WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play their second game in as many nights when they visit the Seattle Kraken for the first time this season on Sunday night. Winnipeg lost 3-2 to the Calgary Flames on Saturday in the first game of the road trip. Winnipeg begins a three-game homestand on Thursday when they entertain the Anaheim Ducks.
Last Game
Calgary Flames 3
Winnipeg Jets 2
Jets Scorers: Pionk (4), Dubois (7)
Flames Scorers: Lindholm (5), Ruzicka (1), Lewis (3)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (32 sv, 3 ga)
Flames Goaltender: Jacob Markstrom (21 sv, 2 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 3-for-3
Recap: The Jets came back to tie the game twice, but lost 3-2 to the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. Neal Pionk (1G, 1A) and Josh Morrissey (2A) each had a pair of points for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves in his fourth consecutive start. Dylan Samberg led the Jets with five shots.
Climbing the Standings
The Jets have moved to fourth overall in the NHL with a .708 points percentage… With a record of 8-3-1, it’s the second time in franchise history the team has eight wins through the first 12 games of the season (2006-07 – 8-1-3) and the first time since relocation… The Jets franchise has never won nine games in their first 13 games of a season.
Light Schedule… For Now
Sunday’s game is only Winnipeg’s fifth game in the first 13 days of November… The Jets 13 games played this season is tied for the fewest in the NHL… The Jets close the month with seven games in a span of 12 days from Nov. 17-29, which leads into 16 games in 31 days in December.
Back-2-Back
The Jets are playing their third of 13 back-to-back sets on their schedule this season… The Jets were 6-4-2 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.
On the Brightside
The Jets are a perfect 14-for-14 on the penalty kill in their past six games and 19-for-20 (95.0%) in their past seven contests… Winnipeg is third in the NHL this season with a penalty kill clicking at 84.9%… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%.
Good Boys
The Jets have given their opposition three power plays or less in each of their past six games… Winnipeg is averaging 7.2 PIM per game, which is third fewest in the NHL… Winnipeg has played 16:27 more on the power play than the penalty kill this season, which is sixth in the league.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 5-1-0 at Canada Life Centre to start the season and have won nine of their past 10 home games dating back to last season… Kyle Connor (2G, 6A) leads the Jets in scoring at home with eight points, while Mark Scheifele (5G, 2A), Pierre-Luc Dubois (4G, 3A), and Josh Morrissey (1G, 6A) have seven points each… Connor Hellebuyck has been stellar on home ice this season, going 5-1-0 with a 1.16 goals-against average and .958 save percentage… Winnipeg is 234-150-36 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
Central Rivals
The Jets are 5-1-0 against their Central Division counterparts this season, with the only loss coming against Dallas on Oct. 17… 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.
Tallying First
The Jets have scored the opening goal in eight of their 13 games to start the season and are 5-2-1 when scoring first… Winnipeg is 3-2-0 this season when trailing first, which has happened in each of their past two games… The Jets were 24-10-6 last season when scoring the game’s first goal and 15-22-5 when trailing first.
Helle-lean Form
Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 5-1-1 in his past seven starts while boasting a 1.70 goals-against average, .947 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 third in the NHL with a .935 save percentage… Hellebuyck registered his 30th career shutout last Saturday, which is second in the NHL behind Marc-Andre Fleury (33) since Hellebuyck entered the NHL in 2015-16… He’s one of 24 goalies in NHL history to have 30 shutouts in the first 390 games of their career.
Team Leader
Josh Morrissey is tied for firth among NHL defencemen with 13 assists in 13 games this season and tied for sixth with 14 points… He has an assist in 10 of his 13 games, including three games with two assists… Morrissey is on pace for 82 assists this season, while his career high is 26 in 65 games during the 2019-20 season… Morrissey is also leading the team in scoring and 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 defenceman in franchise history to post 50 points or more in a season.
Back End Production
Jets defenceman have accounted for 28.2% of Winnipeg’s points this season, including four of the five points Jets players had on Saturday… Winnipeg was 23rd in the NHL last season with defenceman accounting for 24.2% of the team’s points… Jets defencemen are on pace for 44 goals this season after scoring 24 goals last season.
Goal Streaker
Pierre-Luc Dubois has scored in four consecutive games and has seven goals in 13 games this season… It’s tied for the longest goal scoring streak of his career… Dubois is on pace for 44 goals this season, which was shatter his career high 28 goals he set last season.
New Staff
The Jets announced Rick Bowness as the team’s head coach on July 3. He most recently served as head coach of the Dallas Stars from Dec. 10/19 until the end of the 2021-22 season. The Moncton, N.B. native led the Stars to an 89-62-25 record in 176 regular season games and a trip to the 2020 Stanley Cup Final… Scott Arniel is the team’s new associate coach, while Brad Lauer and Marty Johnston serve as assistant coaches. Arniel was most recently with the Washington Capitals, while Brad Lauer is coming off a WHL championship as the head coach of the Edmonton Oil
Kings and Marty Johnston was promoted from the Manitoba Moose… Assistant coach Wade Flaherty returns to guide the team’s goaltenders.
On The Power Play
The Jets are 8-for-43 (18.6%) on the power play through the first 13 games of the season… The Jets have scored half of their eight power play goals in their past four games, going 4-for-13… Winnipeg scored a season-high three power play goals last Saturday against Chicago… Pierre-Luc Dubois (3G, 2A) leads the Jets with five points on the power play this season… The Jets finished 17th in the NHL with a power play that clicked at 21.1% last season… It was the fifth consecutive season the power play has finished better than 20.0%… Winnipeg’s 52 power play goals was the most in the previous three seasons… The Jets longest streak with a power play goal was five games from Dec. 17-Jan. 6… Kyle Connor led the Jets with 28 power play points (8G, 20A) last season… Pierre-Luc Dubois led the team with 15 power play goals, which is a career high. His previous best was six power play goals as a rookie with the Columbus Blue Jackets in 2017-18.
On the Road
The Jets are back to .500 on the road this season at 3-3-1… Defencemen Josh Morrissey (7A) and Neal Pionk (4G, 3A) lead the Jets in scoring on the road with seven points… The Jets played six of their first nine games of the season on the road… Winnipeg’s first 15 road games are against Western Conference teams… The Jets were 16-17-8 on the road last season… Kyle Connor led the Jets in scoring on the road last season with 52 points (26G, 26A) in 39 games, which was tied for seventh in the NHL… His 52 points was one shy of tying the franchise record (Ilya Kovalchuk – 53 in 2005-06).
Extra Time
The Jets are 3-1 in overtime this season… Winnipeg’s four OT games are tied for third most in the NHL this season with the Jets being one of two teams with three overtime victories… All three of Winnipeg’s OT winners have come in the first two minutes of the extra session, as Neal Pionk scored 31 seconds into OT Oct. 19 at COL, Blake Wheeler scored 32 seconds in Oct. 28 at ARI, and Kyle Connor tallied 1:45 into OT on Nov. 3… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 11 OT winning goals… Winnipeg was 7-11 in games that went to extra time last season, including 5-7 in overtime and 2-4 in shootouts.
Goal-Games
Five of the Jets eight wins have come by at least two goals, while three of Winnipeg’s four losses this season have come by three goals… The Jets suffered their first one-goal loss in regulation on Saturday… 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
The Jets have registered two shutouts this season, which is tied for the NHL lead…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.
Jets vs. SEA Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Kraken tangle three times this season… Winnipeg returns to Seattle on Dec. 18, while the Jets entertain the Kraken on Feb. 14.
Recent History
The Jets won all three games in Seattle’s inaugural campaign last season… Winnipeg outscored the Kraken 12-6 in the trio of games, but didn’t score a power play goal (0-for6).
In Seattle
The first ever meeting between the Jets and Kraken took place on Seattle on Dec. 9/21 with Winnipeg earning a 3-0 win… Kyle Connor scored twice in the third period in that game.
Player Notes
Kyle Connor racked up five points (4G, 1A) in the three games against Seattle last season… Blake Wheeler also averaged more than a point per game with four points (2G, 2A) in three games… Dominic Toninato tallied three of his four goals last season against the Kraken and did so on three shots.
Jets vs. SEA Season-By-Season
Jets vs. SEA Past 3 Games
Year GP W L OT GF GA PIM PP% PK%
2021-22 3 3 0 0 12 6 18 0.0 75.0
SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
Minnesota 1 at Seattle 0
Goals: N/A
Goalie: Jones (20/21)
PP: 0/4 PK: 3/3 Shots: Minnesota 21 – Seattle 28
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 43)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 15 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 15 games – day-to-day
Philipp Grubauer (lower body; IR) – 9 games – week-to-week
Jamie Oleksiak (lower body; IR) – 1 game – day-to-day
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Nov. 3, 2022: Reassigned G Christopher Gibson to Coachella Valley (AHL)
Nov. 10, 2022: Claimed G Magnus Hellberg off waivers from Ottawa; Reassigned G Joey Daccord to Coachella Valley; Recalled D
Gustav Olofsson from Coachella Valley; Placed D Jamie Oleksiak on IR
UPCOMING GAMES
Thursday, Nov. 17: NY Rangers at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Nov. 19: Los Angeles at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Nov. 23: San Jose at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Friday, Nov. 25: Seattle at Vegas, 5 p.m. PT
Sunday, Nov. 27: Seattle at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m. PT
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight’s game against the Jets is the third of six consecutive games that the Kraken will play at home, their longest such stretch of the season.
• The Kraken enter tonight’s game with a 100 percent success rate on the penalty kill all-time against the Winnipeg Jets. They were a perfect 6-for-6 while shorthanded against the Jets last season.
• Winnipeg is one of five teams that the Kraken have never given up a power-play goal to, joining the Columbus Blue Jackets, Montreal Canadiens, New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders.
• Martin Jones’ next start will be the 400th of his NHL career. When he reaches the milestone, he will become the 13th active goaltender to start 400 NHL games.
• Morgan Geekie has totaled eight points (four goals, four assists) in his last eight games dating back to Oct. 23 at Chicago. This season when Geekie is on the ice during five-on-five play, the Kraken are outscoring their opponents 11-1 according to Natural Stat Trick. His plus-10 goal differential at five-on-five this year is the best mark of any Kraken skater.
• Yanni Gourde has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his last eight games dating back to Oct. 25 vs. Buffalo.
• The Kraken have had 19 different players score a goal this season, which led the NHL entering play Saturday.
• The Kraken are outshooting their opponents 362-325 at five-on-five this season. Their 52.7 percent shot share ranked seventh in the NHL this season entering play Saturday according to Natural Stat Trick.
• According to Natural Stat Trick, when Yanni Gourde and Brandon Tanev are on the ice together at five-on-five this season the Kraken are outscoring their opponents 7-2.
PUT IT IN REVERSE
• The Kraken will debut their Reverse Retro jerseys in tonight’s game against the Jets. It is the first of four home games in which the Kraken will wear the jerseys at Climate Pledge Arena – they will also wear the Reverse Retros at home on Dec. 3 vs. Florida, Dec. 30 vs. Edmonton and Feb. 23 vs. Boston.
• This year’s Reverse Retro jerseys are the team’s first alternate jerseys in franchise history.
• The Reverse Retro sweater features broad stripes and the lesser-used ice blue color as its primary background.
• The jersey design is a nod to the Seattle Ironmen, first know as the Isaacson Ironmen before joining the Pacific Coast Hockey League after the conclusion of World War II.
GROUNDING THE JETS
• Oliver Bjorkstrand has six points (four goals, two assists) in his last six games against the Jets.
• Andre Burakovsky has six points (two goals, four assists) in his last four games against Winnipeg dating back to Jan. 6, 2022. He registered multi-point nights in three of those four games.
• Jordan Eberle has eight points (three goals, eight assists) in his last seven games against the Jets, including scoring a goal and adding an assist in his most recent game against Winnipeg on Feb. 17, 2022.
• Jared McCann has an assist in each of his last two games against Winnipeg.
• Justin Schultz enters tonight’s game riding a three-game point streak against the Jets dating back to Oct. 13, 2019, having totaled three assists during that span.
• Jaden Schwartz has six points (two goals, four assists) in his last five games against the Jets.
• Daniel Sprong has six points (three goals, three assists) in six career games against Winnipeg.
• Alex Wennberg has three points (one goal, two assists) in three games against the Jets as a member of the Kraken.\
SEATTLE SHOWDOWN
• Tonight’s game marks the fifth time in franchise history that the Seattle Kraken and Seattle Seahawks are playing on the same day and the fourth time that both teams are both facing off on a Sunday.
• The two teams have both previously played on Sunday, Oct. 31, 2021, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021 and Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022.
• The Kraken hold a 2-2-0 record on days in which their game has overlapped with the Seahawks. They defeated the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Nov. 21 (a 23-13 Seahawks loss to the Cardinals) and the Buffalo Sabres 7-4 on Nov. 29 (a 17-15 Seahawks loss to the Cardinals).
• If both teams were to win today, it would mark the first time that the Kraken and Seahawks won a game on the same day. The Seahawks are set to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 6:30 a.m. PT in Munich, the first-ever NFL game to take place in Germany.
• Seattle is one of 18 markets in North America to be home to both an NHL and NFL team. Los Angeles and the Bay Area are the only markets in which its NHL team and one of its NFL team play in the same division as Seattle’s counterparts.
• The Seattle Kraken, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks all play in the Pacific Division, and the Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers all play in the NFC West.
FAMILIAR FOES
• Brandon Tanev is the only Kraken player to have previously played for the Jets. After signing with the team as an undrafted free agent, Tanev totaled 51 points (24 goals, 27 assists) in 195 regular-season games and added eight points (five goals, three assists) in 22 playoff games.
• Assistant Coach Dave Lowry was an assistant coach and then Winnipeg’s head coach from 2020-21 to 2021-22. He is the father of Jets forward Adam Lowry.
• Kraken Assistant General Manager Jason Botterill is a Winnipeg native and played for the Jets organization during the 1999-00 season while the team was located in Atlanta.
• Chris Driedger – who is currently on injured reserve – is a native of Winnipeg.
MR. JONES AND ME
• Martin Jones has posted 5-2-0 record in his last seven games played dating back to Oct. 25 vs. Buffalo. His 1.44 goals-against average and his .942 save percentage led and ranked fourth, respectively, among goaltenders that have played at least five games during that span entering play Saturday.
• According to Evolving Hockey, Jones has saved 6.03 goals above expected at five-on-five during that span, which ranked sixth in the NHL entering play Saturday.
• Entering play Saturday, Jones’ seven wins were tied for the third-most in the NHL this season. Among goalies that have played in at least 10 games this season, Jones ranked seventh with a .910 save percentage and fifth with a 2.32 goals-against average entering play Saturday.
KILLING IT
• The Kraken have gone a perfect 16-for-16 on the penalty kill dating back to Oct. 29 vs. Pittsburgh. Entering play Saturday, the Kraken were one of two teams (Winnipeg) to post a 100 percent success rate on the penalty kill since Oct. 29.
• Yanni Gourde scored a shorthanded goal on Nov. 1 at Calgary, his first goal of the season. The goal gives the Kraken a plus1 goal differential on the penalty kill dating back to Oct. 29, which was tied with Winnipeg for the league lead entering play Saturday.
• If the Kraken remain perfect on the penalty kill tonight, the team would extend their franchise-best streak of not allowing a powerplay goal to seven games.
• Entering play Saturday, the team’s current streak of six games was the longest active penalty killing streak and was tied for the second-longest streak this season.
• Only the New York Islanders (eight games; Oct. 13 to 28) have played more consecutive games without allowing a power-play goal.
WINNING WAYS
• The Kraken are 5-1-0 in their last six games dating back to Oct. 29 vs. Pittsburgh. Their five wins were tied for the third-most in the NHL during that span entering play Saturday and their 0.833 points percentage ranked fourth.
• Since Oct. 29 the Kraken have outscored their opponents 20-9. Their plus-11 goal differential during that span trailed only the New Jersey Devils (plus-13) for the league lead entering play Saturday.
• The Kraken have only allowed nine goals in those six games dating back to Oct. 29, which ranked second in the league entering play Saturday, trailing only the Winnipeg Jets (five), who have played in two fewer games. Their 1.50 goals against per game played also ranked second behind the Jets (1.25) during that span entering play Saturday.
• Entering play Saturday, the Kraken ranked third in the Pacific Division with 18 points in 15 games played. They trailed only the Vegas Golden Knights (24 points) and Los Angeles Kings (19 points) for the division lead.
• Seattle owns an 8-5-2 record this season with their eight wins coming against the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Wild, Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins (2). Six of those seven teams – with the exception of Buffalo – were playoff teams last season.
FOUR’S COMPANY
• The Seattle Kraken will forgo naming a captain for the 2022-23 season and have named four alternate captains as part of this year’s leadership group: Jordan Eberle, Yanni Gourde, Adam Larsson and Jaden Schwartz.
• This season will mark the second-consecutive year that all four of Eberle, Gourde, Larsson and Schwartz will wear a letter for the Kraken.
• Prior to joining the Kraken, Eberle previously served as an alternate captain for the Edmonton Oilers for five seasons (2012-13 to 2016-17). Larsson also wore an “A” for Edmonton after Eberle’s departure – from 2017-18 to 2020-21.
• Eberle leads all Kraken players in career games played (873), goals (265), assists (340) and points (605).
• Schwartz was an alternate captain for the St. Louis Blues for three seasons (2017-18 to 2019-20) and was a part of the team’s leadership group when they won the 2019 Stanley Cup.
STRAIGHT FROM THE SOURCE
• After scoring two goals in the Kraken’s last game on Nov. 8 vs. Nashville, Jordan Eberle called into the Chuck & Buck show on KJR to talk about the team’s success on the ice, fatherhood and more.
• Oliver Bjorkstrand joined Ian Furness on KJR 93.3 to discuss the team’s current win streak and talk about his time playing major junior hockey for the Portland Winterhawks.
• Fresh off a win over Nashville, Martin Jones joined the Softy & Dick show on KJR 93.3 on Nov. 9 to talk about the team’s hot streak and being a new father.
• Will Borgen called into Bump and Stacy on Seattle Sports on Nov. 9 to break down the Kraken’s 5-1 win over the Nashville Predators the previous day.
• Kate Shefte of The Seattle Times dove deep into the player Andre Burakovsky is on the ice and the person he is off it, talking to those who know him best – goaltender Philipp Grubauer and fellow Swedes Adam Larsson and Alex Wennberg.
• Michael Russo and Joe Smith of The Athletic dissected the development plan for rookie Shane Wright, talking to Wright, teammates Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle, Head Coach Dave Hakstol and more.
KRAKEN REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Hits: Oleksiak (40), Soucy (38), Larsson (35)
Blocked Shots: Oleksiak/Larsson (27), Borgen (17)
Shots: Bjorkstrand (52), Burakovsky (39), Schwartz (37)
KRAKEN’S RECORD IN 10 GAME SEGMENTS [W-L-OTL (PTS), GF/GA, PP, PK]
1-10: 4-4-2 (10), 33/34, 10/37, 22/33
2-11: 4-1-0 (8), 17/8, 2/14, 14/14
OVERTIME RESULTS (0-2)
Oct. 12, 2022 at Anaheim: Terry
Oct. 19, 2022 vs. St. Louis: Faulk
SHOOTOUT RESULTS (0-0)
N/A
