Blues are 24-10-2 this season when scoring first
- The Blues are 1 of 7 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (1.Kings/Islanders, 4 / 2. Ducks/Canucks/Blackhawks/Capitals, 3)
- Since Dec. 11, 40 games, the Blues are 94 for 114 on the penalty kill (82.5%), which ranks 9th in the NHL over that span (1. Carolina, 108 for 125, 86.4%)
- The Blues have scored 7 shorthanded goals this season, which shares 13th in the NHL (1. Edmonton, 13)
- The Blues have scored a power play goal in 3 of their last 5 games since Mar. 9, going 5 for 13 (38.5%) on the power play, which is the 2nd best power play in the NHL over that span (1. Colorado, 8 for 20, 40.0%)
