JN Flight Plan #60: Chicago Blackhawks @ Winnipeg Jets
4 years ago
Didn’t we just do this a week ago?
Sure enough, a week after the Jets welcomed the Chicago Blackhawks into BMTS and survived a weak start to beat the Hawks 5-2, the Jets will look to do the same thing tonight but perhaps without the sluggish start. The Hawks have had a very strange road trip through Western Canada as they stumbled in Winnipeg, looked flat in a loss against Edmonton, had a great effort doing everything but actually scoring in Vancouver and then not having as good a game in Calgary but being bailed out by shoddy Flames goaltending.
Chicago Blackhawks (26-24-8 / 7th Central)
@
Winnipeg Jets (29-25-5 / 4th Central)
Feb 16, 2020 – Puck drop: 6:30 PM CST
Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg, MB
TV: TSN 3 – Radio: TSN 1290
 |  |  |
| @ CGY 8-4 W | Last Game | vs SJS 3-2 L |
| 1-3-1 (1 W) | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 (2 L) |
| @Patrick Kane- 26 | Goal Leader | @KYLE CONNOR – 29 |
| Patrick Kane – 46 | Assist Leader | @MARK SCHEIFELE – 36 |
| Patrick Kane – 72 | Points Leader | KYLE CONNOR – 60 |
| 14.29% (30th) | The Power Play | 19.44% (17th) |
| 81.87% (10th) | The Penalty Kill | 75.33% (27th) |
| @Corey Crawford (10-15-3 / .911 SV%) | Starting Goalie | @Connor Hellebuyck (24-18-5 / .919 SV%) |
| L @ VAN (17-19 / .895 SV%) | Last Goalie Start | L vs CHI (32-35 / .914 SV%) |
| 14-12-4 ON ROAD | Road v Home Record | 14-14-3 AT HOME |
Last Blackhawks Game
The game was tied 2-2 after the first period of play, but then David Rittich and the Calgary Flames sprung a leak and the Chicago Blackhawks were able to put up four goals in the second period and coast to an 8-4 win over the Flames on Saturday night.
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Fun Hawks Facts…
- The fun part of scoring eight goals in a game? Almost everyone gets a point! Thirteen Blackhawks players recorded a point in their win Saturday over the Flames including five players with two or more points.
- @Jonathan Toews’ goal 30 seconds into last night’s game was the fifth time the Blackhawks scored in the first minute of a game this season – they also did it to the Jets a week ago – They are tied for the NHL lead for most goals by a team in the first minute of the game.
- Patrick Kane (626) recorded two assists on Feb. 11 to pass Phil Housley (625) for the most assists ever recorded by a US-born player within their first 13 career NHL seasons.
- @Duncan Keith is on the verge of a bunch of milestones. He’s one goal away from 100 for his NHL career, 1 assist away from 500 career helpers and 2 points for 600 career points.
What They’re Saying…
You may have been surprised when you woke up and saw the Hawks score from last night (because I’m fairly confident you weren’t staying up late to see it–only losers like myself, Sam, Matt, and about four other cretins would actually spend a Saturday night that way). And you probably thought, wow, maybe some shaky defense but that’s a dominant offensive performance. The thing is, though, it wasn’t. The score doesn’t really reflect the game itself, but please understand I’m not complaining. I’m just scratching my head, and have been for over 12 hours now. I suppose that after getting shut out on a bazillion shots by Vancouver, a correction was due and boy did it happen. But it didn’t inspire the confidence that you would think an 8-goal performance would.
Game #58: Hawks 8, Flames 4 – Gotta Put The Hard Times On Poor Choices, Gotta Put The Good Ones On Luck – Faxes From Uncle Dale
Last Jets Game
The Jets had an outstanding effort – for about a minute in the second period and then six entire minutes in the third period. Otherwise is was a surprisingly poor effort from the local side as they fell 3-2 to the San Jose Sharks.
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Fun Jets Facts…
- The Jets are 8-3-0 in their past 11 games against the Blackhawks. Winnipeg has also outshot Chicago in each of the past six meetings.
- The Jets loss on Friday was the first time this season in 20 games that they lost when leading after the second period. They are now 19-1-0 this season when leading after the second period.
- @Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist on Friday to reach 39 points (13G, 26A) in his past 36 games. He hasn’t gone consecutive games without a point since Nov. 19-21. Blake leads the Jets in scoring against the Blackhawks with 30 points (10G, 20A) in 36 career games.
What We’re Saying…
The Winnipeg Jets found it tough to score against San Jose on Friday night and one of the reasons was due to the lack of shots. Winnipeg was severely out-shot throughout the night, especially at five on five, with most of their opportunities coming with the man-advantage. The Jets will need to get many more pucks towards the net tonight if they want a chance to win.
Be sure to check out our Twitter feed for any late updates to the game lineups!
You can also get up to the minute lineup combos for the Jets
including power play and penalty kill lines by checking out our line combo page.
You can also get up to the minute lineup combos for the Jets
including power play and penalty kill lines by checking out our line combo page.
Chicago Blackhawks Lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 DOMINIK KUBALIK Rating: 74.5#37 LW |  JONATHAN TOEWS Rating: 76.9#19 C |  DRAKE CAGGIULA Rating: 71.1#100 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 74.13#25 FL1 |
 BRANDON SAAD Rating: 73.8#41 LW |  RYAN CARPENTER Rating: 69.7#147 C |  PATRICK KANE Rating: 80.1#4 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 74.55#9 FL2 |
 ALEX DEBRINCAT Rating: 73.7#44 LW |  KIRBY DACH Rating: 71.5#101 C |  DYLAN STROME Rating: 73.3#47 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 72.85#4 FL3 |
 MATTHEW HIGHMORE Rating: 71.4#91 LW |  DAVID KAMPF Rating: 69.4#150 C |  ALEX NYLANDER Rating: 70.9#103 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 70.59#15 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 DUNCAN KEITH Rating: 72.9#57 LD |  ADAM BOQVIST Rating: 72.8#55 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 72.80#21 DL1 |
 ERIK GUSTAFSSON Rating: 74.1#32 LD |  CONNOR MURPHY Rating: 73.1#41 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 73.59#18 DL2 |
 SLATER KOEKKOEK Rating: 70.8#103 LD |  OLLI MAATTA Rating: 72.3#65 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 71.53#17 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 COREY CRAWFORD Rating: 69.7#19 G1 |  ROBIN LEHNER Rating: 73.6#6 G2 |
Winnipeg Jets Lines
One thing to keep in mind for lines from the Jets tonight is that Paul Maurice has promised a bit (well maybe more than a bit) of a shakeup…
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 KYLE CONNOR Rating: 78.5#7 LW |  MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 76.3#24 C |  PATRIK LAINE Rating: 75.5#23 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 76.78#11 FL1 |
 NIKOLAJ EHLERS Rating: 75.5#25 LW |  ⚠BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 75.6#30 C |  MASON APPLETON Rating: 69.9#124 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 73.66#14 FL2 |
 JANSEN HARKINS |  ANDREW COPP Rating: 74.1#46 C |  JACK ROSLOVIC Rating: 72.0#79 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 73.03#3 FL3 |
 GABRIEL BOURQUE Rating: 67.9#139 LW |  NICK SHORE Rating: 70.6#122 C |  ANDREI CHIBISOV | FL4 Rating Rating: 69.26#28 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 JOSH MORRISSEY Rating: 73.5#47 LD |  NEAL PIONK Rating: 74.2#28 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 73.86#15 DL1 |
 DMITRY KULIKOV Rating: 71.0#100 LD |  TUCKER POOLMAN Rating: 70.9#90 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 70.97#29 DL2 |
 LUCA SBISA Rating: 72.1#74 LD |  NATHAN BEAULIEU Rating: 71.2#83 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 71.64#16 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK Rating: 70.9#13 G1 |  LAURENT BROSSOIT Rating: 64.1#57 G2 |
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