Last Game
Feb. 22 at PHI - 4-2 L
Jets Scorers: Morrissey (5), Laine (26)
Flyers Scorers: Laughton (11, 12), Couturier (19), Pitlick (7)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (26 sv, 4 ga)
Flyers Goaltender: Carter Hart (27 sv, 2 ga)
Jets PP: 1-for-2
Jets PK: 3-for-3
Recap: The Jets made it a one-goal game in the third period, but lost 4-2 to the Philadelphia Flyers yesterday…Patrik Laine scored and led the Jets with eight shots and five hits.
Three Stars: 1. Laughton 2. Laine 3. Couturier
Sunday Funday
The Jets are 6-5-0 in games played on Sunday this season…Winnipeg has won their past two games on Sunday's - a pair of back-to-back wins against the Chicago Blackhawks at Bell MTS Place…The Jets play on four of the last six Sunday's remaining in the regular season…Mark Scheifele leads the Jets in scoring in Sunday games with 10 points (6G, 4A) in 11 games, including three game-winning goals…Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 6-3-0 in Sunday games with a 2.11 goals-against average and .930 save percentage.
Potent PK
The Jets are a perfect 12-for-12 on the penalty kill in their past five games and 18-for-19 (94.7%) in their past eight games…Winnipeg is third in the NHL in penalty kill percentage in February at 92.3%.
Afternoon Tilt
The Jets are 7-3-1 in afternoon games this season…The seven wins have set a franchise record for most wins in afternoon games in a season…Winnipeg plays 14 afternoon games this season, which is the most in a season in franchise history…The previous high was 11 during the 2013-14 and 2016-17 seasons…Blake Wheeler leads the Jets in scoring in day games this season with 16 points (3G, 13A) in 11 games, while Patrik Laine has a team best eight goals.
Back-2-Back
The Jets have 10 back-to-back sets this season, the ninth of which is this weekend…The Jets are 5-4-0 in the first and 4-4-0 in the second game of back-to-backs this season…Four of the nine wins have come in overtime or a shootout…Winnipeg went 6-3-0 in the first game and 5-4-0 in the second game of back-to-backs last season.
Streaking Patty
Patrik Laine has a point in four consecutive games (2G, 4A)…Since Jan. 9, Laine is averaging a point per game with 19 points (11G 8A) in 19 games…He has a point in 13 of the 19 games, highlighted by a hat trick on Feb. 8 against Ottawa…Laine needs one point to reach 60 points for the third time in his four NHL seasons…His goal yesterday leaves him needing four more goals to reach 30 goals scored in all four seasons.
Power Play Pionk
Defenceman Neal Pionk registered his 21st power play assist of the season yesterday…It's the 14th most PPA in a season in franchise history and one shy of matching the franchise record for most PPA by a defenceman in a season…Pionk's previous career high for PPA was 11, which he accomplished last season with the New York Rangers.
How the Jets Were Built
Drafted (14) - Appleton, Connor, Copp, Ehlers, Harkins, Hellebuyck, Laine, Little, Lowry, Morrissey, Niku, Poolman, Scheifele, Roslovic
Trade (5) - Beaulieu, Eakin, DeMelo, Pionk, Wheeler
Free Agency (7) - Bitetto, Bourque, Brossoit, Kulikov, Letestu, Perreault, Shaw
Waivers (3) - Dahlstrom, Sbisa, Shore
