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Tale of the Tape Winnipeg Stat Vancouver 37 Wins 36 38 Losses 27 6 OT/SOL 6 80 PTS 78 .563 PTS PCT. .565 20.5% (15th) PP% 24.1% (4th) 77.6% (22nd) PK% 80.5% (16th) WEDNESDAY, JULY 29 • 9:30 P.M. CT • ROGERS PLACE • EXHIBITION GAME Broadcast Information vs. TV: Sportsnet - Chris Cuthbert and Louie DeBrusk Radio: TSN 1290 - Paul Edmonds and Brian Munz Getting Unpaused The Winnipeg Jets face the Vancouver Canucks Wednesday night at Rogers Place in Edmonton in their lone exhibition game before their best-of-five Stanley Cup Qualifier series against the Calgary Flames, which begins on Saturday...The Jets beat the Canucks 4-1 on Nov. 8 and 4-0 on Jan. 14 at Bell MTS Place in the two meetings during the regular season between the two sides...Kyle Connor led the Jets with a goal and an assist in the first meeting, while Connor Hellebuyck stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced...In the January game, Hellebuyck made 41 saves for the shutout, while Connor had another multi-point effort with a pair of goals and an assist...Winnipeg and Vancouver were supposed to face each other on Mar. 15 in Vancouver, but the regular season was paused and eventually cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Vezina FInalist Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is one of three finalists for the Vezina Trophy, which is awarded to the NHL goaltender that is adjudged to be the best at his position... Hellebuyck led all Qualifier Series NHL goaltenders in games (t-58), shots faced (1,796), saves (1,656), and shutouts (6)...The Schedule Commerce, Michigan native ranked second overall in starts (56), wins (31), and minutes (3,268:33)...Hellebuyck recorded 31 of the 37 Jets wins (83.8%), the second-highest percent- Game Date Time/Res TV/Radio age among goaltenders on the 24 teams set to resume play...Hellebuyck faced 37-or-more Game 1 Aug. 1 9:30 p.m. CT CBC/SN/TSN 1290 shots on 13 occasions and posted a 10-1-2 record, 2.08 goals-against average, and a .949 save percentage in those contests...He is the only member of the Jets that is the finalist for Game 2 Aug. 3 1:30 p.m. CT SN/TSN 1290 any of the NHL’s year-end awards. Game 3 Aug. 4 5:45 p.m. CT SN/TSN 1290 Facing the Canucks Game 4* Aug. 6 TBD SN/TSN 1290 » The Jets have won 10 games in a row against Vancouver and have outscored the Game 5* Aug. 8 TBD SN/TSN 1290 Canucks 35-10 in the 10 games. » Winnipeg has won 14 of the past 15 games against the Canucks and have points in 17 Media Information of the past 19 meetings (15-2-2). » The Jets have held the Canucks to two goals or less in 12 of the past 14 meetings, Links including four shutouts. » 2020 Playoff Media Guide The Jets have outscored Vancouver 26-5 in the past eight meetings at Bell MTS Place. » » Playoff Roster Winnipeg is 34-for-36 (94.4%) on the penalty kill in their past 13 games against the » » Game Notes Canucks. » Zoom Interviews Mathieu Perreault and Blake Wheeler share the Jets team lead in career scoring » » NHL Media Site against the Canucks with 17 points each. » Kyle Connor has 11 points (4G, 7A) in seven career games against Vancouver. Media Interviews » Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has faced Vancouver eight times, going 7-1-0 with a 1.38 The media are reminded that all Zoom interviews following goals-against average and .953 save percentage, while Laurent Brossoit is 2-0-0 with practices, morning skates, and games are conducted a 0.76 goals-against average and .974 save percentage. through the NHL’s media site at media.nhl.com. Please consult the schedule each day on media.nhl.com. Player requests can be made to Scott Brown (sbrown@winnipeg- jets.com) or Greger Buer ([email protected])..