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JNGD.S8.G21 Flight Plan: A Wild American Thanksgiving
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By KB
Nov 23, 2018, 10:15 ESTUpdated: Nov 23, 2018, 02:05 EST
The Winnipeg Jets are up against the Minnesota Wild in what will be a rematch of last year’s first playoff round. It’s also American Thanksgiving this weekend which means a 3:00 pm start time on a weekday. Although, maybe you’ve taken the day off work to get some Black Friday deals, in which case, you can enjoy some great hockey as the Jets and Wild go head to head.

Winnipeg Jets (12-6-2)
@
Minnesota Wild (13-7-2)

November 23, 2018 – Puck drop: 3:00 PM CST
Xcel Energy Center – Saint Paul, MN
TV: TSN 3 – Radio: TSN 1290

vs CGY: 6-3 Loss
Last Game
vs OTT: 6-4 Win
3-1-1 (1 L)
Last 5 Games
2-3-0 (1 W)
Patrik Laine – 13
Goal Leader
Mikael Granlund – 10
Blake Wheeler – 22
Assist Leader
Mikko Koivu – 15
Blake Wheeler – 25
Points Leader
Mikael Granlund – 22
31.70% (2nd)
The Power Play
23.30% (10th)
80.60% (13th)
The Penalty Kill
85.70% (3rd)
Connor Hellebuyck
(9-5-1 / .909 Sv%)
Starting Goalie
Devan Dubnyk
(9-5-2) / .921 Sv%)
L vs CGY (6-9) / .667 Sv%)
Last Goalie Start
W vs OTT (22-26) / .846 Sv%)
4-4-0 On Road
Road v Home Record
7-2-2 At Home

Jets Notebook

  • The Jets are coming off a terrible loss to Calgary where they gave up five goals in the first period. It was a poor defensive effort in the first period and Hellebuyck got pulled after letting in three goals. Brossoit didn’t fare much better as he let in two goals as well. The defensive game needs to be much better if the Jets want to compete against the Wild.
  • Connor Hellebuyck didn’t look very sharp against the Wild even though he didn’t get much help from the guys in front of him. Regardless, all eyes will be on Hellebuyck as he’s looking for a bounce back performance.
  • Patrik Laine’s hot streak continued in Calgary as he scored another two goals. With five goals in his last two games he has climbed the ranks of league scoring extremely fast going from nearly 50th in the league to the top ten.
  • This is game one of a back to back set where the Jets will fly to St. Louis right after the game. It’s always tough to play two days in a row, especially with travel, but the Jets will be able rest afterwards as they get two days off before they host Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.

Last Jets Game

Wild Notebook

  • The Wild get to enjoy Thanksgiving at home as they are in the middle of a three game homestand. They hosted Ottawa on Tuesday, and they don’t play again until next Tuesday when they finish their homestand against the Arizona Coyotes.
  • One of the surprises in the Central Division is how good the Wild have been. Many people expected them to regress given the age and state of their roster. They are proving the doubters wrong as they are second in the Central Division and playing some great hockey.
  • The defensive core for Minnesota has been exceptional to start the season. Suter, Dumba, and Spurgeon all have over 10 points which mean they are all in the top 30 for points among defensmen. Matt Dumba in particular has been outstanding as he is leading all defensemen with 10 goals.
  • The special teams battle will be intriguing to watch as the Jets have the second best powerplay in the league while the Wild have the third best penalty kill. This will be an interesting game within a game as both teams are hoping to come out on top.

Last Wild Game

Winnipeg Jets Lines

LWCRWForwards
Nikolaj Ehlers

NIKOLAJ EHLERS
Rating: 76.1#28 LW
Mark Scheifele

MARK SCHEIFELE
Rating: 85.0#5 C
Blake Wheeler

BLAKE WHEELER
Rating: 82.3#2 RW
FL1 Rating
Rating: 81.13#2 FL1
Kyle Connor

KYLE CONNOR
Rating: 77.3#21 LW
Bryan Little

BRYAN LITTLE
Rating: 73.4#71 C
Patrik Laine

PATRIK LAINE
Rating: 81.4#4 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 77.37#2 FL2
Andrew Copp

ANDREW COPP
Rating: 71.1#91 LW
Adam Lowry

ADAM LOWRY
Rating: 72.5#96 C
Brandon Tanev

BRANDON TANEV
Rating: 70.2#101 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 71.25#25 FL3
Nicolas Petan

NICOLAS PETAN
Rating: 67.9#137 LW
Jack Roslovic

JACK ROSLOVIC
Rating: 71.1#136 C
Mathieu Perreault

MATHIEU PERREAULT
Rating: 73.9#45 RW
FL4 Rating
Rating: 70.97#10 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense
Josh Morrissey

JOSH MORRISSEY
Rating: 74.4#32 LD
Jacob Trouba

JACOB TROUBA
Rating: 77.3#19 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 75.90#12 DL1
Ben Chiarot

BEN CHIAROT
Rating: 72.5#58 LD
Dustin Byfuglien

DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN
Rating: 81.9#2 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 77.20#2 DL2
Joe Morrow

JOE MORROW
Rating: 70.3#110 LD
Tyler Myers

TYLER MYERS
Rating: 74.2#35 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 72.26#8 DL3
GOALIES
Connor Hellebuyck

CONNOR HELLEBUYCK
Rating: 75.8#13 G1
Laurent Brossoit

LAURENT BROSSOIT
Rating: 66.8#63 G2

Minnesota Wild Lines

LWCRWForwards
Jason Zucker

JASON ZUCKER
Rating: 77.7#20 LW
Eric Staal

ERIC STAAL
Rating: 80.4#17 C
Mikael Granlund

MIKAEL GRANLUND
Rating: 78.4#29 RW
FL1 Rating
Rating: 78.83#14 FL1
Zach Parise

ZACH PARISE
Rating: 76.0#30 LW
Mikko Koivu

MIKKO KOIVU
Rating: 75.9#41 C
Nino Niederreiter

NINO NIEDERREITER
Rating: 73.9#42 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 75.26#6 FL2
Jordan Greenway

JORDAN GREENWAY
Rating: 71.4#89 LW
Joel Eriksson Ek

JOEL ERIKSSON EK
Rating: 70.5#149 C
Charlie Coyle

CHARLIE COYLE
Rating: 71.7#117 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 71.23#25 FL3
Marcus Foligno

MARCUS FOLIGNO
Rating: 70.0#113 LW
Eric Fehr

ERIC FEHR
Rating: 69.9#106 C
J.T. Brown

J.T. BROWN
Rating: 69.0#114 RW
FL4 Rating
Rating: 69.63#24 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense
Ryan Suter

RYAN SUTER
Rating: 79.4#5 LD
Mathew Dumba

MATHEW DUMBA
Rating: 78.6#15 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 79.01#2 DL1
Jonas Brodin

JONAS BRODIN
Rating: 74.4#32 LD
Jared Spurgeon

JARED SPURGEON
Rating: 77.5#18 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 75.93#5 DL2
Nick Seeler

NICK SEELER
Rating: 72.1#70 LD
Greg Pateryn

GREG PATERYN
Rating: 71.6#69 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 71.85#13 DL3
GOALIES
Devan Dubnyk

DEVAN DUBNYK
Rating: 73.0#26 G1
Alex Stalock

ALEX STALOCK
Rating: 69.6#49 G2

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