JNGD.S8.G27 Flight Plan: Jets Looking For An East Coast Sweep
By KB
5 years agoAlthough it’s been a topsy-turvy road trip for the Winnipeg Jets, they are looking to sweep the east as they roll into Brooklyn tonight. The Jets are coming off two consecutive games where leads were given up in the third period and had to be decided in extra time. Against the Devils it was the Jets who gave up a lead before they won in overtime. The next night it was Winnipeg’s turn to make a comeback as they scored three unanswered in the third period before winning in a shootout against the Rangers. Even with a depleted defense, the Jets are searching for their fourth consecutive victory as the east coast road trip has treated them well.
Winnipeg Jets (16-8-2)
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New York Islanders (13-9-3)
December 3, 2018 – Puck drop: 6:00 PM CST
Barclays Center – Brooklyn, NY
TV: TSN 3 – Radio: TSN 1290
vs NYR: 4-3 Win (SO) | Last Game | vs CBJ: 3-2 Win |
4-1 (3 W) | Last 5 Games | 3-1-1 (1 W) |
Patrik Laine – 21 | Goal Leader | Anders Lee – 9 |
Blake Wheeler – 30 | Assist Leader | Matthew Barzal – 18 |
Blake Wheeler – 34 | Points Leader | Josh Bailey – 22 |
29.10% (2nd) | The Power Play | 15.40% (26th) |
82.10% (8th) | The Penalty Kill | 78.50% (18th) |
Connor Hellebuyck (11-7-1 / .902 Sv%) | Starting Goalie | Thomas Greiss (9-4-1 / .926 Sv%) |
W vs NYR (16-19) / .842 Sv%) | Last Goalie Start | W vs CBJ (28-30) / .933 Sv%) |
7-5-0 On Road | Road v Home Record | 7-3-2 At Home |
Jets Notebook
- As mentioned above, the Jets are coming off back to back games that needed extra time. Now playing their third game in four nights, the fatigue will be setting in, especially for the top pairing of Morrissey and Trouba who played an average of 28:37 and 27:00 respectively over the past two games.
- With the top pairing logging such extreme ice-time, the distribution is interesting. Myers has also played 27:10 over the past two games. Beyond that, Niku has played fewer than eight minutes each game while Schilling is averaging just over ten minutes per game. It’s a bold strategy that seems to be paying off in the short term for Maurice.
- Mark Scheifele has been phenomenal for the Jets as of late. With back to back game winning goals (shootout winner against the Rangers), he has been honoured as the First Star of the Week. In the past four games, Scheifele has five goals and three assists and is finding his form on the top line.
- Connor Hellebuyck has won his last few games despite terrible statistics. He beat both the Blackhawks and the Rangers with a save percentage of .842 or lower and is now down to a .902 on the season. Maurice has mentioned about potentially giving Hellebuyck some time off to rest and that might be the smart thing to do given his play as of late.
- The Jets are wrapping up their east coast road trip tonight and head back to Winnipeg where they begin a four game homestand against the Blues on Friday.
Last Jets Game
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Islanders Notebook
- The Islanders are in the middle of the pack in most stats as nothing really jumps out of the page when looking at their team. They lack the high end talent as they don’t even have a double digit goal scorer this season. For comparison, the Jets have Laine, Scheifele, and Connor who all have over ten goals so far. At least both Anders Lee and Brock Nelson have nine goals, although that makes them tied for 63rd across the entire league.
- It’s been a fairly even split between Greiss and Lehner as both players have put up decent numbers this year. Greiss has been given the edge lately and has improved to 9-4-1 with a sparkling .926 save percentage.
- The player to watch for the Islanders will be Matthew Barzal. He’s currently leading the team in assists, although his scoring ability came into play last season when the Jets visited the Islanders. It was a memorable night for Barzal who scored his first, and so far only, career hat-trick. The Jets will likely be aware of that and will try to limit time and space for the skilled sophomore.
- The Islanders are heading on the road after they host the Jets. They’re in Pittsburgh on Thursday before heading into Detroit on Saturday.
Last Islanders Game
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Winnipeg Jets Lines
LW | C | RW | Forwards |
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NIKOLAJ EHLERS Rating: 77.1#24 LW | MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 85.9#4 C | BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 81.7#5 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 81.56#2 FL1 |
KYLE CONNOR Rating: 78.1#19 LW | BRYAN LITTLE Rating: 74.0#61 C | PATRIK LAINE Rating: 83.9#2 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 78.65#3 FL2 |
ANDREW COPP Rating: 71.6#96 LW | ADAM LOWRY Rating: 72.8#84 C | BRANDON TANEV Rating: 70.9#93 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 71.75#15 FL3 |
MATHIEU PERREAULT Rating: 72.9#82 LW | JACK ROSLOVIC Rating: 69.8#164 C | MASON APPLETON | FL4 Rating Rating: 71.34#7 FL4 |
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
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JOSH MORRISSEY Rating: 74.7#26 LD | JACOB TROUBA Rating: 77.4#19 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 76.06#11 DL1 |
CAM SCHILLING Rating: 72.6#59 LD | TYLER MYERS Rating: 73.8#34 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 73.17#14 DL2 |
SAMI NIKU Rating: 72.5#60 LD | BEN CHIAROT Rating: 70.7#90 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 71.60#16 DL3 |
GOALIES | |
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CONNOR HELLEBUYCK Rating: 74.5#19 G1 | LAURENT BROSSOIT Rating: 66.4#63 G2 |
New York Islanders Lines
LW | C | RW | Forwards |
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ANDERS LEE Rating: 77.1#23 LW | BROCK NELSON Rating: 73.2#75 C | JORDAN EBERLE Rating: 75.6#28 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 75.30#23 FL1 |
ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER Rating: 73.1#53 LW | MATHEW BARZAL Rating: 78.7#29 C | JOSH BAILEY Rating: 73.8#44 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 75.20#10 FL2 |
TOM KUHNHACKL Rating: 69.2#133 LW | VALTTERI FILPPULA Rating: 72.1#107 C | LEO KOMAROV Rating: 69.2#132 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 70.17#29 FL3 |
MATT MARTIN Rating: 68.8#136 LW | CASEY CIZIKAS Rating: 71.4#128 C | CAL CLUTTERBUCK Rating: 67.8#118 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 69.34#29 FL4 |
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
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NICK LEDDY Rating: 72.0#70 LD | JOHNNY BOYCHUK Rating: 72.4#51 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 72.21#28 DL1 |
THOMAS HICKEY Rating: 71.8#75 LD | RYAN PULOCK Rating: 68.8#102 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 70.34#29 DL2 |
ADAM PELECH Rating: 71.4#86 LD | SCOTT MAYFIELD Rating: 72.0#56 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 71.72#15 DL3 |
GOALIES | |
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THOMAS GREISS Rating: 71.7#35 G1 | ROBIN LEHNER Rating: 69.5#49 G2 |
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