JNGD.S8.G9 Flight Plan: Singing the Blues In Winnipeg
By KB
5 years agoThe Jets welcome the Blues to town as Winnipeg tries to extend their winning streak to three games. The Blues are coming off a win themselves as they downed the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday evening. This will be a rematch of the first game of the season where the Jets beat the Blues 5-1. While the score sounds lopsided, the game was much closer as the Jets were saved by a great performance by Connor Hellebuyck.
St. Louis Blues (2-3-2)
@
Winnipeg Jets (5-2-1)
October 22, 2018 – Puck drop: 7:00 PM CST
Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg, MB
TV: TSN3 – Radio: TSN 1290
 |  |  |
| PERRON – 4 | GOAL LEADER | CONNOR/LOWRY – 4 |
| O’REILLY – 6 | ASSIST LEADER | MORRISSEY – 6 |
| PERRON/O’REILLY – 7 | POINTS LEADER | CONNOR/MORRISSEY – 7 |
| 28.10% (6TH) | THE POWER PLAY | 35.00% (3RD) |
| 82.60% (10TH) | THE PENALTY KILL | 83.30% (9TH) |
| JAKE ALLEN (2-2-2 / .886 SV%) | STARTING GOALIE | CONNOR HELLEBUYCK (3-2-1 / .914 SV%) |
Jets Notebook
- The Jets are coming off back to back wins for the first time this season after beating Vancouver on Thursday and Arizona on Saturday.
- The longest homestand of the season has been kind to the Jets so far as they have gone 3-0-1 since it began against Carolina last Sunday. Meanwhile, the Jets home record overall is now a sparkling 4-0-1.
- A change in the powerplay has led to great success in the past few games. It’s been rocking since putting Morrissey on the top unit as they have been operating at 50% over the past three games since the change was made.
- More production is needed out of the Jets high-end talent. While Connor has been lighting the lamp, Laine, Scheifele, and Ehlers have all struggled to start the year. Laine only has three goals, Scheifele only has two, and Ehlers is still looking to end his enormous goal-scoring drought that dates back to April 3.
Blues Notebook
- It’s been a tough start for the Blues after most people though they would take a step forward after their big off-season.
- The Blues are heading into Winnipeg to cap off a three game road trip where they lost to the Canadiens and beat the Maple Leafs.
- It’s a weird schedule for St. Louis as they have only played two games in a week. Following their game in Winnipeg, they have another two days off which means they will have only played three games in the span of ten days.
- Jake Allen has been struggling to start the season as he has an .886 SV% and a goals against average of 3.44. The Blues need Allen to step up his game if they have any chance to make the playoffs.
- The off-season acquisitions are leading the way for the Blues. O’Reilly and Perron both have seven points on the year. Meanwhile, Tarasenko has had a quiet start to the season and only has two goals in the first seven games.
Winnipeg Jets Lines
| LW | C | RW | FORWARDS |
|---|---|---|---|
 KYLE CONNOR RATING: 77.0#21 LW |  MARK SCHEIFELE RATING: 82.4#9 C |  BLAKE WHEELER RATING: 79.8#8 RW | FL1 RATING RATING: 79.74#7 FL1 |
 NIKOLAJ EHLERS RATING: 75.0#33 LW |  BRYAN LITTLE RATING: 73.3#91 C |  PATRIK LAINE RATING: 80.9#4 RW | FL2 RATING RATING: 76.37#7 FL2 |
 ANDREW COPP RATING: 71.4#92 LW |  ADAM LOWRY RATING: 74.1#63 C |  BRANDON TANEV RATING: 71.6#82 RW | FL3 RATING RATING: 72.35#16 FL3 |
 BRENDAN LEMIEUX RATING: 72.6#68 LW |  JACK ROSLOVIC RATING: 70.9#152 C |  MATHIEU PERREAULT RATING: 73.6#49 RW | FL4 RATING RATING: 72.36#5 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | DEFENSE | |
|---|---|---|
 JOSH MORRISSEY RATING: 74.8#26 LD |  JACOB TROUBA RATING: 77.1#19 RD | DL1 RATING RATING: 75.93#16 DL1 |
 BEN CHIAROT RATING: 71.0#96 LD |  DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN RATING: 80.8#7 RD | DL2 RATING RATING: 75.89#5 DL2 |
 JOE MORROW RATING: 71.6#77 LD |  TYLER MYERS RATING: 75.1#28 RD | DL3 RATING RATING: 73.37#2 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK RATING: 76.2#12 G1 |  LAURENT BROSSOIT RATING: 65.9#66 G2 |
St. Louis Blues Lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 JADEN SCHWARTZ Rating: 79.0#14 LW |  BRAYDEN SCHENN Rating: 77.7#31 C |  VLADIMIR TARASENKO Rating: 81.7#3 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 79.47#10 FL1 |
 ZACHARY SANFORD Rating: 72.2#78 LW |  RYAN O’REILLY Rating: 78.4#28 C |  DAVID PERRON Rating: 74.1#41 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 74.88#15 FL2 |
 PATRICK MAROON Rating: 72.8#64 LW |  TYLER BOZAK Rating: 72.5#106 C |  ALEX STEEN Rating: 74.2#39 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 73.20#9 FL3 |
 SAMUEL BLAIS Rating: 71.9#82 LW |  IVAN BARBASHEV Rating: 70.1#113 C |  JORDAN KYROU Rating: 73.2#57 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 71.75#6 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 VINCE DUNN Rating: 73.8#39 LD |  ALEX PIETRANGELO Rating: 78.7#13 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 76.25#13 DL1 |
 COLTON PARAYKO Rating: 76.9#15 LD |  JORDAN SCHMALTZ Rating: 72.3#56 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 74.63#13 DL2 |
 JOEL EDMUNDSON Rating: 73.5#44 LD |  ROBERT BORTUZZO Rating: 70.9#83 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 72.20#9 DL3 |
| GOALIES | |
|---|---|
 JAKE ALLEN Rating: 68.0#59 G1 |  CHAD JOHNSON Rating: 64.7#68 G2 |
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