Forward Blake Wheeler had a career season in 2017-18, leading the NHL with 68 assists, finishing second with 40 power-play points (six goals, 34 assists), and being named to the Second All-Star Team.
Over the past seven seasons with the Jets, the 32-year-old forward ranked second in the NHL with 216 primary assists, 10th with 478 points (165 goals, 313 assists) and 14th with 1,567 shots in 534 games. Wheeler (6-foot-5, 225 pounds), who often plays in front of the opposing net, ranked fourth in the NHL in that span with 53 deflections and second with 14 goals by deflection, and among NHL forwards, he ranked 56th with 767 hits, 23rd with an average of 19:32 of ice time per game, and 10th with 380 blocked shots.