News Category: Winnipeg Jets

Jets seek franchise-record 8th straight win vs. Blackhawks

The Winnipeg Jets can set a franchise record with their eighth straight win when they face the visiting Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. The Jets are also riding a 13-game point streak (11-0-2), which includes a 2-1 overtime loss to the Blackhawks on Dec. 27. The hot streak has given Winnipeg a league-leading 58 points. “Being on top of the standings, we’re going to get every team’s A-game,” said Jets forward Cole Perfetti, who has

Jets out to continue hot streak vs. struggling Jackets

The Winnipeg Jets will look to stay red-hot when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. The Jets enter the game on a torrid pace and setting franchise records, currently rolling through a six-game winning streak and a 12-game points streak. Center Mark Scheifele cannot find many negatives in his team’s play as it sits atop the NHL standings with 56 points entering Monday, two points ahead and holding the tiebreaker on the

Coyotes hope to get back on track against surging Jets

The Winnipeg Jets are flying high. They’ve won five straight, are 9-0-2 in their past 11 games and are 13-1-2 since Dec. 2 entering their matchup against the Arizona Coyotes in Tempe, Ariz., on Sunday. Winnipeg has outscored its opponents 16-8 during its current winning streak and has only allowed more than two goals once in its past 15 games, in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Dec. 18. In each of

Surging Jets hope to add to Ducks’ woes

The Winnipeg Jets are on a franchise-record run with points in 10 consecutive games as they continue a road trip on Friday night against the Anaheim Ducks. The Jets are riding a four-game winning streak and are 12-1-2 since the start of December. “It’s fun. It’s fun to play hockey. It’s fun when you win,” forward Gabriel Vilardi said. “We have belief in each other, play for each other, and we’ve got to keep going.”

Canadiens begin long road trip at hot Jets

It is a battle of Canadian teams when the Winnipeg Jets welcome the Montreal Canadiens on Monday night. The Jets enter the contest with a lot of things going right for them. They are first in the Central Division despite losing forward Kyle Connor for an extended period, and have collected back-to-back wins against top Western Conference teams, defeating Los Angeles on Wednesday 5-2 and following that up with a Saturday win over the Avalanche

Jets chase division lead, host Avalanche

It is a Saturday night clash of top teams in the Central Division as the Winnipeg Jets host the Colorado Avalanche. A win in regulation by the Jets would see them take over first place in the Central, something they certainly have the confidence to achieve. They claimed victory in three of four games on their most recent road trip which started Dec. 7 with a 4-2 win over Colorado and concluded with a 5-2

Kings seek more home success as Jets visit

With their red-hot run of success on the road now cooled, the Los Angeles Kings will work on establishing more positives in their own building when they face the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday. The Kings won an NHL-record 11 consecutive games on the road to start a season before finally meeting some resistance, dropping consecutive games in New York. They lost 3-2 in overtime to the Islanders on Saturday, then fell 4-1 to the Rangers

F Kyle Connor (knee) may miss Jets’ matchup vs. Sharks

The surging Winnipeg Jets bring a four-game winning streak into the third game of their road trip, a matchup against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. Winnipeg rallied for a 4-2 victory with four unanswered third-period goals against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. However, the Jets were not in a celebratory mood afterward. Despite the triumph, Winnipeg’s comeback was marred by a knee-buckling collision to star left winger Kyle Connor, who likely will not be

Struggling Ducks host a Jets team that seems to be course correcting

Back on track with an improved offense, the Winnipeg Jets will move on to the California portion of their four-game road trip with a visit to the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday. The Jets have fashioned a three-game winning streak over a short stretch where they have averaged three goals per game. The run comes after they lost three consecutive games while scoring just three total goals. In a 4-2 road victory over the Colorado Avalanche