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THE RUNDOWN VAN STAT WPG 21 GP 17 8 W 10 12 L 6 1 OTL 1 17 PTS 21 62 GF 57 74 GA 46 16.7 PP% 22.2 82.7 PK% 80.9 LAST FIVE GAMES Date Opp Sc Res Str Feb. 11 OTT 5-1 W 1W Feb. 13 OTT 2-1 L 1L Feb. 15 at EDM 6-5 W 1W Feb. 17 at EDM 3-2 L 1L Feb. 19 at VAN 2-0 W 1W NEXT FIVE GAMES // AT // Date Opp TV Radio Feb. 25 MTL TSN3 680 CJOB/Power 97 Feb. 27 MTL HNIC 680 CJOB/Power 97 GAME 18 • SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2021 • 9:00 P.M. CT • ROGERS ARENA Mar. 1 VAN TSN3 680 CJOB/Power 97 Mar. 2 VAN TSN3 680 CJOB/Power 97 Mar. 4 at MTL TSN3 680 CJOB/Power 97 GAME STORYLINES Last Game • The Jets conclude a four-game road trip on Saturday, which consisted of two games against the Edmonton Oilers and two SEASON SERIES against the Vancouver Canucks. Date Loc Sc Res • The Jets are in the midst of playing 16 of 22 games on the road Jan. 30 WPG 4-1 L after playing 10 of 14 games at home to start the season. Feb. 19 VAN 2-0 W Feb. 21 VAN • Winnipeg has won six games in a row at Rogers Arena in Vancou- Mar. 1 WPG ver and have points in eight of their past 10 games in the lower Mar. 2 WPG mainland (7-2-1). Mar. 22 VAN • Winnipeg is 5-0-1 in games following a regulation loss this Feb. 19 at Van - 2-0 W Mar. 24 VAN Jets Scorers: Apr. 4 WPG season. Scheifele (9), Appleton (5) Apr. 6 WPG • Sunday is the third of three consecutive games that start at Canucks Scorers: 9:00 p.m. central time. The Jets are 3-4-0 this season in games None starting at 8 p.m. or later central time. Jets Goaltender: BROADCAST INFO • Winnipeg is 4-3-0 on the road this season, but have won consec- Laurent Brossoit (29 sv, 0 ga) Canucks Goaltender: TV: TSN utive road games only once. Thatcher Demko (29 sv, 1 ga) Play-By-Play: Dennis Beyak • Mark Scheifele is riding a nine-game point streak (6G, 7A), one Jets PP: 0-for-2 Analyst: Kevin Sawyer Jets PK: 2-for-2 Studio Host: Sara Orlesky game shy of his career high. Recap: • Neal Pionk is tied for fifth in NHL scoring among defencemen Mark Scheifele scored in the first period and Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97 with 14 points (2G, 12A) and has a point in three consecutive Mason Appleton sealed the win with an empty Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds games (1G, 3A). net goal, as the Jets shut out the Vancouver Ca- Analyst: Jamie Thomas nucks 2-0 on Friday night…Laurent Brossoit made • Nikolaj Ehlers ranks tied for third in the NHL in goals with 10, but Studio Host: Kelly Moore 29 saves for his first shutout of the season and has gone consecutive games without a goal for the third time to improve to 3-1-0 on the season...Adam Lowry this season. paced Winnipeg with five hits. • Connor Hellebuyck is 7-2-0 with a 1.56 goals-against average and Three Stars: .949 save percentage during his career against Vancouver and 1. Brossoit 2. Demko 3. Scheifele has won his past two starts at Rogers Arena. // 1 // GAME NOTES WHAT’S INSIDE TEAM NOTES The Rundown ............................................................ 1 Last/Next Five Games .......................................... 1 Season Series .......................................................... 1 Broadcast Info ........................................................ 1 Game Storylines...................................................... 1 Last Game .................................................................. 1 Team Notes ...............................................................2 Numbers 2 Know ....................................................2 A Win Would... ............................................................2 Player Notes .............................................................3 Active Leaders .........................................................3 Match Up vs. Canucks .........................................4 Top Five vs. VAN .......................................................4 Season-By-Season vs. Canucks ......................4 Game Log vs. Canucks .........................................5 Player Stats vs. Canucks ....................................6 Goaltender Stats vs. Canucks .........................6 The Last Time ........................................................... 7 Most Recent... .......................................................... 7 Highs and Lows .......................................................8 Longest Streaks .....................................................8 Most Goals/Shots ..................................................8 Miscellanous Scoring ...........................................9 Multi-Point Statistics...........................................9 Roster Superlatives ..............................................9 Record By ...................................................................9 Goals By Time ...........................................................9 Scoring When... ..................................................... 10 Defensive Battle Extra Time Record By Opponent .......................................... 10 The Jets posted their first shutout as a team this Winnipeg’s first two victories this season were 4-3 How the Jets were Built ................................... 10 season with Friday’s 2-0 win, becoming the 17th team overtime decisions…Six of the Jets past nine games Arrivals/Departures ............................................ 10 in the NHL this season to do so…Winnipeg is one of 16 that have gone to extra time have been decided in Three Stars Game-By-Game ............................ 11 teams in the NHL not to be shutout this season…The overtime…The Jets went 4-4 in games decided in Three Stars Standings ....................................... 11 two total goals in the game on Friday are the fewest overtime and 3-2 in games decided in a shootout NHL Experience ..................................................... 11 the Jets have had in a game this season. last season…Last season, Winnipeg won its first four overtime games, but then lost their last four overtime Game-By-Game Lines/Scratches ..................12 Points Percentage games. Game-By-Game Leaders ....................................13 Friday’s win boosted Winnipeg’s points percentage to Season Transactions/Injuries........................14 .618 this season…The Jets have posted a plus-.600 Temporary Division Digs Contract Chart ......................................................15 points percentage in three of their past four seasons, Due to the border between Canada and United States Coaches’ Career Paths ......................................16 including a franchise record .695 during the 2017- being closed to non-essential travel, the Jets have NHL Game Notes ................................................... 17 18 season…Winnipeg is second in the Scotia North been placed in the Scotia NHL North Division with the Division in points percentage this season and 13th in other six Canadian teams…The Jets franchise was in the NHL. the Southeast Division for all 11 seasons in Atlanta NUMBERS 2 KNOW and the first two seasons in Winnipeg, while the Jets Empty Netters have been in the Central Division for the past seven Mark Scheifele is on a nine-game point 9 Mason Appleton’s empty net goal on Friday was seasons…The Jets franchise hasn’t been in the same streak Winnipeg’s fourth of the season, which is tied for the division as any of the Canadian teams, but Jets 1.0 Laurent Brossoit’s two career shutouts 2 most in the NHL…Winnipeg also was tied for the NHL were with the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and have both come in Vancouver lead in empty goal last season with 16…In the past Vancouver Canucks in the Smythe Division from Friday was Winnipeg’s first shutout of 0 five seasons, Winnipeg has scored a league-leading 1982-1993 and the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Central the season 62 empty net goals…The Jets have also scored three Division from 1993-1996. Neal Pionk is fifth in scoring among NHL 5th goals with an extra attacker on the ice this season, defencemen which is second in the league. Schedule Matrix Nikolaj Ehlers is tied for third in the NHL The Jets play 10 (five home, five road) games against 10 with nine goals this season On the PK the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs… The Jets are 11-for-13 (84.6%) on the penalty kill in Winnipeg plays the rest of the Canadian teams nine their past five games…Winnipeg sits 12th in the NHL on times…Vancouver and Edmonton visit Bell MTS Place the penalty kill this season at 80.6%...The Jets gave five times, while the Jets visit Montreal and Calgary Edmonton six power play opportunities on Wednes- on five occasions...Winnipeg has eight single games day, which is a season high, but have allowed their against the same opponent, 16 two-game sets, four opposition two power plays or less in nine of their 17 three-game series, and one four-game series. A WIN WOULD... games this season. Schedule Ebbs and Flows • Be Winnipeg’s seventh consecutive Avoiding Back-to-Back Losses The Jets have seven occurrences of two-or-more days at Rogers Arena. Friday’s win improved Winnipeg to 5-0-1 this season off between games this season…The longest stretch • Improve the Jets to 5-3-0 on the in games following a regulation loss…Winnipeg hasn’t was four days off between Feb. 5-8…The Jets also have road this season. lost consecutive games in regulation since Feb. 22-23 three consecutive days off four times and two days of last season…The Jets are 15-7-2 since they last lost twice…Winnipeg’s longest stretch without consecu- • Move Winnipeg to 2-1-0 against consecutive games in regulation. tive days off is 40 days between Mar. 9-Apr. 17, during Vancouver this season. which the team plays every other