WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play the second half of a two-game road trip on Saturday night when they face the Montreal Canadiens. The Jets extended their winning streak to three games with a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. After Saturday’s game, the Jets return to Winnipeg to host the New York Rangers on Monday before heading back on the road for a three-game road trip through Vegas, Arizona and St. Louis.
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 4
Detroit Red Wings 1
Jets Scorers: Ehlers (1), Connor (5), Appleton (3), Niederreiter (1)
Red Wings Scorer: Raymond (2)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (35 sv, 1 ga)
Red Wings Goaltender: James Reimer (25 sv, 3 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3 Jets PK: 2-for-2
Recap: Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor scored less than a minute apart late in the first period as the Jets beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Thursday night… Mason Appleton and Nino Niederreiter each had a goal and an assist in the third period… Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves in his third consecutive win… Ehlers led the Jets with six shots.
Road Record
The Jets are 2-1-0 on the road this season and are in the midst of playing five of six games on the road… Josh Morrissey has a team-best four points (1G, 3A) in the three games… The Jets went 20-20-1 on the road last season… Kyle Connor (13G, 21A) led the Jets in scoring on the road with 34 points in 41 games… Mark Scheifele had a team-leading 20 goals, which marked the 11th time in franchise history a player has reached 20 goals on the road in a season.
2 X 4
The Jets have scored four goals in each of their past two games… Winnipeg has scored at least three goals in six of their seven games this season… Only seven teams in the NHL have scored three goals or more six times this season… Last season, the Jets were 40-4-1 when scoring three goals or more in a game.
Jets vs. MTL Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Canadiens face each other twice this season… Winnipeg hosts Montreal on Dec. 18.
Recent History
The Jets have won six of their past eight games against the Canadiens, but split the two meetings last season…Winnipeg is 8-for-21 (38.0%) on the power play in the past six games against Montreal.
In Montreal
Winnipeg is 8-6-0 in its past 14 trips to Montreal, including winning three of the past five games.
Player Notes
Kyle Connor has 22 points (10G, 12A) in 19 career games against Montreal, including seven multi-point games… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 11-6-1 with a 2.96 goals-against average and .910 save percentage in 18 career games against the Canadiens… Dylan Samberg has three assists in two career games against Montreal, while Morgan Barron has a goal and an assist in two games.
MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
– Les Canadiens et les Jets s’affrontent ce soir pour la 79e fois en saison régulière. Incluant les séries éliminatoires, il s’agit du 83e match entre les deux formations.
– The Canadiens and Jets are facing each other for the 79th time in regular season. Including the playoffs, this marks the 83rd matchup between the two teams.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 4 VS. CBJ 3 (P/OT) (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Suzuki, Matheson (AN/PP), Monahan (AN/PP), Caufield (P/OT) Buts
CBJ Goals – Roslovic, Bemstrom (AN/PP), Bemstrom (AN/PP) Gardien
MTL Goalie – Montembeault (33-36) Gardien
CBJ Goalie – Merzlikins (25-29) Avantage numérique
MTL Powerplay – 2/4 Avantage numérique
CBJ Powerplay – 2/5 Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 28:03) ; S (Caufield – 8) ; HT (Pezzetta – 5) ; BS (Matheson – 5)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
30 OCT. @ VEGAS 19 h / 7 p.m.
2 NOV. @ ARIZONA 22 h / 10 p.m.
4 NOV. @ ST. LOUIS 19 h / 7 p.m.
7 NOV. VS. TAMPA BAY 19 h / 7 p.m.
9 NOV. @ DETROIT 19 h / 7 p.m.
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON Division Fiche Record PTS Buts pour* Goals for * Buts contre* Goals against*
Atlantique 1-0-1 3 8 7
Centrale 1-1-0 2 5 7
Métropolitaine 2-1-0 4 9 10
Pacifique 0-0-0 – – – Total 4-2-1 9 22 24
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
CANADIENS VS. WINNIPEG À vie / All-Time CANADIENS vs. WPG (ATL) 45-21-2-10 (78 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 25-10-0-5 (40 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 20-11-2-5 (38 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
V 4-1 W @ MTL (17/01/23) S. Montembeault 1-26 | C. Hellebuyck 4-28 BG / WG: M. Hoffman 10
DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE WINNIPEG / LAST 10 GAMES VS. WINNIPEG:
17/01/23 – WPG 1 @ MTL 4
03/11/22 – MTL 2 @ WPG 3 (P/OT)
11/04/22 – WPG 4 @ MTL 2
01/03/22 – MTL 4 @ WPG 8
30/04/21 – WPG 3 @ MTL 5
10/04/21 – WPG 5 @ MTL 0
08/04/21 – WPG 4 @ MTL 2
17/03/21 – MTL 3 @ WPG 4 (P/OT)
15/03/21 – MTL 4 @ WPG 2 06/03/21 – WPG 1 @ MTL 7
