JN Flight Plan: Vancouver Canucks at Winnipeg Jets

4 years ago

The @Winnipeg Jets need a win at home and need it almost in the worst way. The team last won on Bell MTS Place ice back on December 15 and since then haven’t won in any of the last six games. A win will also keep the Jets solidly in the playoff race both in the Central division and within the Western Conference. One of the Western Conference clubs the Jets needs to keep an eye on is @Tyler Myers and the @Vancouver Canucks who are two points ahead of them in the standings and come in to tonight’s game having won their last two on the road.

Vancouver Canucks (25-17-4 / 3rd Pacific)
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Winnipeg Jets (24-18-4 / 4th Central)

Jan 14, 2020 – Puck drop: 7:00 PM CST
Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg, MB
TV: TSN 3 – Radio: TSN 1290


@ MIN 4-1 W	Last Game	VS NSH 1-0 L
3-2-0 (2 W)	Last 5 Games	2-2-1 (2 L)
@Elias Pettersson – 21	Goal Leader	SCHEIFELE/CONNOR – 22
Hughes / Miller – 28	Assist Leader	@MARK SCHEIFELE – 29
Elias Pettersson – 48	Points Leader	MARK SCHEIFELE – 51
24.12% (5TH)	The Power Play	20.90% (11TH)
80.52% (15th)	The Penalty Kill	73.28% (30th)
@Jacob Markstrom (17-12-3 / .915 SV%)	Starting Goalie	CONNOR HELLEBUYCK (20-13-4 / .920 SV%)
W @ MIN (23-24 / .958 SV%)	Last Goalie Start	L VS NSH (31-32 / .969 SV%)
11-12-1 ON ROAD	Road v Home Record	10-10-2 AT HOME

Last Canucks Game

The Canucks were really the better team almost all game but needed a flurry of goals in the third period – three of them to be exact – to pull away from a Pesky Minnesota Wild team and earn their second win on their most recent road trip with a 4-1 victory.

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Fun Canucks Facts…

@Quinn Hughes was added into all-star weekend through the 2020 NHL All-Star Last Men In online voting program. Hughes, 20, becomes the 11th Canucks defenceman to be named to an All-Star Game roster, and first since @Alex Edler in 2012.
@Tanner Pearson is one goal away from collecting his 100th career goal. Only three other players from his 2012 draft class have gotten over the 100 mark.
@Elias Petterson is one of five active players to reach the 30-point mark in fewer than 30 games in each of his first two or more NHL seasons. The others: @Sidney Crosby (10x) @Evgeni Malkin (9x) @Alex Ovechkin (6x) and @Connor McDavid (5x).

What CanucksArmy Is Saying…

“The position of defenceman has evolved over the years. Gone are the days of the 6″4′ defencemen who play tough around their net. You now need to have defenceman who can skate and move the puck up ice. Losing @Eric Gudbranson and bringing in players like @Quinn Hughes and @Tyler Myers. The NHL is evolving and the fact that the Canucks are ahead of the curve with a defencemen like Hughes and @Troy Stecher is great for the longevity of this team’s defence corps.”

The Canucks Defence Hasn’t Been This Good in a Long Time

Last Jets Game

All it took was one single goal to sink the Jets on Sunday as a poor first period cost them a lead and they couldn’t ever get it back in a 1-0 loss to the Nashville Predators.

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Fun Jets Facts…

Winnipeg has four forwards that have reached 40 points this season, which is only matched in the NHL by the Canucks.
@Josh Morrissey and @Neal Pionk each played more than 25 minutes in Sunday’s game against Nashville. Pionk has played at least 25 minutes in three of his past five games and leads the Jets in ice time per game this season with 23:20, while Morrissey is second at 22:59.
The Jets have won nine games in a row against Vancouver and have outscored the Canucks 31-10 in the nine games. Winnipeg has won 13 of the past 14 games against the Canucks and have points in 16 of the past 18 meetings (14-2-2).

What We’re Saying…

After suffering a lower-body injury during the Jets 1-0 loss to the Nashville Predators, Tucker Poolman has been ruled out for tonight’s game against the Canucks. Following Monday’s practice, coach Paul Maurice confirmed to the media that Poolman would be sidelined until either the end of Winnipeg’s upcoming three-game road trip or until after the All-Star break.

WTWF: Jets Seeking to get back on track against red-hot Canucks

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Vancouver Canucks Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
TANNER PEARSON Rating: 74.4#36 LW	BO HORVAT Rating: 76.9#24 C	LOUI ERIKSSON Rating: 70.5#108 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 73.93#26 FL1
J.T. MILLER Rating: 76.4#29 LW	ELIAS PETTERSSON Rating: 78.8#13 C	BROCK BOESER Rating: 76.8#12 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 77.32#1 FL2
ANTOINE ROUSSEL Rating: 70.6#107 LW	ADAM GAUDETTE Rating: 69.8#166 C	JAKE VIRTANEN Rating: 71.4#88 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 70.61#27 FL3
TIM SCHALLER Rating: 68.3#133 LW	JAY BEAGLE Rating: 67.7#188 C	TYLER MOTTE Rating: 69.4#130 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 68.45#30 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
ALEXANDER EDLER Rating: 75.2#15 LD	TROY STECHER Rating: 71.3#79 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 73.26#23 DL1
QUINN HUGHES Rating: 75.0#17 LD	CHRIS TANEV Rating: 71.2#83 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 73.10#20 DL2
OSCAR FANTENBERG Rating: 70.2#115 LD	TYLER MYERS Rating: 73.0#44 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 71.57#20 DL3

GOALIES
JACOB MARKSTROM Rating: 70.7#14 G1	THATCHER DEMKO Rating: 67.0#37 G2

Winnipeg Jets Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
KYLE CONNOR Rating: 78.3#9 LW	MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 78.9#12 C	PATRIK LAINE Rating: 74.6#34 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 77.25#6 FL1
ANDREW COPP Rating: 73.0#81 LW	BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 76.1#19 C	NIKOLAJ EHLERS Rating: 75.5#24 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 74.85#13 FL2
MATHIEU PERREAULT Rating: 69.6#123 LW	ADAM LOWRY Rating: 69.9#164 C	JACK ROSLOVIC Rating: 70.0#161 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 69.83#30 FL3
GABRIEL BOURQUE Rating: 68.1#135 LW	NICK SHORE Rating: 70.7#146 C	MASON APPLETON Rating: 69.7#122 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 69.52#25 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
JOSH MORRISSEY Rating: 73.8#36 LD	NEAL PIONK Rating: 73.5#33 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 73.62#19 DL1
DMITRY KULIKOV Rating: 71.6#93 LD	SAMI NIKU Rating: 71.4#78 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 71.48#31 DL2
LUCA SBISA Rating: 71.5#94 LD	ANTHONY BITETTO Rating: 69.5#100 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 70.50#30 DL3