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JNGD.S8G2 Flight Plan: Shooting for the Stars

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Cassie Moiser
5 years ago

Winnipeg Jets (1-0-0)
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Dallas Stars (1-0-0)

October 6, 2018 – Puck drop: 6:00 PM CST
American Airlines Center
Dallas, TX
TV: Sportsnet – Radio: TSN 1290

Five Players – 1Goal LeaderThree Players – 1
Mark Scheifele – 2Assist LeaderBenn/Carrick – 2
Four Players – 2Points LeaderBenn/Carrick – 2
50.00% (Tied 2nd) 1 for 2The Power Play0% (Tied 14th) 0 for 2
100% (Tied 1st) 4 for 4The Penalty Kill100% (Tied 1st) 2 for 2
Connor Hellebuyck
(1-0-0 / .975 Sv%)
Starting GoalieBen Bishop
(1-0-0 / 1.000 Sv%)

Jets Notebook

  • The Jets are coming off a 5-1 win that saw a flurry of goals in the third period. While there are still some questions on the defence, it seems that the offence picked up right where they left off from last season. The Jets look to continue starting the season off on the right foot tonight.
  • Everyone knows the kind of work Patrik Laine has done against the Stars: 14 goals and four assists in nine games, but did you know that Mark Scheifele has been as lethal against the Stars in that same time period? Scheifele has 11 goals and eight assists in his last nine against Dallas.
  • More numbers against the Stars: Blake Wheeler has 32 points (eight goals, 24 assists) in 32 career games against Dallas. Nik Ehlers rounds out the “point or more per game against Dallas club with 15 (two goals, 13 assists) in 14 career games. Connor Hellebuyck is 6-1-1 with a .938 save percentage.
  • The Jets had a clean regular season sweep against the Stars in 2017-18 and overall have won nine of their last 10 meetings.

Stars Notebook

  • The Stars are coming off a 3-0 win against Arizona, in which they also had a flurry of goals, this time in the 2nd period. Ben Bishop seems dialed in and focused on winning games as he got the 30 save shutout. Recently acquired Connor Carrick assisted on two of the three goals against Arizona.
  • Jim Montgomery picked up his first NHL win as a head coach in that game. After years of success in the NCAA with Denver and Maine.
  • For as notable as Laine’s work against the Stars has been, Tyler Seguin has almost been as equally lethal against the Jets franchise.  He has 18 goals and 33 points in 32 career games against Atlanta/Winnipeg.
Player ratings courtesy Corsica.Hockey

Winnipeg Jets Lines

LWCRWForwards

KYLE CONNOR
Rating: 76.5#23 LW

MARK SCHEIFELE
Rating: 83.4#7 C

BLAKE WHEELER
Rating: 81.5#3 RW
FL1 Rating
Rating: 80.46#5 FL1

MATHIEU PERREAULT
Rating: 74.5#49 LW

BRYAN LITTLE
Rating: 73.7#64 C

PATRIK LAINE
Rating: 81.1#4 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 76.47#5 FL2

KRISTIAN VESALAINEN

JACK ROSLOVIC
Rating: 71.6#121 C

NIKOLAJ EHLERS
Rating: 76.1#28 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 73.86#4 FL3

ANDREW COPP
Rating: 71.2#87 LW

ADAM LOWRY
Rating: 72.6#84 C

BRANDON TANEV
Rating: 70.3#107 RW
FL4 Rating
Rating: 71.38#11 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense

JOSH MORRISSEY
Rating: 73.9#33 LD

JACOB TROUBA
Rating: 77.0#16 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 75.47#16 DL1

BEN CHIAROT
Rating: 72.1#66 LD

DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN
Rating: 81.2#7 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 76.63#4 DL2

JOE MORROW
Rating: 72.0#69 LD

TYLER MYERS
Rating: 76.2#25 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 74.07#1 DL3
GOALIES

CONNOR HELLEBUYCK
Rating: 76.4#10 G1

LAURENT BROSSOIT
Rating: 69.3#58 G2

Dallas Stars Lines

LWCRWForwards

JAMIE BENN
Rating: 81.4#8 LW

TYLER SEGUIN
Rating: 81.0#12 C

ALEXANDER RADULOV
Rating: 77.8#15 RW
FL1 Rating
Rating: 80.05#6 FL1

MATTIAS JANMARK
Rating: 70.3#150 LW

JASON SPEZZA
Rating: 71.3#128 C

BLAKE COMEAU
Rating: 70.3#106 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 70.64#31 FL2

DEVIN SHORE
Rating: 72.0#109 LW

RADEK FAKSA
Rating: 72.3#100 C

TYLER PITLICK
Rating: 71.0#86 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 71.73#17 FL3

JASON DICKINSON
Rating: 70.2#111 LW

ROOPE HINTZ
Rating: 72.5#85 C

BRETT RITCHIE
Rating: 70.5#95 RW
FL4 Rating
Rating: 71.07#13 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense

ESA LINDELL
Rating: 73.8#36 LD

JOHN KLINGBERG
Rating: 81.5#4 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 77.64#6 DL1

MARC METHOT
Rating: 71.1#91 LD

MIRO HEISKANEN
Rating: 72.2#4 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 71.65#24 DL2

CONNOR CARRICK
Rating: 72.0#67 LD

ROMAN POLAK
Rating: 70.0#84 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 71.02#20 DL3
GOALIES

BEN BISHOP
Rating: 75.1#16 G1

ANTON KHUDOBIN
Rating: 68.7#62 G2
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Gameday Prediction

The Jets, and most notably, Patrik Laine have done historically well against the Stars. I predict a 5-3 score, in favour of the Jets. I also predict that Mark Scheifele will win the rock, paper, scissors competition against Seguin.

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