JNGD.S8.G35 Flight Plan: Jets Continue Their West Side Story

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It’s going to be another late game with a 9:30 PM CST start time, so be sure to get your pregame naps in! After Tuesday’s lackluster game against the LA Kings, the Jets have had a day to rest and recuperate, so expect to see them firing on all cylinders. On the other end of the rink, San Jose is currently sitting in second place over a rather disappointing Pacific division and looking to prove themselves in an otherwise mediocre start to the season.

Winnipeg Jets (22-10-2 / 1st Central)
@
San Jose Sharks (19-11-5 / 2nd Pacific)

December 20, 2018 – Puck drop: 9:30 PM CST
SAP Center – San Jose, CA
TV: TSN 3 – Radio: TSN 1290


@ LAK: 4-1 Loss	Last Game	@ MIN: 4-0 Win
4-1-0 (1 L)	Last 5 Games	5-0-0 (5 W)
Patrik Laine – 23	Goal Leader	Joe Pavelski – 21
Blake Wheeler – 39	Assist Leader	Brent Burns – 30
Mark Scheifele – 46	Points Leader	Logan Couture – 36
30.00% (1st)	The Power Play	24.27% (7th)
81.19% (12th)	The Penalty Kill	85.26% (3rd)
Connor Hellebuyck (15-9-1 / .908 Sv%)	Starting Goalie	Martin Jones (14-7-3 / .901 Sv%)
L @ LAK / 27-30 .900 Sv%	Last Goalie Start	W @ MIN / 26-26 1.000 Sv%
9-6-0 On Road	Road v Home Record	7-10-1 At Home

Winnipeg Jet To Watch

#85 Mathieu Perreault – Center

Scoring the Jet’s only goal in the 1-4 loss against the Kings on Tuesday, Mathieu Perreault has been on a tear lately, scoring a goal per game in the last 5 games. Jets fans know Perreault has a tendency be pretty streaky when it comes to scoring. Perhaps the most versatile Jet on the roster, Perreault should be projected to start on the 3rd line with Brandon Tanev and Adam Lowry.

**Perreault’s last five games**
					Scor	Scor	Scor
Date	Tm		Opp		G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	SHFT	TOI	HIT	BLK
2018-12-18	WPG	@	LAK	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	100.0	18	12:51	2	0
2018-12-16	WPG		TBL	W	1	0	1	0	0	4	25.0	20	15:06	1	1
2018-12-14	WPG	@	CHI	W	1	0	1	0	2	1	100.0	25	18:19	2	0
2018-12-13	WPG		EDM	W	1	0	1	-1	0	4	25.0	24	14:50	1	0
2018-12-11	WPG		CHI	W	1	0	1	0	0	3	33.3	23	16:49	1	0

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Last Jets Game

The late night game on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Kings should be a night to forget, especially after the show stopper against Tampa Bay on Sunday. Overall the Kings played a full 60 minutes which included 27 saves from Jonathan Quick, earning themselves a 4-1 win and snapping the Winnipeg Jets five game winning streak. This was LA’s first win in five games, and a much needed win in a season that has been rather disappointing. The Jets’ lone goal was scored by Mathieu Perreault.

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Jets Notebook

The Jets will be looking to restart a winning streak after Tuesday’s loss to LA. The Jet have proven they are capable of rebounding after losses like like Tuesday’s.
This is the penultimate game before Christmas break, after tonight’s game the Jets will head to Vancouver to face the Canucks.

San Jose Shark To Watch

#33 Martin Jones – Goalie

Tuesday’s game against The Minnesota Wild was exactly what he needed to get back into the swing of things and definitely made up for his performance against the Blackhawks on Sunday after being pulled in the first period. He had a shaky first period but seemed to get back into the game after Eric Staal rang one off the post but Jones managed to rebound, making 26 saves and ultimately earning his first shutout in 38 games. Jones will be looking to continue proving himself against the Jets.

**Martin Jones’ last five games**
							Goal	Goal	Goal	Goal
Rk	Date	Tm		Opp		DEC	GA	SA	SV	SV%	TOI
1	2018-12-18	SJS	@	MIN	W	W	0	26	26	1.000	60:00
2	2018-12-16	SJS	@	CHI	W		3	4	1	.250	13:53
3	2018-12-13	SJS		DAL	W	W	2	22	20	.909	60:00
4	2018-12-10	SJS		NJD	W	W	2	24	22	.917	60:00
5	2018-12-07	SJS	@	DAL	L	L	3	30	27	.900	58:01

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Last Sharks Game

December 18th’s game against Minnesota Wild saw Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski score two beautiful bang bang goals within 29 seconds of each other in the second period. Couture would go on to score one more in the third, and Lukas Radil would finish the night out with an empty netter. Topping off the evening of course was Martin Jones’ 26 save shutout.

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Sharks Notebook

After the San Jose Sharks held a closed door team meeting earlier in the month, they’re now 7-1 since this meeting.
Evander Kane is continuing to prove that moving to San Jose was exactly what he needed. He has a total of 10 goals, and 20 points in 35 games.

Player ratings courtesy Corsica.Hockey
Lines as of 1:15AM CST Dec. 20, 2018

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Winnipeg Jets Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
NIKOLAJ EHLERS Rating: 77.6#19 LW	MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 88.7#3 C	BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 81.4#5 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 82.56#2 FL1
KYLE CONNOR Rating: 77.6#18 LW	BRYAN LITTLE Rating: 73.7#65 C	PATRIK LAINE Rating: 81.9#4 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 77.73#4 FL2
MATHIEU PERREAULT Rating: 74.1#60 LW	ADAM LOWRY Rating: 73.4#71 C	BRANDON TANEV Rating: 71.9#74 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 73.12#11 FL3
BRENDAN LEMIEUX Rating: 71.4#90 LW	JACK ROSLOVIC Rating: 69.7#170 C	MASON APPLETON	FL4 Rating Rating: 70.54#10 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
JOSH MORRISSEY Rating: 76.0#21 LD	JACOB TROUBA Rating: 77.1#18 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 76.58#9 DL1
BEN CHIAROT Rating: 70.9#102 LD	DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN Rating: 81.6#5 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 76.25#3 DL2
DMITRY KULIKOV Rating: 70.1#119 LD	TYLER MYERS Rating: 75.4#27 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 72.79#8 DL3

GOALIES
CONNOR HELLEBUYCK Rating: 75.6#15 G1	LAURENT BROSSOIT Rating: 66.8#61 G2

San Jose Sharks Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
TOMAS HERTL Rating: 75.8#47 LW	LOGAN COUTURE Rating: 81.3#12 C	TIMO MEIER Rating: 78.5#16 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 78.56#13 FL1
EVANDER KANE Rating: 75.8#31 LW	JOE PAVELSKI Rating: 79.1#25 C	JOONAS DONSKOI Rating: 73.0#58 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 75.96#10 FL2
MARCUS SORENSEN Rating: 73.1#55 LW	JOE THORNTON Rating: 74.8#51 C	KEVIN LABANC Rating: 73.6#49 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 73.83#6 FL3
BARCLAY GOODROW Rating: 71.7#82 LW	LUKAS RADIL	MELKER KARLSSON Rating: 70.9#90 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 71.33#6 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
BRENDEN DILLON Rating: 73.9#39 LD	ERIK KARLSSON Rating: 82.9#2 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 78.43#5 DL1
RADIM SIMEK Rating: 73.5#46 LD	BRENT BURNS Rating: 83.6#1 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 78.56#1 DL2
MARC-EDOUARD VLASIC Rating: 74.0#36 LD	JUSTIN BRAUN Rating: 72.3#46 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 73.18#5 DL3