WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets end their three-game Central Division road trip on Sunday night when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks. The Jets improved to 1-1-0 on the trip after a 5-4 overtime win against the Dallas Stars on Friday night thanks to Josh Morrissey’s second overtime winning goal in three games. After Sunday’s game, the Jets return to Winnipeg for a four-game homestand, which begins on Tuesday against the Colorado Avalanche.
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 5 (OT)
Dallas Stars 4
Jets Scorers: Perfetti (4), Harkins (1), Lowry (4), Connor (7), Morrissey (4)
Stars Scorers: Johnston (5), Benn (10), Robertson (17, 18)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (37 sv, 4 ga)
Stars Goaltender: Jake Oettinger (23 sv, 5 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-2
Jets PK: 3-for-4
Recap: Josh Morrissey scored 34 seconds into overtime to give the Jets a 5-4 overtime win against the Dallas Stars on Friday night. Adam Lowry (1G, 2A) led the Jets with a three-point night, while Blake Wheeler (2A), and Dylan DeMelo (2A) all had two-point nights for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 37 shots for his ninth win of the season.
November to Remember
The Jets are 7-3-0 in 10 games in November for a .700 points percentage, which is ninth in the NHL… Winnipeg is 85.2% on the penalty kill this
month, which ranks sixth in the league… The Jets are outscoring their opponents 3.0-2.6 in November… The Jets were 6-6-2 in November last season.
Games Played Leader
Blake Wheeler became the franchise leader in games played on Friday in Dallas… He’s played 844 games for the franchise, which is one more than Bryan Little for the most in franchise history… Wheeler has played 413 of the 844 games at Canada Life Centre, which is the most by any NHL player in league history… Wheeler and Little are the only two players in franchise history to play in 800 games for the franchise.
Busy Time of Year
The Jets play their final seven games on their November calendar in a span of 13 days… After having no games on Nov. 30-Dec. 1, Winnipeg plays 16 games in 30 days from Dec. 2-31… The stretch includes three back-to-backs… The Jets only consecutive games off in December are from Dec. 24-26 for the Christmas break.
On the Brightside
The Jets are 28-for-32 (87.5%) on the penalty kill in their past 12 games, but have allowed power play goals against in consecutive games for the second time this season… Winnipeg is tied for fifth in the NHL this season with a penalty kill clicking at 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… Adam Lowry is one of five NHL players with at least two shorthanded goals this season, while Dylan DeMelo is one of four players with a pair of shorthanded assists.
On the Road
The Jets are back above .500 on the road this season at 5-4-1… Winnipeg hasn’t lost consecutive games in regulation on the road this season… Defencemen Josh Morrissey (1G, 9A) leads the Jets in scoring on the road with 10 points, while Mark Scheifele has a team leading five goals…
Winnipeg’s first 15 road games are against Western Conference teams… The Jets were 16-17-8 on the road last season.
Central Rivals
Winnipeg is in the midst of playing four consecutive games against Central Division opponents… The Jets are 6-2-0 against their Central Division counterparts this season, with both losses coming on the road… Ten of Winnipeg’s first 21 games this season are against Central Division teams… Winnipeg went 14-6-6 against their Central Division rivals last season and have a winning record against the Central in each of the past five seasons in which the Jets have been in the Central Division… Josh Morrissey leads the Jets in scoring against their divisional foes this season with nine points (2G, 7A) in eight games.
By Committee
Sixteen players have scored for the Jets this season… Eight players have scored at least four goals, which ranks tied for seventh in the NHL…
Winnipeg’s past 10 goals have been scored by eight different players.
Helle-lean Form
Despite Wednesday’s result, goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 7-3-1 in his past 11 starts while having a 2.35 goals-against average, .929 save
percentage and two shutouts… The stretch started with a 25-save shutout against the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 24… On the season, Hellebuyck is
fourth in the NHL with a .926 save percentage.
Team Leader
Josh Morrissey is sixth in the NHL among defencemen with 20 points (4G, 16A) in 19 games, which also leads the Jets in scoring… Morrissey’s 16 assists rank tied for fifth among NHL defencemen… He has an assist in 13 of his 19 games, including three games with two assists… He hasn’t gone consecutive games without a point this season… Monday’s game against Carolina was Morrissey’s first multi-goal game of his career and fifth multi-point game of the season, which is one shy of his career high (2018-19 and 2021-22)… Morrissey is on pace for 69 assists and 86 points this season, while his career high for assists is 26, which he did 65 games during the 2019-20 season… He had a career best 12 goals and 37 points in 79 games last season… Morrissey is on pace to become the first defenceman to lead the team in scoring in franchise history… The franchise record for points by a defenceman in a season is 56, which Dustin Byfuglien did in 2013-14… Byfuglien (4 times), Toby Enstrom (twice), and Jacob Trouba (once) are the only defencemen in franchise history to post 50 points or more in a season.
Hot November
After having four points (1G, 3A) in nine games in October, last season’s leading scorer Kyle Connor has 13 points (6G, 7A) in 10 games in November so far to lead the team… Connor has five of his seven goals this season in his past five games and has scored in consecutive games
for the first time this season… Four of his 10 games in November have been multi-point outings.
Highs for Lows
After a three-point night on Friday, Adam Lowry is averaging a career best .53 points per game this season… He’s on pace for 43 points this season, which would be nearly double the career high 24 points (10G, 14A) he had in 52 games during the 2020-21 season.
Multi-Point Efforts
Friday’s win against Dallas was the fifth time this season the Jets have had three players register two or more points in the same game… Josh Morrissey leads the team with five multi-point outings, while Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor each have four… Connor leads the team with a pair of three-point games, while Pierre-Luc Dubois and Mason Appleton each have one.
The Rookie
Cole Perfetti is tied for fifth in NHL rookie scoring with 10 points (4G, 6A) in 18 games… He’s also fourth among NHL rookie forwards with an average of 15:06 ice time per game… Perfetti could become the fifth rookie in franchise history to post 50 points in a season, previously done by Dany Heatley (67 – 2001-02), Patrik Laine (64 – 2016-17), Kyle Connor (57 – 2017-18), and Ilya Kovalchuk (51 – 2001-02).
On The Power Play
The Jets are 11-for-61 (18.0%) on the power play through the first 19 games of the season, but have gone four consecutive games without a power play marker for the first time this season… The Jets have scored seven of their 11 power play goals in their past 10 games, going 7-for-31 (22.6%) … Kyle Connor (1G, 5A) and Pierre-Luc Dubois (3G, 3A) lead the Jets with six points on the power play this season.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 7-2-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season and have won 11 of their past 13 home games dating back to last season… The 16 goals Winnipeg has allowed on home ice this season is the second fewest in the NHL… The Jets are outscoring their opponents 3.1-1.8 at home this season… Pierre-Luc Dubois (5G, 6A) and Kyle Connor (5G, 6A) lead the Jets in scoring at home with 11 points, while Josh Morrissey (3G, 7A) has 10 points… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 6-2-0 with a 1.37 goals-against average and .952 save percentage… Winnipeg is 236-151-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
Extra Time
The Jets are 6-1 in overtime this season… Winnipeg’s seven OT games are the most in the NHL this season and the Jets are the only team with six wins in overtime… Five of Winnipeg’s six OT winners have come in the first two minutes of the extra session… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 12 OT winning goals… The six wins is one better than the five overtime wins Winnipeg had last season in 12 games decided in OT… During the past three seasons, Winnipeg is 17-9 in games decided in overtime.
Goal-Games
Winnipeg’s past four wins have come by one goal… The Jets have five victories by at least two goals, while four of Winnipeg’s six regulation losses this season have come by three goals… Nearly half of Winnipeg’s 19 games this season have been decided by three goals or more, with the Jets going 4-5… Winnipeg finished last season 12-5-11 in one-goal games… Meanwhile, the Jets were 10-12 in games decided by two goals and 17-15 in games decided by three goals or more.
Zeros
Winnipeg was shut out for the first time this season on Nov. 19 vs. Pittsburgh… The Jets have registered two shutouts this season, which is tied for second in the NHL…Both of Winnipeg’s shutouts have been by 4-0 scores (Oct. 24 vs. STL and Nov. 5 vs. CHI)… The Jets had five shutouts last season, which is two shy of the franchise record… The Jets beat the Seattle Kraken on Dec. 9 and Detroit Red Wings on Jan. 13 by a 3-0 score, while they shut out Minnesota 2-0 on Jan. 8, Vegas 4-0 on Mar. 22, and Philadelphia 4-0 on Apr. 27.
Comebackers
The Jets have come from behind in six of their 12 wins this season… Four of the comebacks have been from one goal, while two were from two goals… The Jets also have a pair of third period comebacks this season.
Jets vs. CHI Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Blackhawks face each other four times this season… Winnipeg won the first meeting 4-0 at home on Nov. 5… Winnipeg also visits Chicago on Dec. 9, while the fourth and final meeting takes place at Canada Life Centre on Feb. 11.
Recent History
Dating back to 2015, the Jets are 12-4-0 in their past 16 games against the Blackhawks, including winning five of the past six meetings… Winnipeg is 11-for-12 (91.7%) on the penalty kill in the past seven games against Chicago.
In Chicago
The Jets have been victorious in four of their past five games at United Center in Chicago… Three of the wins have come by one goal.
Player Notes
Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in career scoring against Chicago with 32 points (11G, 21A) in 41 games… Defenceman Nate Schmidt has 14 points (2G, 12A) in 15 games against Chicago and is on a seven-game point streak against the Blackhawks (2G, 5A)… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 13-7-0 in 20 starts against the Blackhawks with a 2.41 goals-against average and .921 save percentage.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Troy Murray (analyst) and Colby Cohen (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Caley Chelios (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Nov. 30 vs. EDM, 8:30 p.m. CT (TNT, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Saturday, Dec. 3 at NYR, 6:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Sunday, Dec. 4 at NYI, 6:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, Dec. 6 at NJD, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Friday, Dec. 9 vs. WPG, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 24 – Assigned Ian Mitchell to Rockford … Nov. 23 – Activated Seth Jones off IR … Nov. 18 – Recalled Ian Mitchell from Rockford … Nov. 17 – Assigned Alec Regula to Rockford … Nov. 11 – Activated Ian Mitchell (left wrist) off IR and assigned him to Rockford (AHL) … Nov. 8 – Assigned Dylan Wells to Rockford (AHL) … Nov. 7 – Activated Petr Mrazek (groin strain) from IR and placed Alex Stalock (concussion protocol) on IR retroactive to Nov. 1 … Nov. 2 – Signed Dylan Wells to a one-year, two-way contract … Nov. 1 – Placed Seth Jones (right thumb) on IR and recalled Alec Regula from Rockford (AHL).
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (2) vs. Montreal (3) – SO – Fri., Nov. 25 – United Center
CHI Goals: C. Jones (1), Raddysh (5; PP)
MTL Goals: J. Edmunson (1), Suzuki (12; PP), Dach (SO)
Goalies: CHI – Soderblom (21/23, 65:00) MTL – Montembeault (30/32, 65:00)
CHI PP: 1/4; PK: 1/2
MTL PP: 1/2; PK: 3/4
Recap: The Blackhawks rallied in the third period to tie the game at two, sending the game to overtime and a shootout to secure a point … Caleb Jones scored his first goal of the season to tie the game at one … He has points (1G, 1A) in consecutive games … Taylor Raddysh scored on the power play to send the game to overtime … Patrick Kane tallied an assist, giving him points in three straight (1G, 2A) … Andreas Athanasiou posted a season-high six shots on goal … Reese Johnson recorded a game-high five hits, tying his career high (4x).
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – WINNIPEG JETS
The Blackhawks are 0-1-0 against the Winnipeg Jets so far this season after falling to the club 4-0 on Nov. 5 in Winnipeg … Patrick Kane has points in six of his last eight contests against the Jets (3G, 9A), with four multi-point games including a four-point night on Dec. 19, 2019 1G, 3A) … Taylor Raddysh has points in two of three career games against Winnipeg, including a multi-point effort (1G, 1A) on March 20 … Jonathan Toews and Max Domi were both born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 27, Dec. 9 | AWAY: Nov. 5 (0-4), Feb. 11
All-Time Record: 25-21-3 | Home: 10-9-3 | Road: 15-12-0
Last Home Win: Jan. 19, 2020 (5-2) | Last Road Win: February 14, 2022 (3-1) | Last Home Loss: March
20, 2022 (4-6) | Last Road Loss: Nov. 5, 2022 (0-4)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. WPG ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 17; Jonathan Toews, 11; Seth Jones, 5
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 31; Jonathan Toews, 16; Seth Jones, 12
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 48; Jonathan Toews, 27; Seth Jones, 17
TEAM NOTES
ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRI-KANE: Patrick Kane tallied an assist against the Canadiens on Friday to extend his current point streak to three games (1G, 2A) … Kane enters Sunday’s tilt having tallied points (1G, 3A) in four of his last five games and has six points (1G, 5A) over his last seven … The 34-year-old has also registered 15 points (3G, 12A) over his last 16 games … Kane posted three-straight multi-point efforts from Oct. 23-27 (2G, 5A) … The forward logged two assists and three points (1G, 2A) against Edmonton on Oct. 27, moving him past Doug Weight (755) into fifth place on the League’s all-time assist list among U.S.-born players … Kane paces the Blackhawks with 13 helpers and 16 points (3G, 13A) in 20 games this season.
O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!: Jonathan Toews posted an assist in Wednesday’s contest, earning the 500th assist of his NHL career … Toews’ 500 career assists, all with Chicago, are good for eighth in franchise history … Toews currently paces the NHL in faceoff win percentage at 65.3% … The captain leads the Blackhawks with eight goals and four power-play goals so far in 2022-23 while he shares second on the team with 12 points (8G, 4A) … Toews logged a seven-game point streak (5G, 2A) from Oct. 23 – Nov. 3 … His seven-game point streak is tied for the third-longest of his career while it’s the fifth time he’s logged points in at least seven games … His last seven-game streak came during the 2018-19 season, logging 10 points (4G, 6A) from Feb. 14 – 27 … Toews scored the overtime goal on Nov. 3 for the 16th of his career, which is tied for sixth in NHL history.
KHAIRA-VAN: Jujhar Khaira notched an assist on Friday against Montreal and now has points (1G, 1A) in two of his last three games and has three points (1G, 2A) over his last five … Khaira skated in his 300th career NHL game on Sunday night against Pittsburgh and tallied a goal with five shots in the contest … The forward has now posted four points (2G, 2A) in 17 games this season … Khaira has recorded 70 points (29G, 41A) in 302 career games with Edmonton and Chicago.
TO THE MAX: Max Domi led the Blackhawks with two points (1G, 1A) on Wednesday night and now has points in three of the last five games (1G, 3A) … Domi has also logged seven points (1G, 6A) over his last eight contests … The forward shared the team lead against on Oct. 27 with three points (1G, 2A) on Oct. 27 for his first three-point game since Dec. 11, 2021 at Seattle while with Columbus (2G, 1A) … He registered a four-game point streak from Oct. 21-27 (3G, 3A) … It marked his first streak of at least four games since the 2020-21 campaign when he also logged points in four-straight games (2G, 3A) from April 6 – 12 … Domi currently shares second on the team with 12 points (4G, 8A) so far this season, while he ranks second in assists (8) and shares third in goals (4) … He also ranks second with three power play goals in 2022-23 … Domi is tied for eighth in the NHL and ranks second on Chicago with a 58.7 FO% on the season.
17 AGAIN: Jason Dickinson tallied an assist against the Canadiens on Friday and now has helpers in two of his last three games (2A) … Dickinson is now tied for fourth on Chicago with nine points (4G, 5A) so far in 2022-23 … He also shares fifth on the squad with five assists this season and ranks fifth with four goals … Dickinson also logged two takeaways and three hits in Friday’s matchup and is now tied for third on the Blackhawks with 12 takeaways this season.
MR. JONES AND ME: Caleb Jones lit the lamp against Montreal on Friday for his first goal of the campaign … Jones enters Sunday’s tilt having earned points in back-to-back games (1G, 1A) … The blueliner currently ranks third on the Blackhawks with seven assists so far this season, while his eight points (1G, 7A) lead Chicago defensemen and are tied for seventh among all team skaters.
CHARGED UP: Andreas Athanasiou scored a goal on Wednesday night at Dallas for his fifth goal of the season … Athanasiou now ranks second on the Blackhawks in goals (6) this season, while he’s tied for fifth with nine points (6G, 3A) … The forward scored twice on Nov. 16 against St. Louis and now has three markers in his last four games … It tied a career high for Athanasiou, marking the 16th two-goal game of his career and first since March 6, 2022 at Buffalo (with LA).
COMEBACK KIDS: The Blackhawks overcame a two-goal deficit on Nov. 12 en route to a 3-2 win at Anaheim … The win marked Chicago’s fourth multi-goal comeback win this season which is good for first in the League … The club recorded each of the previous three this season over a three-game span from Oct. 15 – 23 for the team’s first three wins of 2022-23 … Chicago became the ninth team in NHL history to post three or more consecutive multi-goal comeback wins, and the first since Detroit did so during the 2018-19 season … Additionally, the Blackhawks are the fourth team in NHL history to overcome a multi-goal deficit in each of their first three wins of a season, joining St. Louis (3 GP in 2006-07), Detroit (3 GP in 1990-91) and the New York Islanders (3 GP in 1985-86).
LONG STORY SHORTHANDED: The Blackhawks have scored four shorthanded goals this season, all of which came in a three-game span from Oct. 15 – 23 … Chicago’s four shorthanded tallies in 2022-23 are tied for first in the NHL … The team’s three-game streak of scoring a shorthanded goal tied the longest in franchise history, which has happened six times previously, most recently from Feb. 5 – 11, 2009 … Chicago is the first club to score a shorthanded goal in three-straight games since the Ottawa Senators accomplished the feat during the 2019-20 campaign … Sam Lafferty scored two shorthanded goals against the Sharks on Oct. 15 … He is just the seventh Blackhawks player since 1933-34 (when goals by type officially began being tracked) to score two shorthanded goals in a single period, joining Rene Bourque (Feb. 28, 2008), Patrick Sharp (Nov. 3, 2007), Steve Sullivan (Jan. 26, 2001), Rick Paterson (Jan. 16, 1985), Chico Maki (Dec. 9, 1970) and Pep Kelly (Dec. 26, 1940).
STICKS AND MILESTONES: Jason Dickinson is two games from the 300th of his NHL career … Andreas Athanasiou is three games from the 400 h of his NHL career … Patrick Kane is five points from the 1,200th of his NHL career.
BLACKHAWKS FRANCHISE LEADERS
GAMES GOALS ASSISTS POINTS
- Stan Mikita 1,396 1. Bobby Hull 604 1. Stan Mikita 926 1. Stan Mikita 1,467
- Duncan Keith 1,192 2. Stan Mikita 541 2. Patrick Kane 763 2. Patrick Kane 1,196
- Patrick Kane, 1,127 3. Patrick Kane 433 3. Denis Savard 719 3. Bobby Hull 1,153
- Brent Seabrook, 1,114 4. Steve Larmer 406 4. Doug Wilson 554 4. Denis Savard 1,096
- Bobby Hull 1,036 5. Denis Savard 377 5. Bobby Hull 549 5. Steve Larmer 923
- Jonathan Toews 1,034 6. Jonathan Toews 365 6. Duncan Keith 520 6. Jonathan Toews 865
- Eric Nesterenko 1,013 7. Dennis Hull 298 7. Steve Larmer 517 7. Doug Wilson 779
- Bob Murray 1,008 8. Tony Amonte 268 8. Jonathan Toews 500 8. Dennis Hull 640
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 5-5-1
Two-Days Rest: 0-1-0
Three+ Days Rest: 1-0-1
First Game of a B2B: 0-2-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-2-1
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 0-1-0
Tuesday: 1-1-0
Wednesday: 0-3-0
Thursday: 1-2-1
Friday: 1-0-1
Saturday: 2-2-1
Sunday: 1-1-1
