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The Winnipeg Jets face the Nashville Predators tonight in the first of two games between the Central Division rivals at Bell MTS Place this month...The Jets lost 3-2 to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday in the first game of their two-game homestand...After tonight's game, the Jets head out on a four-game road trip, which begins Sunday against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
At Home
Winnipeg has the third-best home record in the NHL this season at 21-8-4...The Jets have points in 10 of their past 12 home games (8-2-2), which included a seven-game winning streak from Jan. 6-Feb. 2...The Jets have the best power play at home in the NHL this season at 31.7%...Winnipeg's 32 power play goals at home this season is tied for second in the NHL...The Jets have a 53-14-6 record at Bell MTS Place during the past two seasons, making it the second toughest building in the NHL for opposing teams to play...The Jets have scored 124 goals at home this season, which is third in the NHL, and have outscored their opposition 102-52 in their 21 wins.
Central Foes
The Jets are 10-10-0 against Central Division teams this season...Since the start of the 2016-17 season, the Jets are 44-27-4 against Central Division teams, which is second in the NHL...In that same time frame, Blake Wheeler leads all NHLers in scoring against the Central Division with 94 points (27G, 67A) in 75 games, while Mark Scheifele is second with 86 points (35G, 51A) in 67 games.
Finding the Power
After going seven games without a power play goal (0-for-19), the Jets have scored a power play goal in four consecutive games (5-for-16, 31.3%)...Winnipeg is fourth in the NHL this season with a 25.3% power play percentage...The Jets have scored a power play goal in 38 of their 63 games this season...Winnipeg's 27 wins this season when scoring a power play goal is second in the NHL.
Unfamiliar Territory
The Jets have lost five of six games (1-4-1) for the first time since Jan. 7-16/17 (1-4-1)...Winnipeg has lost back-to-back games in regulation for the fifth time this season, but haven't lost three consecutive games in regulation since Mar. 6-11/17...Since then, the Jets have lost consecutive games in regulation 11 times.
Forgetting February
The Jets went 4-6-2 during the month of February...In 12 games, they earned 10 points, which was tied for the fifth fewest in the league...Winnipeg had previously lost four games in regulation in each of the previous four months this season...It was the first time the Jets had a losing month since going 4-5-2 in February of 2017...Blake Wheeler led the Jets in scoring in February with 10 points (3G, 7A) in 12 games, while Mark Scheifele had a team-best five goals and Jacob Trouba had a team-best eight assists.
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P.S. I'll be at the game tonight and will be all like...
and am resorting to evil voodoo shit instead...
Go!
