JNGD.S8.G46 Jets host Vegas for the first time since the playoffs
By Zee
5 years agoWinnipeg has not seen Vegas since the playoffs last year, when they lost the series 4-1 and the Vegas lineup has seen some roster changes since then. James Neal, David Perron and a few others have since parted ways though they did manage to sign Paul Statsny and Max Pacioretty. Additionally, Nate Schmidt found himself on the outside looking in after a failed drug test awarded him a hefty 20 game suspension. This was a team that was looking like they were struggling to recapture that golden magic of their inaugural year, but has seemingly found its way again.
Vegas Golden Knights (28-16-4 / 3rd Pacific)
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Winnipeg Jets (29-14-2 / 1st Central)
January 15, 2019 – Puck drop: 7:00 PM CST
Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg, MB
TV: TSN3 – Radio: TSN 1290
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| @ CHI: 4-3 OT Win | Last Game | vs ANA: 4-3 OT Win |
| 4-1-0 (1 W) | Last 5 Games | 3-2-0 (1 W) |
| Tuch / Karlsson – 15 | Goal Leader | Patrik Laine – 25 |
| Alex Tuch – 22 | Assist Leader | Blake Wheeler – 49 |
| Alex Tuch – 37 | Points Leader | Blake Wheeler – 58 |
| 18,75% (16th) | The Power Play | 28.06% (2nd) |
| 82.86% (6th) | The Penalty Kill | 80.30% (14th) |
| Marc-Andre Fleury (26-11-4 / .911 SV%) | Starting Goalie | Laurent Brossoit (9-1-1 / .939 SV%) |
| OTW @ CHI (20-23 / .870 SV%) | Last Goalie Start | W vs DET (33-35 / .903 SV%) |
| 13-12-1 on road | Road v Home Record | 17-6-2 @ home |
Knights Player To Watch
#89 Alex Tuch – Wing
Very quietly, Alex Tuch has pulled himself into the position of being the current scoring lead for Vegas. The second liner is currently on a 9 game point streak, and isn’t too far off of a point per game this season at 38 points in 40 games. Tuch remains a second liner for this iteration of the Golden Knights, but who can complain when you’ve got Paul Statsny and Max Pacioretty as linemates?
| Date | Tm | Opp | G | A | PTS | +/- | S | S% | SHFT | TOI | HIT | BLK | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-12-27 | VEG | COL | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 14 | 14:54 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2018-12-29 | VEG | @ | LAK | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 25.0 | 16 | 14:11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018-12-30 | VEG | @ | ARI | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 14:12 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019-01-01 | VEG | LAK | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 | 19 | 17:53 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019-01-04 | VEG | @ | ANA | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16:52 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2019-01-06 | VEG | NJD | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.0 | 19 | 17:54 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2019-01-08 | VEG | NYR | W | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 18 | 15:52 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019-01-10 | VEG | SJS | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15:50 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019-01-12 | VEG | @ | CHI | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14.3 | 17 | 16:14 | 2 | 0 |
Provided by Hockey-Reference.com: View Original Table
Last Knights Game
Saturday night Vegas played the Chicago Blackhawks and squeaked by with a victory despite never having a lead. Vegas tied up the game late in the third via a Paul Statsny goal, and won with an unassisted overtime goal by Shea Theodore.
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Knights Notebook
- Vegas has a very tough schedule ahead of them with games against Winnipeg, Minnesota, Pittsburgh and Nashville all before the All-Star break.
- Fleury will be attending the All-Star game as the sole Golden Knight selected. This will be his fourth appearance. Last year he won the shootout competition.
Jets Player To Watch
#18 Bryan Little – Center
What’s not to love about Bryan Little lately? After a season of not seeing much in the way of results, Bryan Little has managed to have at least a brief bounce back within the last few games. He’s extended his point streak to five games and during the game with Detroit, scored a goal to give him 500 career points.
| Date | Tm | Opp | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | S% | SHFT | TOI | HIT | BLK | FOW | FOL | FO% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-13 | WPG | ANA | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 21 | 16:24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 44.4 | |
| 2019-01-11 | WPG | DET | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 19 | 14:58 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 50.0 | |
| 2019-01-10 | WPG | @ | MIN | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15:28 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 28.6 | |
| 2019-01-08 | WPG | COL | W | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 100.0 | 20 | 14:00 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 72.7 | |
| 2019-01-06 | WPG | DAL | W | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 21 | 14:00 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 66.7 |
Provided by Hockey-Reference.com: View Original Table
Last Jets Game
The Jets played on Sunday afternoon against the Anaheim Ducks in a game that was a much needed win for a beat up Ducks team, still reeling from their 10th straight loss. The Jets battled throughout the match and were able to score a tying goal within the last five minutes of the game, giving them bonus hockey which ultimately allowed for Bryan Little to score the winner with 10 seconds left.
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Jets Notebook
- Another milestone for Bryan Little, who will play his 800th NHL game tonight
- The Jets have been projected to finish the season at 102 points, finishing at second in the west behind Calgary
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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.
Vegas Golden Knights Lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 JONATHAN MARCHESSAULT Rating: 78.2#17 LW |  WILLIAM KARLSSON Rating: 78.2#27 C |  BRANDON PIRRI Rating: 77.4#34 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 77.92#14 FL1 |
 MAX PACIORETTY Rating: 77.0#23 LW |  PAUL STASTNY Rating: 76.9#37 C |  ALEX TUCH Rating: 77.3#23 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 77.08#4 FL2 |
 OSCAR LINDBERG Rating: 70.2#102 LW |  CODY EAKIN Rating: 73.6#67 C |  RYAN CARPENTER Rating: 71.4#88 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 71.73#16 FL3 |
 TOMAS NOSEK Rating: 71.7#119 LW |  PIERRE-ÉDOUARD BELLEMARE Rating: 71.0#142 C |  RYAN REAVES Rating: 71.8#75 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 71.49#6 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 BRAYDEN MCNABB Rating: 73.4#50 LD |  NATE SCHMIDT Rating: 77.5#10 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 75.45#16 DL1 |
 SHEA THEODORE Rating: 77.8#8 LD |  DERYK ENGELLAND Rating: 73.0#41 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 75.40#3 DL2 |
 JON MERRILL Rating: 71.9#73 LD |  NICK HOLDEN Rating: 74.0#36 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 72.96#7 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 MARC-ANDRE FLEURY Rating: 78.9#4 G1 |  MAXIME LAGACE Rating: 68.3#59 G2 |
Winnipeg Jets Lines
| LW | C | RW | FORWARDS |
|---|---|---|---|
 KYLE CONNOR RATING: 75.9#28 LW |  MARK SCHEIFELE RATING: 86.2#4 C |  BLAKE WHEELER RATING: 81.2#7 RW | FL1 RATING RATING: 81.08#5 FL1 |
 PATRIK LAINE RATING: 79.5#10 LW |  BRYAN LITTLE RATING: 73.8#60 C |  JACK ROSLOVIC RATING: 70.3#97 RW | FL2 RATING RATING: 74.55#14 FL2 |
 MATHIEU PERREAULT RATING: 73.0#86 LW |  ADAM LOWRY RATING: 73.0#85 C |  BRANDON TANEV RATING: 71.9#71 RW | FL3 RATING RATING: 72.62#12 FL3 |
 BRENDAN LEMIEUX RATING: 73.4#47 LW |  ANDREW COPP RATING: 72.6#91 C |  MASON APPLETON RATING: 72.4#67 RW | FL4 RATING RATING: 72.81#1 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | DEFENSE | |
|---|---|---|
 JOSH MORRISSEY RATING: 75.4#24 LD |  JACOB TROUBA RATING: 77.3#19 RD | DL1 RATING RATING: 76.39#9 DL1 |
 DMITRY KULIKOV RATING: 70.7#103 LD |  BEN CHIAROT RATING: 71.0#77 RD | DL2 RATING RATING: 70.89#28 DL2 |
 SAMI NIKU RATING: 72.3#64 LD |  JOE MORROW RATING: 70.9#78 RD | DL3 RATING RATING: 71.59#15 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK RATING: 75.0#17 G1 |  LAURENT BROSSOIT RATING: 67.1#64 G2 |
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