JN Flight Plan: Winnipeg Jets at St Louis Blues

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The @Winnipeg Jets are closing out 2019 on the road for two games, starting today in St Louis where they will get a rematch with the same Blues that beat them 5-4 in overtime back in the Peg on Friday night.

Winnipeg Jets (21-14-3 / 4th Central)
@
St Louis Blues (25-8-6 / 1st Central)

Dec 29, 2019 – Puck drop: 2:00 PM CST
Enterprise Center – St Louis, MO
TV: TSN 3 – Radio: TSN 1290


vs STL 5-4 OTL	Last Game	@ WPG 5-4 OTW
1-3-1 (1 OTL)	Last 5 Games	5-0-0 (5 W)
SCHEIFELE / CONNOR – 17	Goal Leader	@Brayden Schenn – 17
SCHEIFELE / LAINE – 23	Assist Leader	@Ryan O’Reilly – 26
MARK SCHEIFELE – 40	Points Leader	@David Perron – 39
18.97% (17th)	The Power Play	24.14% (6th)
72.83% (30th)	The Penalty Kill	83.48% (5th)
@Connor Hellebuyck (17-10-3 / .924 SV%)	Starting Goalie	@Jordan Binnington (18-6-4 / .919 SV%)
OTL v STL (30-35 / .857 SV%)	Last Goalie Start	OTW @ WPG (25-29 / .862 SV%)
11-6-1 ON ROAD	Road v Home Record	12-4-3 AT HOME

Last Blues / Jets Game

The Blues took the lead four times during Friday night’s contest and the Jets tied the game up each of those four times, but it was David Perron who gave the Blues the final lead of the night as he scored in overtime to down the pesky Jets 5-4.

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Fun Blues Facts…

Perron’s overtime winner on Friday was his 4th overtime goal of the season, which leads the NHL this season and set a Blues franchise record for most overtime goals in a single season. Perron also has a share of 1st in the NHL with 6 game-winning goals, which is also a career-high.
The Blues have also scored a power play goal in 4 straight regular season matchups against Winnipeg, going 4 for 11 (36.4%) in that span.
@Jaden Schwartz has a 5-game point streak (2g, 7a). @Alex Pietrangelo has a 3-game point streak, all of which have been multi-point games (3g, 3a)

What They’re Saying…

“I don’t know why, I’ve just had success here,” Bozak said after Friday’s game. “It’s close to home. Maybe that’s why. But it’s always fun coming into a building like this with really good fans.”
Bozak is from Regina, in the neighboring province of Saskatchewan.

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It’s not just team history that Perron made himself a part of either. He is only the second player in league history to score four overtime winners before his team’s 40th game. The other player is Jonathan Toews, but we won’t focus too much on that part, even though it took him 39 games as well.

David Perron Making Habit Of Setting Records – Bleedin’ Blue

Fun Jets Facts…

The Jets are a perfect 6-0-0 in afternoon games this season, including 3-0-0 on the road. The six wins have tied a franchise record for most wins in afternoon games in a season, which was also done during the 2002-03 and 2016-17 seasons. Winnipeg plays 14 afternoon games this season, which is the most in a season in franchise history.
There are four players on three-game point streaks, led by @Patrik Laine’s five points (3G, 2A) in the past three games. @Kyle Connor (3G, 1A) and @Mark Scheifele (1G, 3A) have four points, while @Neal Pionk has three assists.
Patrik Laine is averaging a goal per game against the Blues during his career with 13 goals in 13 games.
Kyle Connor has seven goals in December after netting four in October and six in November.

What We’re Saying…

It’s no surprise that goaltending is the biggest thing to watch for in this game. With a wild 5-4 game on Friday night, both netminders were beat consistently throughout the game. Hellebuyck specifically let in a soft goal to open the game and he will need a bounce back performance if the Jets want to win this game.
Hellebuyck has been known to handle adversity with excellent performances which makes this a big storyline heading into the game.

WTWF: Rematch Against The Blues

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.

St Louis Blues Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
JADEN SCHWARTZ Rating: 77.3#13 LW	BRAYDEN SCHENN Rating: 74.9#45 C	JORDAN KYROU Rating: 73.0#54 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 75.05#20 FL1
OSKAR SUNDQVIST Rating: 74.1#59 LW	RYAN O’REILLY Rating: 76.9#25 C	DAVID PERRON Rating: 76.9#10 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 75.95#7 FL2
ALEX STEEN Rating: 70.8#101 LW	ROBERT THOMAS Rating: 73.1#84 C	TYLER BOZAK Rating: 73.3#48 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 72.42#9 FL3
MACKENZIE MACEACHERN Rating: 73.0#61 LW	JACOB DE LA ROSE Rating: 70.3#158 C	IVAN BARBASHEV Rating: 72.0#74 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 71.77#6 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
JUSTIN FAULK Rating: 76.5#10 LD	ALEX PIETRANGELO Rating: 79.8#4 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 78.16#3 DL1
JAY BOUWMEESTER Rating: 72.8#69 LD	COLTON PARAYKO Rating: 76.1#15 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 74.48#5 DL2
VINCE DUNN Rating: 75.4#18 LD	ROBERT BORTUZZO Rating: 71.9#75 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 73.65#4 DL3

GOALIES
JORDAN BINNINGTON Rating: 72.4#9 G1	JAKE ALLEN Rating: 65.2#52 G2

Winnipeg Jets Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
KYLE CONNOR Rating: 77.4#12 LW	MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 78.8#15 C	PATRIK LAINE Rating: 75.5#23 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 77.21#9 FL1
NIKOLAJ EHLERS Rating: 75.9#24 LW	BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 76.6#12 C	JACK ROSLOVIC Rating: 71.6#83 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 74.68#15 FL2
GABRIEL BOURQUE Rating: 69.2#125 LW	ADAM LOWRY Rating: 71.0#141 C	MASON APPLETON Rating: 70.8#95 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 70.34#30 FL3
JANSEN HARKINS	NICK SHORE Rating: 70.8#146 C	LOGAN SHAW Rating: 70.7#101 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 70.74#20 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
JOSH MORRISSEY Rating: 75.3#20 LD	TUCKER POOLMAN Rating: 72.3#64 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 73.82#21 DL1
LUCA SBISA Rating: 73.0#63 LD	NEAL PIONK Rating: 74.2#30 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 73.60#13 DL2
ANTHONY BITETTO Rating: 71.5#89 LD	NATHAN BEAULIEU Rating: 72.4#61 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 71.99#22 DL3