WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play their final two games of the 2022-23 regular season on the road, beginning Tuesday night against the Minnesota Wild. The Jets beat the San Jose Sharks 6-2 on Monday night at Canada Life Centre to finish their five-game homestand 4-1-0. Winnipeg ends the regular season on Thursday against the Colorado Avalanche.
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat MIN
80 GP 80
45 W 46
32 L 24
3 OT 10
93 PTS 102
242 GF 242
220 GA 218
19.7% PP 21.5%
82.7% PK 81.6%
Next Two Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Apr. 11 At MIN TSN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 13 At COL TSN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Mar. 31 DET 6-2 W 1W
Apr. 2 NJD 6-1 W 2W
Apr. 5 CGY 3-1 L 1L
Apr. 8 NSH 2-0 W 1W
Apr. 10 SJS 6-2 W 2W
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
Tuesday, April 11
Jets at Minnesota Wild 7:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 12
Day Off – No Media Availability
Thursday, April 13
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets at Colorado Avalanche 6:30 p.m.
All Times Local
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 6
San Jose Sharks 2
Jets Scorers: Dubois (27), Lowry (12), Connor (32), Appleton (4), Morrissey (16), Scheifele (41)
Sharks Scorers: Karlsson (24, 25)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (19 sv, 2 ga)
Sharks Goaltender: James Reimer (27 sv, 6 ga)
Jets PP: 2-for-2
Jets PK: 3-for-4
Recap: All the scoring happened in the first and third period in Winnipeg’s 6-2 win against the San Jose Sharks on Monday night. Josh Morrissey led the Jets with a goal and two assists, while six other members of the Jets had two points. Adam Lowry, Mason Appleton, Mark Scheifele, and Kyle Connor each had a goal and an assist, while Dylan DeMelo and Nino Niederreiter had two assists. Saku Maenalanen had four hits, while Neal Pionk had three blocked shots.
Where They Stand
The Jets are in the second wild card position in the Western Conference, three points ahead of the Nashville Predators… Winnipeg’s magic number to clinch a playoff spot is one.
Central Rivals
The Jets are 17-7-0 against their Central Division counterparts this season… Winnipeg has won 12 of their past 17 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, 21A) leads the Jets in scoring against their divisional foes this season with 27 points in 24 games, while Blake Wheeler (9G, 14A) has 23 points in 23 games.
Super Six
The Jets have scored six goals in a game three times in their past four games… Winnipeg has scored at least six goals in seven games this season after having eight six-goal games last season.
Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their last of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season, having gone 17-8-0 so far… Five of the wins have come in overtime… Winnipeg’s .708 points percentage in back-to-back games this season is fourth in the NHL… At 8-4-0, the Jets record on no days rest is the best they’ve had 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.
Warming Up in Ap ril
The Jets are 6-3-0 in their past nine games, including 3-1-0 in the month of April… The Jets have scored 21 goals in their past five games after scoring 15 goals in their previous nine games… Josh Morrissey leads the Jets in scoring in April with six points (1G, 5A) in four games, while Nikolaj Ehlers has five points (2G, 3A).
Jets vs. MIN Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
51 21 25 5
Home Record
GP W L OT
25 13 11 1
Away Record
GP W L OT
26 8 14 4
Jets vs. MIN Notes
Season Series
Tuesday’s game is the fourth of four meetings between the Jets and Wild this season… The Jets lost 6-1 to the Wild in St. Paul on Nov. 23, 4-1 in Winnipeg on Dec. 27 and 4-2 in Winnipeg on Mar. 8.
Recent History
The Jets are 4-4-2 in their past 10 games against Minnesota, including winning two of the past four meetings.
In Minnesota
Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Winnipeg is 2-8-2 against the Wild at Xcel Energy Center… The Jets have dropped two of the past four games in Minnesota in overtime.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler is averaging nearly a point per game against the Wild in his career with 40 points (14G, 26A) in 43 games. Five of Wheeler’s goals are game-winning goals… Mark Scheifele has 30 points (12G, 18A) in 36 career games against Minnesota. Six of his 12 goals have come on the power play… The only two players on Winnipeg’s roster with shootout attempts against Minnesota are Sam Gagner (2-for-5) and Blake Wheeler (1-for-3).
Jets vs. MIN Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
12/21/2019 @Min W 6 0 31 4 1 13 31 3 0 15
01/04/2020 @Min OTL 2 3 21 5 2 12 44 5 1 10
10/19/2021 @Min OTL 5 6 30 6 2 17 44 5 3 19
11/26/2021 @Min L 1 7 31 3 1 10 38 4 0 8
02/08/2022 Min W 2 0 29 4 1 17 27 1 0 23
02/16/2022 Min W 6 3 31 2 1 4 36 2 0 4
11/23/2022 @Min L 1 6 29 2 0 19 39 5 2 13
12/27/2022 Min L 1 4 32 2 0 4 28 1 1 6
03/08/2023 MIN L 2 4 48 3 0 2 23 1 1 6
MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES
WINNIPEG JETS
All-Time Wild Record: 29-17-5 (17-6-3 at Xcel Energy Center, 12-11-2 at Winnipeg)
2022-23: Minnesota is 3-0-0 in the season series with Winnipeg… The Wild won the first game, 6-1, at Xcel Energy Center (11/23), the second game, 4-1, at Canada Life Centre (12/27) and the third game, 4-2, in Winnipeg (3/8)… LW Matt Boldy (1-3=4), LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-3=4), LW Marcus Foligno (1-3=4) and RW Mats Zuccarello (1-3=4) lead Minnesota with four points each in the series…G Filip Gustavsson started the first two meetings, going 2-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .957 SV%…G Marc-Andre Fleury started the third game, saving 46-of-48 shots faced, the second-highest single-game save total of his career…LW Kyle Connor leads the Jets with three points (1-2=3)…D Josh Morrissey has two points (0-2=2)…G Connor Hellebuck has started all three games for Winnipeg and is 0-3-0 with a 4.04 GAA and .864 SV%.
WILD LEADERS: D John Klingberg leads the Wild with 25 points (5-20=25) in 30 games against Winnipeg…LW Marcus Johansson has 22 points (5-17=22) in 31 contests…Zuccarello has 21 points (11-10=21) in 24 meetings…Foligno has 20 points (10-10=20) in 29 games.
WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 23-10-0 with a 2.57 GAA, a .911 SV% and one shutout in 33 career games (32 starts) against the Jets…Gustavsson is 4-0-0 with a 1.25 GAA and a .958 SV% in four starts.
JETS LEADERS: RW Blake Wheeler leads Winnipeg with 40 points (14- 26=40) in 43 games against Minnesota…C Mark Scheifele has 30 points (12-18=30) in 36 contests…C Sam Gagner owns 20 points (4-16=20) in 47 matches…Connor owns 19 points (7-12=19) in 20 games.
JETS GOALIES: Hellebuyck is 9-10-2 with a 2.85 GAA, a .909 SV% and three shutouts in 24 games (23 starts) against the Wild…G David Rittich is 3-0-1 with a 2.89 GAA and a .917 SV% in four starts.
FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 11-4-0 against Winnipeg since the start of the 2018-19 season…The Wild is 8-2-0 in the last 10 contests at Xcel Energy Center…Minnesota’s sweep of the Jets in 2018-19 (5-0-0) marked the third time in franchise history Minnesota swept a season series of more than four games: 5-0-0 vs. Chicago (2015-16) and 6-0-0 vs. Edmonton (2010-11)… The Wild fell, 4-1, in its first-ever postseason meeting against the Jets in the 2018 First Round
INJURIES
Joel Eriksson Ek: lower body
Mason Shaw: torn ACL, out for season
Oskar Sundqvist: lower body
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
4/9/23 Signed D Brock Faber to a three-year, entry-level contract
4/9/23 Recalled F Nic Petan and F Marco Rossi from Iowa
POSTSEASON PREVIEW
• The Minnesota Wild has clinched a postseason berth for the fourth straight season and 13th time in franchise history, including 10 of the last 11 seasons.
• Per NHL Stats, the Wild (2000-01) can become the first expansion franchise from the NHL, NBA, NFL or MLB to play its inaugural season in the 2000s or later and win a title. Only two clubs that have entered the NHL since the start of the 1990s have won a Stanley Cup: Tampa Bay (3) and Anaheim (1).
• Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is set to play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 17th consecutive season, which would extend his NHL record
among goaltenders. Fleury would also tie Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy for the most total playoff years among goaltenders.
• LW Kirill Kaprizov has 11 points (9-2=11) in 13 career playoff games, including a franchise-record seven (7-0=7) against St. Louis in the 2022 First Round. Per NHL Stats, Kaprizov can become the 10th player since 1943-44 to score 10 playoff goals in 14 career playoff games or
fewer, and join Vladimir Tarasenko as the only players to do so in the past 32 years.
• D Jared Spurgeon (8-19—27 in 61 GP) is the franchise’s all-time leader for playoff goals, assists and points among defensemen, while D Jonas Brodin (2-14—16 in 61 GP) and D Matt Dumba (5-8—13 in 43 GP) also rank among the top five on each of those lists (outright or tied). Spurgeon needs three postseason assists to pass Zach Parise (16-21=37) for most in franchise history
FINDING THEIR GROOVE
• Since March 1, the Wild holds a 12-3-4 record and ranks fifth in the NHL in point percentage (.737) and is tied for seventh with 28 points.
• Since Feb. 11, Minnesota is third in the NHL with 44 points (19-4-6) and is tied for third in both point percentage (.759) and wins.
• The Wild recorded a franchise-record 14-game point streak (11-0-3) from Feb. 17 to March 15. The streak is tied for the third-longest in the NHL this season
• Since Feb. 11, the Wild owns a league-leading .933 team save percentage and has allowed 2.21 goals per game, the second-lowest mark in the league.
COOL UNDER PRESSURE
• Minnesota has 19 one-goal victories this season, tied for seventh-most in the NHL.
• Minnesota is 42-7-8 (.807) this season when obtaining a lead at any point in the game, the sixth-best point percentage in the NHL in such
situations.
• The Wild is 31-0-3 (.956) this season when leading through two periods, the third-best point percentage in the NHL.
• Minnesota is 15-1-10 (.769) this season in games that become tied with less than five minutes left in regulation, tied for the fourth-most victories and is the seventh-best point percentage in the NHL.
LOCK-DOWN DEFENSE
• Minnesota has conceded less than two goals in 27 games this season, second-most the NHL. The Wild holds a 24-1-2 record when allowing less than two goals.
• In 53 games since Dec. 10, the Wild has posted a 2.39 GA/Gm average, the second-best mark in the NHL during that span.
HOME SWEET HOME
• Dating back to Nov. 19th, Minnesota is 23-6-3 at home for a .766 point percentage, tied for the most wins and the third-best home point percentage in the NHL during that span.
• The team recorded a seven-game home win streak from Nov. 27 – Dec. 18, the fourth-longest home win streak in the NHL this season.
• In home games since Nov. 19, the Wild has allowed 2.16 goals per game and recorded a .926 save percentage, ranking second in the NHL in each category.
• Minnesota ranks tied for fifth in the NHL with a .675 home point percentage and tied for sixth with 25 home victories this season.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
• Minnesota recorded an 11-game road point streak (8-0-3) from 2/23 to 3/29, third-longest in franchise history and third-longest in the NHL this season.
• Since Feb. 23, the Wild is first in the NHL with a .931 road SV% and a 2.43 road GAA.
ON THE POWER PLAY
• The Wild has converted 26.4 percent (32 of 121) of power-play opportunities at home this season, sixth-best in the NHL.
PENALTY KILLERS
• Recorded a streak of 27 consecutive successful penalty kills across 14 total games from 2/6 to 3/2. Did not allow a power-play goal in 12 consecutive games from 2/8 – 2/28, the longest streak in the NHL this season, tied for the longest streak in franchise history and tied for the 13th-longest streak in the NHL’s Expansion Era (since 1967-68 season).
SHORT (HANDED) KINGS
• Minnesota ranks third in the NHL with 14 shorthanded goals (SHG) this season.
• The Wild scored its 14th SHG of the season at CHI (4/10), breaking the franchise’s previous single-season record set in the 2000-01 season.
• Minnesota has recorded two SHG in a single game twice in the last two weeks (3/29 at COL, 4/8 vs. STL) after doing so only three times previously in franchise history.
• The Wild scored two SHG in a 20-second span (11:17, 11:37 in the first period) vs. STL (4/8), marking the franchise’s first time scoring multiple shorthanded goals in a 20-second span.
