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Winnipeg Jets look to carry their early season momentum with two home and two road games in the next week

Connor Baldwin — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:15:09 GMT

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The Winnipeg Jets are now five games into their 2026-27 NHL regular season following a Friday night showdown against the Anaheim Ducks. The Jets are now exactly 13 days away from hosting the Montreal Canadiens at Princess Auto Stadium for the 2026 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic. The excitement for the outdoor game continues to build, but right now the focus is on the mostly early season success from this Winnipeg Jets team. Following a third straight 3-2 win (this time against the Avalanche), the Jets hosted the Ducks on Friday night.

Before looking at the Jets game upcoming schedule for the next week, we need to go back and quickly recap what took place at Canada Life Centre on Friday night. Clay Stevenson made his 2nd start of the season. Despite the total amount of goals in this game, there were only 17 shots on goal for each team. Judd Caulfield (not to be confused with Cole Caufield) scored his 1st career NHL goal to open the scoring for the Ducks last in the 1st period.

The 2nd period also saw just one goal, with Tim Washe scoring his first goal of the early season to give the Ducks a 2-0 lead. The Jets offence was very quiet in the opening 40 minutes, and Dostal was perfect for the Ducks making 13 saves. Sam Colangelo scored his 13th goal of his career early in the 3rd period to give the Ducks a 3-0 lead. Six minutes later Kyle Connor scored his league leading (tied with four other players) 6th goal of the season to get the Jets on the board. Mikael Granlund basically put this game away for the Ducks with a goal with six minutes remaining, and the Jets decided to pull the goalie late down three, but that plan didn’t work out as Nikita Nesterenko scored an empty net goal to seal a 5-1 win for the Ducks.

After four straight games decided by one game, the Jets finally had a game that wasn’t down to the wire, however it wasn’t in their favour. It’s difficult to win many hockey games with just 17 shots on goal, and when both teams get 17 shots on goal the game is basically up to which goalie was better. The Jets now have a 3-1-1 record, good enough for 2nd place in the Central Division.

Next up for the Jets is another home game, this time against a Central Division rival in the Minnesota Wild. Tuesday’s home game will be one of sixteen games around the NHL that night, as the league brought back the idea of the “frozen frenzy” for another year. All thirty two teams will be playing that night, with each of the games having staggered start times to allow for each game to be “in the spotlight” before the next game begins or ends. Puck drop at Canada Life Centre will just be 15 minutes later than usual with a 7:15 pm CT start time.

Following that matchup, the Jets have four games remaining before the Heritage Classic at Princess Auto Stadium on October 25th. Three of these four games are against Central Division opponents, starting with a game in Chicago on Thursday against the Blackhawks. The Jets return home for a Saturday afternoon (2:30 pm puck drop) game against the Carolina Hurricanes, the defending champions. Following two days off, the Jets head to St. Louis to play the Blues on October 20th. The Jets then head to Dallas on October 22nd to play the Stars for their last game before their Heritage Classic matchup against the Montreal Canadiens.

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The 2026-27 NHL regular season is now fully underway, with all 32 teams in action on Tuesday. Stay tuned here on Daily Faceoff Winnipeg for the latest news on the Jets regular season, as well as articles to preview and recap the Jets next home game on Tuesday against the Minnesota Wild.

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Jets Gameday Preview: Morrissey out day-to-day as Jets look to keep momentum going vs. Ducks

Calvin Sinclair — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:15:49 GMT

The Winnipeg Jets (3-1) host the Anaheim Ducks (2-1) at Canada Life Centre on Friday, October 9, with three consecutive 3–2 victories behind them. Wins over Detroit, Pittsburgh, and Colorado put Winnipeg in position to make it four straight in the early stages of the 2026–27 season.

Josh Morrissey is out day-to-day with an upper-body issue after leaving Wednesday’s game against Colorado and not returning. Jets head coach Scott Arniel confirmed this morning that Morrissey will not play tonight. The Ducks will be without Troy Terry, who is out with a hip injury and on long-term injured reserve.

Tale of the Tape

Winnipeg beat Colorado 3-2 on October 7 despite being outshot 34-19. Kyle Connor scored twice, while Dylan Samberg and Mark Scheifele each picked up two assists. The Jets made enough of their chances to win, but that shot gap leaves room for improvement rather than suggesting they had control of the game.

Stuart Skinner was a major reason Winnipeg held on, stopping 32 shots and earning first-star honours on Wednesday night. He made 17 saves in the first period alone, including seven during Colorado’s power play. Through three starts, his 2.62 goals-against average and .920 save percentage give the Jets an encouraging early return in net. Connor also credited Skinner’s calmness and ability to read the play with giving Winnipeg confidence. Skinner is projected to start against Anaheim tonight on the strength of that recent play, but Winnipeg’s starting goaltender remains unconfirmed.

Scott Arniel saw some positives in where Winnipeg forced Colorado to attack.

“I thought we did a pretty good job of trying to deny the middle of the ice as much as possible. A lot of what they were getting was coming from the outside,” Arniel said after the Colorado game.

Generating more offence of their own would give the Jets a little more breathing room than they had on Wednesday.

Anaheim arrives after a 5–2 loss to Edmonton on October 7. Beckett Sennecke scored both Ducks goals on the power play, and Leo Carlsson had two assists. Edmonton did all of its scoring in the second period, when Lukáš Dostál stopped six of 11 shots before being pulled to start the third.

That was a rough middle frame, but Sennecke’s production is a reason not to overlook Anaheim’s offence based on the final score alone. For Winnipeg, staying disciplined would help avoid giving that power play extra opportunities.

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Puck drop is scheduled for Friday, October 9, at 7:00 p.m. CDT (8:00 p.m. EDT) at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.

Kyle Connor’s 5th goal of the early season leads Jets to a late 3-2 win against the Avalanche

Connor Baldwin — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:40:10 GMT

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The Winnipeg Jets are now four games into their 2026-27 NHL regular season following a Amazon Prime “Wednesday Night Hockey” matchup against the Colorado Avalanche . The Jets are also exactly 18 days away from hosting the Montreal Canadiens at Princess Auto Stadium for the 2026 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic. This morning, the Jets and Canadiens unveiled their jerseys for the outdoor game, and the Jets will be rocking a white version of their current heritage 3rd jerseys. Following a second straight 3-2 win on Monday against (this time against the Penguins), the Jets returned home to Canada Life Centre to battle a divisional rival in the Avalanche.

Before looking at tonight’s Jets game, we need to go back and quickly recap what took place during the Jets 2nd road game of the season in Pittsburgh on Monday. The 1st period was a goaltending duel between Jets new backup goalie Clay Stevenson and Penguins “1B’ goalie Sergei Murashov. The first goal of the game didn’t come until near the halfway point of the 2nd, where Ben Kindel gave the Penguins a 1-0 lead with a deflection in front.

The 3rd period was where the Jets got their offence going, starting with an unassisted 1st goal of the season by Alex Iafallo. With 13 minutes left Adam Lowry scored his 1st of the season. Less than two minutes later, Declan Carlile tied the game back up at two, but just nine seconds later Cole Perfetti snapped home what eventually would be the game winning goal. The Jets held on to a late one goal lead for the second straight game, and Clay Stevenson picked up his first win as a Jet with an impressive 29 saves on 31 shots.

Tonight the Jets were back at Canada Life Centre for their 2nd home game of the season, looking to continue their season opening three game point streak. The Avalanche were getting most of the quality chances in the first, outshooting the Jets 17-6. Stuart Skinner made some great saves in the 1st, and Skinner’s strong start would be carried forward throughout the game.

The Avalanche did eventually open the scoring early in the 2nd period. Jaden Schwartz scored his first goal as an Avalanche with a well placed slapshot. Just over a minute later, Kyle Connor scored his 4th goal of this early season with a tip-in from in close. The Jets played much better in the 2nd, and both teams traded a few scoring chances in the next portion of the game. Cole Perfetti gave the Jets a 2-1 lead late in the 2nd period with a deflection in front, giving Perfetti his 3rd goal of a so far great start to the season for the “newly promoted” 1st liner.

Heading into the 3rd it seemed like the Avalanche should be in the lead this game, but Stuart Skinner stood tall in goal. The Avalanche continued to get chances before they eventually tied this game at two with around eight minutes left. Fedor Svechkov scored his 1st goal as an Avalanche with a low shot in front that snuck under Skinner. Just like every other Jets game so far this season the game was decided by one goal. That goal came with exactly one minute left, as Mark Scheifele set up Kyle Connor in front for his 2nd goal of night.

The Jets held on in the final minute for their third straight 3-2 win. Stuart Skinner was the star of the night (alongside Kyle Connor), making 32 saves on 34 shots. The whole 1st line was great again for the Jets, combining for 5 points on the night. Scheifele led all Jets forwards with just over 22 minutes of ice time, and Scheifele collected his first two points of the season (2 assists) after no points in the first three games. One unfortunate piece of injury news to keep an eye on is with Josh Morrissey. The Jets star defenceman left the game tonight with an upper-body injury to either his right hand or arm after he attempted to throw a hit and missed. Early indications suggest Morrissey will likely be just “day-to-day”, but we’ll need to wait for an official update post game.

The Jets will now have a day off tomorrow before a Friday night showdown against the Ducks at Canada Life Centre. This current Jets three game homestand will conclude on Tuesday when another Central Division opponent, the Minnesota Wild, are in town for a mid-week matchup.

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The 2026-27 NHL regular season is now fully underway, with all 32 teams having at least two games complete. Stay tuned here on Daily Faceoff Winnipeg for the latest news on the Jets regular season, as well as articles to preview and recap the Jets next game on Friday night against the Anaheim Ducks.

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Jets Gameday Preview: Jets return home to take on division-rival Avalanche

Calvin Sinclair — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:23:05 GMT

The Winnipeg Jets (2-0-1) host the Colorado Avalanche (2-2-0) at Canada Life Centre on Wednesday, October 7, looking to build on the quicker, more purposeful third-period play that helped them beat Pittsburgh 3-2 on Monday night.

Alex Iafallo finished with a goal and an assist against the Penguins, while Adam Lowry and Cole Perfetti also scored. Winnipeg’s starter against Colorado remains unconfirmed. Clay Stevenson was in goal for Monday’s 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh. Stuart Skinner was in goal for the Jets’ first two games of the season (an overtime loss vs. Boston and a regulation win in Detroit), so we will see which way the Jets decide to go tonight.

The Avalanche will be without Zachary L’Heureux and Logan O’Connor, both listed as out with lower-body injuries.

Tale of the Tape

Winnipeg outshot Pittsburgh 34-32, but the shot totals are only part of the takeaway from that game. The third-period improvement gives the Jets a useful template to follow tonight: quicker puck movement and pressure below the goal line, where they can establish a forecheck and create opportunities off the rush. Against Colorado, the aim should be to make the Avalanche spend more time defending rather than turning possession into attacks up the ice.

The Jets can’t approach this matchup as a scoring contest between a handful of players (true of any game, but especially true with the firepower the Avalanche possess). Getting meaningful offensive shifts throughout the lineup would help spread the workload against an opponent coming off a decisive win in Colorado.

The response after Pittsburgh’s equalizer on Monday night was especially encouraging. Cole Perfetti scored the winner just nine seconds later on a wrist shot, with Josh Morrissey picking up an assist. That immediate answer was as important to the result as the broader improvement in pace, and it gives the Jets a positive example to carry forward without assuming another late winner will follow.

Colorado arrives after a 6-1 win over St. Louis on Saturday, October 3, when the Avalanche outshot the Blues 36-26. Martin Nečas scored twice and added an assist, while Nathan MacKinnon had three assists.

That production makes both players obvious priorities for Winnipeg’s defensive attention. The Jets need support around the puck and coverage behind the play, especially when their forecheck does not produce a turnover. Monday’s improvement offers a starting point, not a guarantee that the same approach will work against Colorado’s dangerous offensive players. The challenge is pairing quicker execution with responsible decisions rather than chasing speed at the expense of coverage.

Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 7, at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.

Jets Gameday Preview: Clay Stevenson makes Jets debut vs. Penguins

Calvin Sinclair — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:12:56 GMT

Coming off Sunday’s 3-2 win over Detroit, the Winnipeg Jets head into the second half of a back-to-back against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday, October 5th, in Pittsburgh. 27-year-old netminder Clay Stevenson is confirmed to start at PPG Paints Arena and will make his Jets debut since being claimed off waivers from the Washington Capitals. Stevenson returns to the building where he made his NHL debut on April 17, 2025, when Washington fell 5-2 to Pittsburgh.

Jets head coach Scott Arniel has indicated that the busy early schedule will mean work for both Stevenson and Stuart Skinner. With five games in the first eight days, he has also left open the possibility of adjustments among the skaters, meaning the projected combinations below remain subject to change.

Tale of the Tape

Winnipeg earned Sunday’s win despite being outshot 35–27. Pittsburgh last played Saturday, October 3, beating Montreal 6–5 in overtime with a 30–25 advantage in shots. Sergei Murashov is the Penguins’ confirmed starter.

Kyle Connor supplied two goals and an assist against Detroit, but his shooting volume is just as notable: 14 shots on goal and 25 shot attempts through Winnipeg’s first two games. That gives the Jets a high-volume finisher to lean on as they try to generate offence on consecutive nights.

Cole Perfetti is the player to watch for increased opportunity alongside Connor and Mark Scheifele. His usage on the top line has come with early production: a goal and two assists against Detroit, bringing him to four points through two games.

For Pittsburgh, Evgeni Malkin has scored in each of the first two games of the season, providing an early scoring storyline at age 40. Tommy Novak is coming off a two-goal performance against Montreal, including the overtime winner just 93 seconds into the extra period. Both deserve attention based on recent production rather than any assumed change in their workload.

The Penguins also have two defencemen with substantial production against Winnipeg. Erik Karlsson has 31 points, including five goals, in 36 career meetings with the Jets. Kris Letang has 30 points, including six goals, against Winnipeg. Those histories give the Jets another reason to pay attention to Pittsburgh’s blue line, not just its forwards.

Projected lineup and start time

Winnipeg’s skater combinations are projected, with Stevenson confirmed in goal.

Connor – Scheifele – Perfetti
Rosén – Björck – Vilardi
Lambert – Lowry – Barron
Niederreiter – Namestnikov – Iafallo

Morrissey – DeMelo
Pionk – Samberg
Ferraro – Bauer

Clay Stevenson

Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. EDT (5:30 p.m. MDT) at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.

Jets pick up their first win of the regular season on Sunday afternoon after an overtime loss to the Bruins on Friday

Connor Baldwin — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:05:08 GMT

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The Winnipeg Jets are now two games into their 2026-27 NHL regular season following a Sunday afternoon matchup against the Detroit Red Wings. The Jets are also exactly 21 days away from hosting the Montreal Canadiens at Princess Auto Stadium for the 2026 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic. Following an overtime loss to the Bruins on Friday, the Jets held onto a late lead on Sunday to secure their first win of the season.

Before looking at the Jets win on Sunday, we need to go back and quickly recap what took place during the Jets home opener at Canada Life Centre on Friday. Dylan DeMelo scored the first Jets goal of the year just five minutes into the game. The Bruins responded with two goals later in the 1st period from Hampus Lindholm and rookie James Hagens. Kyle Connor tied the game at two early into the 2nd period with a powerplay goal, extending his NHL record to nine (9!) straight seasons with an opening game goal.

Mario Ferraro scored his first goal as a Jet with only 8 seconds left in the 2nd period, and Jets took a 3-2 lead into the final frame. The Jets looked mostly in control in the 3rd, although both teams were getting chances to get that next important goal. Unfortunately it wasn’t the Jets who got that next goal, as Elias Lindholm tied the game with a deflection in front with 1:38 left with the Bruins net empty. In overtime, JJ Peterka sent the Jets fans home without seeing a win, as he scored his 2nd goal of the season in style on a rush. Final score – Bruins: 4, Jets: 3, with the shots on goal 33-30 for the Jets.

Sunday afternoon the Jets were in Detroit for their first road game of the season. The first 20 minutes were great for the Jets, with Cole Perfetti and Kyle Connor scoring on the powerplay. The 2nd period saw the Jets 3rd powerplay goal of the game, as Kyle Connor picked up his 2nd of the game and 3rd of the season. The 4th goal of the game was also a powerplay goal, but this time it came from the Red Wings as Viktor Arvidsson kept the Red Wings hopes alive late in the 2nd period.

The 3rd period saw the Red Wings continue to gain some momentum, but Stuart Skinner stood tall in net to keep it a 3-1 game early in the 3rd. Emmitt Finnie scored his 1st goal of the season with 15 minutes left, as the Jets once again found themselves with a one goal lead in the 3rd period. This time the Jets were successful in defending a late game push, and the Jets were able to hold on for a 3-2 win in Detroit. Final shots on goal were 35-27 for the Red Wings, and Kyle Connor and Cole Perfetti led the way for the Jets with 3 points each.

The Jets don’t have much time to celebrate their first win of the season though, as they’ll now travel to Pittsburgh for a game against the Penguins tomorrow night. After tomorrow the Jets will have a few days to rest up before three straight home games, but overall Jets fans should be happy with these first two games of the season. There’s plenty of positives from the newest additions to the Jets roster, but of course with it being early in the season there’s still some work to be done in all areas of the Jets overall game.

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Home opener at Canada Life Centre to begin the 84 game 2026-27 regular season: Bruins vs. Jets game day

Connor Baldwin — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:40:33 GMT

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The Winnipeg Jets are now exactly 0 days, yes 0 days, from opening their 2026-27 NHL regular season at home against the Boston Bruins. Today’s that day. The Jets are around three weeks away from hosting the Montreal Canadiens at Princess Auto Stadium for the 2026 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic. Tickets for all Jets games throughout the 2026-27 season are on sale now. The 2026-27 NHL season started Tuesday, and today the Jets are back.

Tonight at Canada Life Centre the Jets will play their first of 84 games in the 2026-27 NHL regular season. The Jets and Bruins are one of just five games on the NHL schedule tonight, as the Jets will get a chance in the “spotlight”, with all five of these games having different start times. The Jets will face off against a team that they only play usually once or twice a season: the Boston Bruins. The Jets are just 3-7-0 against the Bruins in their 10 matchups, and this Eastern Conference opponent has found a way to win both close and one-sided games against the Jets in their recent history.

The injury report for the Winnipeg Jets to start the season has just one name: Elias Salomonsson. Despite initial reports stating that Salomonsson was targeting a return in late October, there’s a chance that Salomonsson could return in mid-October. The Bruins also open the season with just one player on their injury report: Matthew Poitras. The Bruins placed Poitras on the injured reserve on Sunday with a lower body injury that he suffered during a team practice two weeks ago. Poitras has returned to practice and should make his season debut early this season.

Jets Projected Lineup

Connor – Scheifele – Perfetti

Rosen – Bjork – Vilardi

Barron – Lowry – Lambert

Niederreiter – Namestnikov – Iafallo

Morrissey – DeMelo

Samberg – Pionk

Ferraro – Bauer

Skinner

Stevenson

The Jets starting lineup is almost identical to what they used for their final pre-season game against the Avalanche with the exception of their new backup goalie Clay Stevenson, who was claimed off waivers. The confirmed starting goalie for the Jets is Stuart Skinner, who is making his official Jets debut, with the distraction of Hellebuyck’s ongoing trade request no longer in his mind.

Cole Perfetti gets an opportunity on the top line, as Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele will look to spark a bounce back season for the newly extended Canadian winger. Isak Rosen gets a chance in the top 6 with Viggo Bjork, the highly anticipated Jets top prospect who will be making his NHL debut tonight. Gabriel Vilardi will serve as the “veteran” for this line, and should help to stabilize this young scoring driven line. Brad Lambert gets an opportunity on the 3rd line in his second straight season making the opening night roster, and the fourth line is a veteran trio that should provide depth scoring when needed.

The Jets top four defencemen remains the exact same from last season. The second pairing of Dylan Samberg and Neal Pionk will be looking to have bounce back seasons, with both recently signing new contracts. Mario Ferraro makes his Jets debut after joining them in free agency, and his defence partner (while Salomonsson remains injured) for tonight is Tyrel Bauer. The 24-year old physical defensive defenceman is making his NHL debut after spending the last four seasons with the Manitoba Moose.

The Bruins’ top line will feature the newly acquired JJ Peterka, in a deal this summer which the Bruins sent two first-round picks to the Mammoth. David Pastrnak will not only lead the Bruins offence in scoring this season, but he’ll be the new leader of this team as he was recently named Captain. The Bruins 3rd line has a young prospect in James Hagen who should be in the running this season for the rookie of the year award. Charlie McAvoy won’t be on the Bruins defence tonight as he continues to serve a six-game suspension from a major slashing penalty in the playoffs. Jeremy Swayman is the Bruins starting goalie, and he’ll likely get the majority of starts this season with an inexperienced Michael DiPietro currently serving as the backup.

Puck drop in Winnipeg is set for just after 7:00 pm CDT, following player introductions. Tonight’s game will be an exciting Western Conference – Eastern Conference matchup to open the Jets season, and fans will have plenty of returning players to cheer on and some new faces ready to make a good first impression on home ice.

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Winnipeg Jets unveil their opening night roster and home jersey schedule for the 2026-27 NHL season

Connor Baldwin — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:50:34 GMT

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The Winnipeg Jets are now exactly Dylan DeMelo (2) days away from opening their 2026-27 NHL regular season at Canada Life Centre against the Boston Bruins. The Jets are also exactly 25 days away from hosting the Montreal Canadiens at Princess Auto Stadium for the 2026 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic. The long days of the NHL off-season are officially over, as we’re already one day into the regular season.

On Monday afternoon the Jets announced their opening night roster for the 2026-27 NHL season. On Tuesday the Jets announced which jerseys they will be wearing for each of their 42 home games this season. There’s some intriguing new names on the roster, and some hopefully new exciting jerseys on the way for the Jets to wear during their ‘hometown remix” and Heritage Classic games.

The official injury report for the Winnipeg Jets (which is now the IR) to open the season is just Elias Salomonsson. The Jets continue to have one name on their suspended list (Connor Hellebuyck), and at this point he’ll remain suspended until his trade request is fulfilled. Salomonsson remains slightly ahead of his recovery schedule (from his off-season shoulder surgery), and he could now be ready to return to the Jets lineup by mid-October rather than late October.

Jets *Potential* Opening Night Lineup (based on Wednesday’s practice lines)

Connor – Scheifele – Perfetti

Rosen – Bjork – Vilardi

Barron – Lowry – Lambert

Niederreiter – Namestnikov – Iafallo

Extra: Cole Koepke

Morrissey – DeMelo

Samberg – Pionk

Ferraro – Bauer

Extras: Fleury and St. Ivany

Skinner

Stevenson

The newest member of the Winnipeg Jets is Clay Stevenson, who will serve as Stuart Skinner’s backup to start the season. The Jets claimed Stevenson off waivers on Monday, after appearing in four games for the Washington Capitals in the 2025-26 season. Stevenson is a 27-year old undrafted left handed goalie, and although he may not be widely known around the league, Stevenson has some good numbers throughout his career in the ECHL, AHL, and five games with the Capitals.

Before this waiver claim was made, the Jets sent Domenic DiVincentiis and Brayden Yager to the Manitoba Moose. Both players should get a look with the Jets this season, but this move had to be made at this time in order to be compliant with the NHL’s opening night roster rules. Looking at the rest of the Jets 23-man opening night roster, there’s seventeen players on this active roster that have previously suited up for the Jets. Nine of the players were drafted by the Jets, nine of the players were acquired via a trade by the Jets, four were added in free agency, and Stevenson came from waivers.

Among the players that will make their Jets debut on Friday are goaltenders Stuart Skinner and Clay Stevenson. Connor Hellebuyck remains suspended and Eric Comrie is now in the Sharks organization, so the Jets will have a whole new goalie tandem to start the season, with two prospects in DiVencentiis and Milic looking to get a chance to appear in a game later in the season.

As for the eight defencemen, Jack St. Ivany comes from the Pittsburgh Penguins in a trade for David Gustafsson. Mario Ferraro was the Jets 2nd biggest free agency signing (behind Skinner), and will be a valuable member of the blue line in a shutdown third pairing role. Tyrel Bauer was drafted by the Jets in the 6th round of the 2020 NHL Draft, and has spent the last four seasons with the Manitoba Moose. Bauer is a 6’3″ physical defensive defenceman, and will serve as a depth defencemen to open the season as he looks to make his NHL debut in the upcoming weeks.

The thirteen forwards are mostly familiar names in the Jets organization. Isak Rosen was added to the team as part of the Logan Stanley trade last deadline, and it looks like after getting a limited role last season he’ll get his chance to showcase his offensive skills on the 2nd line to start the season. The other new Jets forward is their new top prospect, Viggo Bjork. The 8th overall pick from the 2026 NHL Draft was one of the handful of 2026 draftees to make their teams opening night rosters, and Bjork looked ready to make an impact in the league after an overall very solid pre-season.

Switching to jersey news now, as we now know exactly which jerseys the Jets will wear during each of their 42 home games this season. They’ll be a grand total of four different jerseys that you’ll see the Jets wearing at Canada Life Centre (and Princess Auto Stadium) this season: their primary home, their heritage 3rd jerseys, their new unknown hometown remix jerseys, and their special unknown jerseys for the 2026 Heritage Classic.

The primary home jersey will be worn for 26 of the 42 home games, including during the home opener against the Boston Bruins on Friday. The Jets will also wear their classic home jerseys for the 42nd home game of the season against the Canucks on April 9th. The fan favourite heritage “3rd” jerseys will be worn for seven games, including three times during the month of October, with the first time being on October 7th.

They’ll also be two new jerseys in the Jets home jersey rotation this season. All 32 teams will be included in the NHL’s new “Hometown Remix” jersey program. These jerseys are meant to celebrate the teams cities, fans, and local cultures of each NHL market. The Jets will wear this new jersey eight times this season, with the first time coming on November 17th against the Senators. This Jets jersey is rumoured to have a navy blue base with “northern lights inspired patterns and colours”. We’ll have to wait until the official reveal to see what that means, and that reveal should be coming in a few weeks from today.

The fourth and final jersey will be the special Heritage Classic jersey to be worn on October 25th against the Montreal Canadiens at Princess Auto Stadium. This jersey is also currently unconfirmed in terms of what it will look like, but there’s a few concepts floating around that could hint at the reveal. The Canadiens are rumoured to be wearing a throwback red coloured jersey, which would indicate that the Jets Heritage Classic jersey could be a white variation of their current “3rd” jerseys with a few minor changes. All four jerseys will be exciting to see in action, and Jets fans can expect some exciting new jersey news in the upcoming weeks of October.

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Jets get closer to announcing their opening night 23 man roster on Monday afternoon

Connor Baldwin — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:55:36 GMT

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The Winnipeg Jets are now exactly Luke Schenn (5) days away from opening their 2026-27 NHL regular season at Canada Life Centre against the Boston Bruins. The Jets are also exactly 28 days away from hosting the Montreal Canadiens at Princess Auto Stadium for the 2026 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic. The long days of the NHL off-season are officially over, as we’ll see regular season hockey around the NHL starting on Tuesday.

On Friday night the Winnipeg Jets concluded their pre-season with a 5-2 loss in Colorado against the Avalanche. Nino Niederreiter and Vladislav Namestnikov were the goal scorers, and Stuart Skinner made 28 saves on 32 shots. The Jets finished this new shortened training camp with a 1-2-1 record, and they’ll now have some time to prepare for their regular season and home opener on October 2nd against the Boston Bruins.

The injury report for the Winnipeg Jets (including players who were on the team during training camp) now has just two names: Garrett Brown and Elias Salomonsson. The Jets continue to have one name on their suspended list (Connor Hellebuyck), and at this point it’s clear that it could still take some time before his trade request is fulfilled, so he’ll remain suspended until the trade is confirmed. Salomonsson is now slightly ahead of his recovery schedule (from his off-season shoulder surgery), and he could now be ready to return to the Jets lineup by mid-October rather than late October.

Jets *Potential* Opening Night Lineup

Connor – Scheifele – Vilardi

Perfetti – Bjork – Lambert

Niederreiter – Lowry – Iafallo

Koepke/Namestnikov – Barron – Rosen

Morrissey – DeMelo

Samberg – Pionk

Ferraro – St. Ivany

Skinner

DiVincentiis

There’s still just over a day before the Jets 2026-27 opening night 23 man roster must be submitted to the NHL, but above is a glimpse at what the Jets opening night lines could look like against the Bruins. The Jets experimented with a few different line combinations in the pre-season, including Cole Perfetti on the top line with Connor and Scheifele. Isak Rosen got an opportunity on the 2nd line with Bjork (who seems to have made the team to start the season) and Brad Lambert, but it’s likely that Rosen will start the season on the 4th line.

The top 4 defencemen remained unchanged, and the only question mark was who would play alongside Mario Ferraro on the 3rd pairing until Elias Salomonsson returns. That spot appears to be have won by Jack St. Ivany, (with Haydn Fleury the likely 7th defencemen) but we’ll have to wait to find out for sure. Stuart Skinner is now confirmed to be the Jets starting goalie to start the season (since a Hellebuyck trade is still pending), and it appears that Domenic DiVincentiis has won the backup job over Thomas Milic, who was loaned to the Manitoba Moose on Friday.

The Jets placed four players on waivers on Friday: Isaak Phillips, Nikita Chibrikov, Parker Ford, and Noah Gregor, all of which cleared waivers and will start the season with the Manitoba Moose. After an off day yesterday, the Jets had a practice this morning, and they continued to make moves ahead of the deadline to submit their opening night roster. Henry Thrun and Danny Zhilkin were placed on waivers this afternoon, and they’ll both likely clear waivers and begin the season with the Moose. All of these players will be a welcome boost to the Moose, who will have plenty of players that will be available to be called up to the Jets if and when injuries occur throughout the season.

That’s all of the Jets rosters news as of Sunday afternoon, and the final moves will be announced tomorrow ahead of the deadline to submit their 23 man roster. Jets fans will continue to wonder when Connor Hellebuyck will be traded, but that looming decision will be set aside once the season gets rolling and the focus shifts to the performance of the 2026-27 Jets.

Up Next

The 2026 NHL off-season is now over, with the regular season starting on Tuesday. All 32 teams are now very close to announcing their 2026-27 opening night rosters. Stay tuned here on Daily Faceoff Winnipeg for the latest news on the Jets training camp, as well as an article when the Jets officially name their opening night roster ahead of their home (and season) opener on October 2nd against the Boston Bruins.

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Final tune up before next Friday’s regular season home opener: Jets vs. Avalanche game day

Connor Baldwin — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:25:37 GMT

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The Winnipeg Jets are now exactly one week away from opening their 2026-27 NHL regular season at home against the Boston Bruins. The Jets are also exactly one month away from hosting the Montreal Canadiens at Princess Auto Stadium for the 2026 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic. Tickets for all Jets games throughout the 2026-27 season are on sale now. The long days of the NHL off-season are finally over, as we’ll see regular season hockey next week.

Tonight at Ball Arena the Jets will play their fourth and final of four pre-season games to prepare for the 2026-27 NHL season. The Jets and Avalanche are one of just four games on the NHL pre-season schedule tonight, as this new shortened training camp wraps up before the new 84 game regular season game schedule.

The Jets will face off against a team that they’ve already beaten this pre-season, the Colorado Avalanche. The Western Conference championship went to the Vegas Golden Knights last season, but the Avalanche are favourites this season to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals out of the Western Conference. The Avalanche have one more pre-season game tomorrow in Utah, so they likely won’t use as strong a roster as the Jets will tonight.

The injury report for the Winnipeg Jets (including players who likely won’t make the team) still has three names: Walker Duehr, Garrett Brown, and Elias Salomonsson, who is still targeting his return in late October. The Avalanche have two players out with undisclosed injuries: Cale Makar and Trent Miner. Makar is reported to be ready for the Avalanche’s first game of the regular season, while Trent Miner will likely be the Avalanche’s 3rd goaltender this season and doesn’t have a known timetable for his return as of this morning.

Jets Projected Lineup

Connor – Scheifele – Perfetti

Rosen – Bjork – Vilardi

Barron – Lowry – Lambert

Niederreiter – Namestnikov – Iafallo

Morrissey – DeMelo

Samberg – Pionk

Ferraro – Bauer

Skinner

DiVincentiis

The confirmed starting goalie for the Jets is Stuart Skinner, who is making his second start of the pre-season ahead of being named the Jets starting goalie for the season (pending Hellebuyck’s trade request). The Jets lineup looks pretty close to what it should look like on opening night, with a few younger players and AHL bound players getting a final look ahead of the regular season. The second line of Rosen, Bjork and Vilardi should be an exciting line to watch, and if that line has good chemistry it could be a good line to use once the regular season begins.

The Avalanche’s confirmed starting lineup is currently unknown, but it looks like Mackenzie Blackwood will start in goal with Ilya Nabokov serving as the backup. In terms of special teams, it appears that the Avalanche will have a loaded top powerplay unit (from their practice today), including MacKinnon, Landeskog, Kadri, Necas and the “day to day” Makar. Tonight will be the 3rd pre-season game for the Avalanche with their final game tomorrow in Utah, so Jets fans should expect a mix of experienced and younger players tonight for the Avalanche.

Puck drop in Colorado is set for just after 7:30 pm CT. Tonight’s game will be an exciting rematch from earlier in this pre-season, and both teams will be looking to get closer to making some tough decisions for their opening night lineups. It’s still a bit of a different feel having four pre-season games instead of six, as each and every game gets you much closer to the start of the regular season.

Up Next

The 2026 NHL off-season is now over, with pre-season games wrapping up this weekend. All 32 teams are now close to naming their 2026-27 opening night rosters. Stay tuned here on Daily Faceoff Winnipeg for the latest news on the Jets training camp, as well as an article when the Jets name their opening night roster ahead of their home (and season) opener on October 2nd against the Boston Bruins.