Tonight's Game
The Winnipeg Jets entertain the Anaheim Ducks tonight in the second game of a three-game homestand...The Jets opened the homestand by defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 on Thursday...The homestand concludes Tuesday against the San Jose Sharks.
January Notes
The Jets went 8-4-0 in January, which was tied for the second most wins and fourth most points in the NHL...Winnipeg outscored their opposition 41-32 in the 12 games...Kyle Connor (9G, 4A), Mark Scheifele(4G, 9A), and Blake Wheeler (3G, 10A) led the Jets in scoring in January with 13 points each in 12 games...Connor's nine goals were tied for third in the NHL and one behind the league leaders...Jacob Trouba led the Jets with five power play points (1G, 4A) last month and factored into more than half of Winnipeg's eight power play goals in January.
Comebacks R Us
The Jets erased 2-1 and 3-2 deficits on Thursday to improve to 18-16-1 in games in which they have trailed...Conversely, Winnipeg is 15-0-1 this season in games in which they haven't trailed in regulation...The 18 wins in games they trailed are evenly split with nine at home and nine on the road...Eight of the 18 wins have come in overtime or a shootout...In a further seven victories, the Jets scored the game-winning goal in the third period, including five times in the game's last 10 minutes...At 9-8-0, the Jets are one of two teams in the NHL with a winning record when trailing after the first period and Winnipeg's six wins when trailing after the second period are tied for second in the NHL...Winnipeg's largest comeback occurred on Dec. 2 on the road against the New York Rangers when the Jets trailed 3-0 in the second period, but won 4-3 in a shootout...The Jets are the only team in the NHL with a perfect record when tied after the second period this season at 10-0-0.
Home Comforts
Winnipeg has won six consecutive games and 10 of their last 12 contests at Bell MTS Place to improve to 19-6-2 at home this season...The Jets' six-game home winning streak is their longest of the season...The Jets have the second most wins and are tied for the most points at home in the NHL...The Jets have the best power play at home in the NHL this season at 35%...Winnipeg's 28 power play goals at home this season is second in the NHL...The Jets are 15-for-39 (38.5%) on the power play in their past 12 home games...The Jets have a 51-13-4 record at Bell MTS Place during the past two seasons, making it the toughest building in the NHL for opposing teams to play...The Jets have scored 103 goals at home this season, which is third in the NHL, and have outscored their opposition 89-46 in their 18 wins...Winnipeg has scored at least four goals in all six games of their home winning streak.
Busy Time
The Jets are in a stretch of 11 games (2-1-0) in 20 days...Winnipeg went 6-3-0 in nine games in 16 days leading into the break...The Jets are playing their last 34 games of the regular season in 69 days.
Party in the Pacific
The Jets are 10-3-1 against Pacific Division opponents this season and have won five of the past six games...Winnipeg was a dominant 17-4-2 against Pacific Division foes last season and are on an 20-4-3 run in their last 27 games versus the Pacific...Mark Scheifele (6G, 9A) leads the Jets in scoring against the Pacific Division this season with 15 points in 14 games.
As the Offence Goes...
Winnipeg has scored four goals or more in nine consecutive victories and in 15 of their past 16 wins... Meanwhile, the Jets have been limited to two goals or less in eight consecutive losses and have been outscored 26-8 in those games...Of the 51 games the Jets have played this season, 31 have been decided by two goals or more.
Third Act
The Jets are second in the NHL with 70 goals in the third period this season...Winnipeg's plus-21 goal differential in the third period is second in the league...The Jets have scored in the third period in 10 of their past 11 games (19G), including two goals in five of the past six games...Patrik Laine and Kyle Connorlead the Jets with 10 goals in the third period this season.
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