JNGD.S8.G72 Flight Plan: Jacob Trouba And The Jets Begin A Royal Roadie

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After going through a bit of a murder’s row of tough opponents over the last eight game and doing fairly well with a 5-3 record, the Jets now get a bit of a reprieve in hitting the road on the west coast to play the Kings tonight and the Anaheim Ducks in a couple of days. Both So-Cal teams have struggled this season and are pretty much playing out the string with an eye towards next year.

Winnipeg Jets (42-25-4 / 1st Central)
@
Los Angeles Kings (25-38-8 / 8th Pacific)

March 18, 2019 – Puck drop: 9:30 PM CST
Staples Center – Los Angeles, CA
TV: TSN 3 – Radio: TSN 1290


2-1 WIN VS CGY	Last Game	4-3 LOSS vs FLA
3-2-0 (2 W)	Last 5 Games	1-4-0 (2 L)
MARK SCHEIFELE – 33	Goal Leader	Anze Kopitar – 20
BLAKE WHEELER – 66	Assist Leader	Drew Doughty – 35
BLAKE WHEELER – 86	Points Leader	Anze Kopitar – 50
25.56% (5TH)	The Power Play	15.26% (26th)
79.36% (23rd)	The Penalty Kill	75.73% (29th)
Connor Hellebuyck (30-20-2 / .910 SV%)	Starting Goalie	Jonathan Quick (13-21-6 / .901 SV%)
W vs CGY (27-28/ .964 SV%)	Last Goalie Start	L vs FLA (31-35/ .886 SV%)
18-16-0 ON ROAD	Road v Home Record	13-19-3 AT HOME

Kings Player To Watch

#51 Austin Wagner – Left Wing

Not a lot has gone right for the Los Angeles Kings this season with all the injuries and sup-par play, but rookie Austin Wagner has been a bright light for Kings fans on a rather dim season. The 21 year old former Regina Pat has tremendous speed and despite a few ups-and-downs with the club this season – he was a healthy scratch in mid-Janurary for a handful of games along with an injury that kept him out of the lineup for three games recently – he seems like the kind of player the Kings can lean on in a rebuild should they go that route this summer.

**Wagner’s NHL Career**
Season	Age	Tm	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TSA	ATOI	BLK	HIT	TK	GV
2018-19	21	LAK	51	10	7	17	1	12	52	19.2	95	8:46	7	116	7	15

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Last Kings Game

The Kings battled back and forth with the Panthers, trading goals and leads throughout the game until Jonathan Huberdeau scored with 1:56 in the game to give Florida the win and the Kings their 15th loss in their last 17 games.

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Kings Notebook

The Kings have a total of 235 man games lost to injury this season. Dustin Brown, Alec Martinez, Trevor Lewis, Ilya Kovalchuk and Jonathan Quick have all lost more than ten games each.
The Kings are 16-7-8 all time versus the Thrasher/Jets franchise including a 10-1-4 record at home. The last game between these two teams was December 18 in LA with the Kings earning a 4-1 win.
Jeff Carter registered his 700th career point over the weekend against the Panthers.

Jets Player To Watch

#8 Jacob Trouba – Defense

You might not realize it, but Jacob Trouba has had a near career year this season.

His six goals and 39 points this season have him sixth on team scoring and number one for Jets defensemen. Granted that last part has been helped somewhat by injuries to Dustin Byfuglien and Josh Morrissey, but the fact remains that Trouba has been a steady presence on the blue line for Winnipeg this season and even with his occasional puck carrying mistakes, he’s been paired with a brand new partner in Nathan Beaulieu since Morrissey’s injury and when you consider that neither man before Beaulieu’s debut on February 26 had played together on the same team let alone being paired up together, Trouba again has adjusted well to a sub-optimal situation in the lineup that directly involves him.

Something he’s had experience at for some time now really.

**Trouba’s NHL Career**
Season	Age	Tm	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	TSA	ATOI	BLK	HIT	TK	GV
2013-14	19	WPG	65	10	19	29	4	43	121	8.3	293	22:26	132	95	31	88
2014-15	20	WPG	65	7	15	22	2	46	133	5.3	320	23:19	120	97	28	76
2015-16	21	WPG	81	6	15	21	10	62	133	4.5	283	22:04	177	144	29	65
2016-17	22	WPG	60	8	25	33	4	54	154	5.2	323	24:58	118	107	36	62
2017-18	23	WPG	55	3	21	24	9	34	144	2.1	277	21:54	100	84	28	54
2018-19	24	WPG	71	6	33	39	10	58	137	4.4	313	22:53	144	95	39	71
Career		6 yrs	397	40	128	168	39	297	822	4.9	1809	22:54	791	622	191	416

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Last Jets Game

The Jets finally topped the Flames in their third and final try, but it wasn’t without some severe nail-biting at the end as a lack-lustre third period meant Connor Hellebuyck had to be sharp to preserve a 2-1 victory over the Pacific division leaders.

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Jets Notebook

The Jets are 13-5-2 against Pacific Division opponents this season and have won eight of their past 12 games against the Pacific Division.
Winnipeg is 18-16-0 on the road this season and play seven of their last 11 games in the regular season on the road. They also haven’t won two road games in a row in the calendar year of 2019.
Blake Wheeler had an assist on Saturday to extend his point streak to three games (1G, 3A). He’s two assists away from matching Marc Savard’s franchise record for assists in a season with 69.
Mark Scheifele scored in the final minute of the first period on Saturday… It was his 11th goal in the last five minutes of a period or overtime, which is tied with Patrik Laine for the team lead.
Connor Hellebuyck’s 30th win on Saturday made him the only goalie in Thrasher/Jets history to record 30 win seasons in two consecutive seasons.

Player ratings courtesy Corsica.Hockey

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Winnipeg Jets Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
PATRIK LAINE Rating: 78.4#19 LW	MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 82.8#9 C	BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 81.1#7 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 80.76#4 FL1
KYLE CONNOR Rating: 76.3#28 LW	KEVIN HAYES Rating: 75.5#49 C	NIKOLAJ EHLERS Rating: 77.6#23 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 76.46#11 FL2
BRANDON TANEV Rating: 70.9#103 LW	ADAM LOWRY Rating: 72.2#102 C	BRYAN LITTLE Rating: 73.6#57 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 72.22#16 FL3
MATHIEU PERREAULT Rating: 73.6#52 LW	ANDREW COPP Rating: 73.6#71 C	JACK ROSLOVIC Rating: 71.7#90 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 72.97#1 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
NATHAN BEAULIEU Rating: 70.9#100 LD	JACOB TROUBA Rating: 76.6#23 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 73.76#26 DL1
DMITRY KULIKOV Rating: 70.2#117 LD	TYLER MYERS Rating: 73.9#37 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 72.06#27 DL2
BEN CHIAROT Rating: 71.6#85 LD	SAMI NIKU Rating: 71.6#79 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 71.60#15 DL3

GOALIES
CONNOR HELLEBUYCK Rating: 72.8#30 G1	LAURENT BROSSOIT Rating: 68.2#56 G2

Los Angeles Kings Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
ALEX IAFALLO Rating: 71.6#113 LW	ANZE KOPITAR Rating: 77.8#31 C	DUSTIN BROWN Rating: 75.6#40 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 75.00#25 FL1
CARL GRUNDSTROM Rating: 74.4#39 LW	ADRIAN KEMPE Rating: 71.8#86 C	TYLER TOFFOLI Rating: 74.2#50 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 73.46#23 FL2
BRENDAN LEIPSIC Rating: 70.8#104 LW	JEFF CARTER Rating: 72.2#101 C	TREVOR LEWIS Rating: 71.4#123 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 71.48#23 FL3
KYLE CLIFFORD Rating: 71.2#98 LW	AUSTIN WAGNER Rating: 73.4#79 C	KURTIS MACDERMID Rating: 69.1#132 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 71.26#11 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
DEREK FORBORT Rating: 71.2#92 LD	DREW DOUGHTY Rating: 77.4#20 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 74.28#19 DL1
ALEC MARTINEZ Rating: 73.3#51 LD	MATT ROY	DL2 Rating Rating: 73.31#19 DL2
DION PHANEUF Rating: 70.4#110 LD	SEAN WALKER Rating: 71.9#73 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 71.16#17 DL3