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The Winnipeg Jets are back on the road for a meeting with the Chicago Blackhawks today at United Center...The Jets have won back-to-back games and are coming off a 5-2 victory against the Minnesota Wild in Winnipeg's home opener Thursday night...The Jets are back at Bell MTS Place on Sunday to host the Pittsburgh Penguins, which begins a five-game homestand for Winnipeg.
Road Start
Today the Jets end a string of five of their first six games being on the road...With a win tonight, the Jets can win back-to-back road games in the regular season for the first time since Mar. 18-20 of last season - a span of nine games...Last season, the Jets went 22-18-1 on the road, which was the seventh most wins in the NHL.
Come Back Again and Again
The Jets have trailed first in all five games to start the season and have come back to win three of those games, which leads the NHL in wins when trailing first...The Jets and San Jose Sharks (1-4-0) are the only two teams in the NHL so far to trail first in their first five games to start the season...Last season, the Jets won 18 games when trailing first, which was second in the league...Blake Wheeler has a share of the NHL lead this season with three game-tying goals.
Even Strength
Of the 18 goals the Jets have scored this season, 16 have come at even strength, which leads the NHL...Winnipeg has scored 14 goals five-on-five and two goals four-on-four...Winnipeg scored two four-on-four goals in 28 seconds on Thursday, compared to scoring four four-on-four goals all of last season.