JNGD.S8.G76 Flight Plan: A Possible Playoff Preview Between Jets And Stars?

5 years ago

With the playoffs a couple of weeks away, things are starting to get intense with each and every game and even with a playoff spot clinched there will be little rest for the Jets as the Dallas Stars come in to town and are desperate to pick up wins and points to help their own playoff push.. A push that may see them finish in the first wild card spot and a trip back to Winnipeg for a first round matchup.

Dallas Stars (38-31-6 / 4th Central)
@
Winnipeg Jets (45-26-4 / 1st Central)

March 25, 2019 – Puck drop: 7:00 PM CST
Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg, MB
TV: TSN 3 – Radio: TSN 1290


VS PIT 3-2 Loss	Last Game	VS NSH 5-0 Win
1-3-1 (2 L)	Last 5 Games	4-1-0 (1 W)
TYLER SEGUIN – 29	Goal Leader	MARK SCHEIFELE – 35
TYLER SEGUIN – 42	Assist Leader	BLAKE WHEELER – 68
TYLER SEGUIN – 71	Points Leader	BLAKE WHEELER – 88
18.65% (17TH)	The Power Play	25.32% (4TH)
82.27% (5TH)	The Penalty Kill	79.74% (19th)
Ben Bishop (25-15-2 / .932 SV%)	Starting Goalie	CONNOR HELLEBUYCK (32-20-2/ .913 SV%)
L VS COL (29-31 / .935 SV%)	Last Goalie Start	W VS NSH (33-33 / 1.000 SV%)
16-17-3 ON ROAD	Road v Home Record	25-9-4 AT HOME

Stars Player To Watch

#91 Tyler Seguin – Center

On one hand, it was a good past week for Tyler as his six points – two goals and four assists – are impressive by any stretch, even if all the assists came in one game against the Florida Panthers. Problem is though his team didn’t have as good a week in the standings as that win over Florida was followed up by a critical divisional loss to the Avalanche and then a tough defeat at the hands (flippers?) of the Penguins. Seguin is having yet again a strong season in Dallas despite the turmoil that’s surrounded him, but he’s going to need help if the Stars are to lock down a return to the playoffs for the first time since the 2015-16 season.

**Last week for Tyler Seguin…**
				Scor	Scor	Scor
Date	Tm	Opp		G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	S	S%	SHFT	TOI	HIT	BLK	FOW	FOL	FO%
2019-03-23	DAL	PIT	L	1	0	1	-1	0	6	16.7	27	23:23	0	0	7	7	50.0
2019-03-21	DAL	COL	L	1	0	1	-1	0	10	10.0	26	20:15	1	0	8	6	57.1
2019-03-19	DAL	FLA	W	0	4	4	3	2	6	0.0	28	21:56	1	1	16	13	55.2

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Last Stars Game

Jarred McCann scored twice in the game, the second a beautiful shorthanded effort and the Stars just didn’t play a good full sixty minutes against a Penguins squad that will always be tough to play against for a full game. Dallas drops a 3-2 decision to Pittsburgh at home.

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Jets Player To Watch

# 29 Patrik Laine – Right Wing

Once again the kid is in an extended goal scoring slump – this time 12 games, his last goal coming in a game against the Minnesota Wild back on February 26.

Funny thing about that though is this time feels a bit different in that he’s still racking up assists and has displayed fantastic play making ability over the last handful of games, if anything this last segment of games for Patrik has been proof that he isn’t just a one dimensional sniper. Still though, the Jets would sure like for him to get back to his scoring ways and there is no better team to do that against than the Dallas Stars who he has scored the most goals against over any other team in the NHL.

**Patrik Laine vs The Central Division**
Team	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM	EV	PP	GW	S	S%	ATOI
Chicago Blackhawks	13	6	5	11	2	4	2	0	41	14.6	17:41
Colorado Avalanche	13	5	7	12	6	2	3	1	35	14.3	17:35
Dallas Stars	12	14	5	19	10	9	5	5	46	30.4	16:36
Minnesota Wild	13	6	2	8	4	3	3	0	28	21.4	16:55
Nashville Predators	13	2	5	7	12	2	0	0	43	4.7	16:54
St. Louis Blues	12	13	2	15	8	9	4	1	40	32.5	17:20

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Last Jets Game

It’s always satisfying when the Jets can beat a hated division rival such as the Dallas Stars, but even more so when it’s in the form of a dominant 5-0 shutout that extends the division lead in the Central and helps the team clinch a spot in the 2019 NHL Playoffs.

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Winnipeg Jets Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
NIKOLAJ EHLERS Rating: 76.9#24 LW	MARK SCHEIFELE Rating: 82.8#8 C	BLAKE WHEELER Rating: 80.2#8 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 79.96#8 FL1
KYLE CONNOR Rating: 76.8#26 LW	KEVIN HAYES Rating: 74.9#55 C	PATRIK LAINE Rating: 77.5#20 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 76.37#9 FL2
BRYAN LITTLE Rating: 72.9#67 LW	ADAM LOWRY Rating: 71.6#119 C	BRANDON TANEV Rating: 70.0#115 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 71.52#21 FL3
MATHIEU PERREAULT Rating: 72.9#65 LW	ANDREW COPP Rating: 72.2#108 C	MATT HENDRICKS Rating: 69.2#126 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 71.43#13 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
NATHAN BEAULIEU Rating: 70.5#112 LD	JACOB TROUBA Rating: 76.5#22 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 73.49#24 DL1
BEN CHIAROT Rating: 71.7#89 LD	SAMI NIKU Rating: 71.6#78 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 71.66#29 DL2
DMITRY KULIKOV Rating: 70.3#116 LD	TYLER MYERS Rating: 74.5#32 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 72.38#12 DL3

GOALIES
CONNOR HELLEBUYCK Rating: 74.4#22 G1	ERIC COMRIE Rating: 71.5#39 G2

Dallas Stars Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
MATTIAS JANMARK Rating: 70.5#154 LW	TYLER SEGUIN Rating: 81.8#14 C	ALEXANDER RADULOV Rating: 80.0#10 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 77.45#17 FL1
JAMIE BENN Rating: 79.9#13 LW	JASON DICKINSON Rating: 70.7#145 C	ROOPE HINTZ Rating: 73.6#49 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 74.74#14 FL2
ANDREW COGLIANO Rating: 70.0#124 LW	RADEK FAKSA Rating: 72.5#99 C	BLAKE COMEAU Rating: 70.3#123 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 70.91#27 FL3
VALERI NICHUSHKIN Rating: 71.1#110 LW	JASON SPEZZA Rating: 70.6#151 C	JOEL L’ESPERANCE Rating: 73.4#58 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 71.67#10 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
ESA LINDELL Rating: 75.3#26 LD	JOHN KLINGBERG Rating: 83.0#4 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 79.16#4 DL1
MIRO HEISKANEN Rating: 76.6#1 LD	ROMAN POLAK Rating: 71.7#75 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 74.15#15 DL2
TAYLOR FEDUN Rating: 72.4#75 LD	BEN LOVEJOY Rating: 70.2#92 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 71.29#21 DL3