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JNGD.S8.G38 Flight Plan: Gettin’ Wild Over the Holidays
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By KB
Dec 29, 2018, 12:00 ESTUpdated: Dec 29, 2018, 11:57 EST
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The Winnipeg Jets are wrapping up their two game homestand as they take on the Wild this afternoon. This will be the final home game of 2018 and it’s been quite the year in Winnipeg. The Christmas break wasn’t kind to either team and both of them are looking to rebound after losing their first game back from the Christmas break. These two have met once so far this season and it was Minnesota who came out on top with a 4-2 victory on November 23.

Minnesota Wild (17-16-3)
@
Winnipeg Jets (24-11-2)

December 29, 2018 – Puck drop: 3:00 PM CST
Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg, MB
TV: CBC – Radio: TSN 1290

VS CHI: 5-2 LOSS
Last Game
VS CGY: 4-1 LOSS
0-4-1 (5 L)
Last 5 Games
3-2-0 (1 L)
ZACH PARISE – 16
Goal Leader
PATRIK LAINE – 23
MIKAEL GRANLUND – 25
Assist Leader
BLAKE WHEELER – 43
MIKAEL GRANLUND – 36
Points Leader
MARK SCHEIFELE – 49
22.50% (10TH)
The Power Play
28.20% (3RD)
85.30% (2ND)
The Penalty Kill
82.10% (10TH)
DEVIN DUBNYK
(12-13-3 / .911 SV%)
Starting Goalie
CONNOR HELLEBUYCK
(16-10-1 / .909 SV%)
L VS CHI (7-10 / .700 SV%)
Last Goalie Start
L VS CGY (25-28) / (.893 SV%)
7-10-0 ON ROAD
Road v Home Record
13-5-2 AT HOME

Wild Player To Watch

#22 Nino Niederreiter – Right Wing

Although Niederreiter has been held pointless in his last five games, he is a good candidate to bounce back against the Jets. Earlier this season, he had a goal and an assist in the victory over Winnipeg. Historically he’s near the 0.5 points per game mark and will have an opportunity to end his point-less drought this afternoon.
Niederreiter career NHL statistics
ScorScorScorShotShotShotIce
SeasonTmGPGAPTS+/-PIMSS%TSAATOIBLKHITTKGV
2010-11
NYI
9
1
1
2
-1
8
12
8.3
19
13:36
1
16
5
5
2011-12
NYI
55
1
0
1
-29
12
74
1.4
120
10:07
14
129
21
13
2013-14
MIN
81
14
22
36
12
44
143
9.8
227
14:06
23
175
37
24
2014-15
MIN
80
24
13
37
2
28
149
16.1
273
14:33
32
155
28
16
2015-16
MIN
82
20
23
43
9
36
159
12.6
269
15:33
19
129
35
23
2016-17
MIN
82
25
32
57
17
53
186
13.4
295
15:04
20
120
32
27
2017-18
MIN
63
18
14
32
14
36
133
13.5
219
15:00
20
58
26
21
2018-19
MIN
36
7
11
18
-9
8
66
10.6
109
14:51
13
32
18
15
6 yrs
MIN
424
108
115
223
45
205
836
12.9
1392
14:51
127
669
176
126
2 yrs
NYI
64
2
1
3
-30
20
86
2.3
139
10:36
15
145
26
18
Career
8 yrs
488
110
116
226
15
225
922
11.9
1531
14:17
142
814
202
144

Last Wild Game

The game started close as the Blackhawks and Wild traded goals in the first period. After that, it was all Chicago as Patrick Kane had a hat-trick to lead the Hawks to victory. Dubnyk struggled in this one and got pulled after giving up three goals on ten shots. Stalock didn’t fare much better as he also let in two goals and the Wild fell 5-2.

Wild Notes

Jets Player To Watch

#81Kyle Connor – Left Wing

It’s been a tough few weeks for Kyle Connor who has now gone seven straight games without a point. In the entire month of December he only has three goals and one assist in thirteen games. This is a great opportunity to bounce back as the Wild have lost five straight games and have also recently lost defensmen Matt Dumba to injury. With a depleted defense and the team not playing well, Connor could have a great game against the Wild.
Kyle Connor career NHL statistics
ScorScorScorShotShotShotIce
SeasonTmGPGAPTS+/-PIMSS%TSAATOIBLKHITTKGV
2016-17
WPG
20
2
3
5
-7
4
24
8.3
41
12:13
8
1
11
5
2017-18
WPG
76
31
26
57
8
16
192
16.1
288
16:54
26
18
39
34
2018-19
WPG
37
13
15
28
-3
6
110
11.8
172
18:50
7
4
32
17
Career
3 yrs
133
46
44
90
-2
26
326
14.1
501
16:44
41
23
82
56

Last Jets Game

The first game back after Christmas is always tough, and both the Jets and Flames had trouble finding the back of the net. Although the score was 4-1, it was a 2-1 game until the dying minutes when the Flames scored shorthanded to make it 3-1. Johnny Hockey scored the empty net goal for his fourth career hat-trick and his first in over three years. Weirdly enough, all four of Gaudreau’s hat-tricks have come in the month of December with two of them on the same day, December 22 2014, and December 22, 2015.

Jets Notes

  • Dustin Byfuglien has been fined for his slash on Johnny Gaudreau who was racing towards the empty net. It was a needless play from Buff who acted out of frustration at the game more than anything else.
  • The concussion protocol is under scrutiny once again as Hellebuyck took a knee to the side of the head. He had his head down on the ice for quite a while and it prompted many people to wonder if he should have been taken out of the game for concussion testing. He stayed in the game after getting looked at by the trainer but did not get formally tested right after the incident.
  • The Jets are set to finally leave Winnipeg after enjoying nearly a week at home for the holidays. They are off to Edmonton for a New Year’s Eve showdown before heading to the opposite side of North America to take on the Penguins. It’s a very odd two game road trip and they will likely be able to come back to Winnipeg in between as they play on December 31 and then on January 4.
  • Both Adam Lowry and Andrew Copp returned to action last game against the Flames. It’s a good sight to see as Copp has been sidelined for several weeks with concussion symptoms. Adam Lowry had a great game in his return and notched the only goal for Winnipeg.
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Minnesota Wild Lines

LWCRWForwards

JASON ZUCKER
Rating: 77.7#17 LW

ERIC STAAL
Rating: 80.4#15 C

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

ZACH PARISE
Rating: 75.5#28 LW

CHARLIE COYLE
Rating: 71.2#135 C

LUKE KUNIN
Rating: 70.6#92 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 72.42#24 FL2

JORDAN GREENWAY
Rating: 71.6#78 LW

MIKKO KOIVU
Rating: 74.1#56 C

NINO NIEDERREITER
Rating: 75.0#41 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 73.55#7 FL3

MARCUS FOLIGNO
Rating: 69.0#123 LW

ERIC FEHR
Rating: 69.1#109 C

J.T. BROWN
Rating: 69.1#110 RW
FL4 Rating
Rating: 69.07#30 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense

RYAN SUTER
Rating: 79.6#6 LD

JARED SPURGEON
Rating: 77.9#15 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 78.73#3 DL1

JONAS BRODIN
Rating: 73.9#38 LD

GREG PATERYN
Rating: 71.4#66 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 72.68#19 DL2

NICK SEELER
Rating: 70.5#104 LD

NATE PROSSER
Rating: 69.2#95 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 69.87#29 DL3
GOALIES

DEVAN DUBNYK
Rating: 71.9#32 G1

ALEX STALOCK
Rating: 68.2#55 G2
 

Winnipeg Jets Lines

LWCRWForwards

NIKOLAJ EHLERS
Rating: 78.2#14 LW

MARK SCHEIFELE
Rating: 87.4#4 C

BLAKE WHEELER
Rating: 81.0#6 RW
FL1 Rating
Rating: 82.19#2 FL1

KYLE CONNOR
Rating: 76.1#23 LW

BRYAN LITTLE
Rating: 72.8#88 C

PATRIK LAINE
Rating: 80.3#9 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 76.39#6 FL2

MATHIEU PERREAULT
Rating: 73.3#71 LW

ADAM LOWRY
Rating: 73.4#70 C

BRANDON TANEV
Rating: 70.8#89 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 72.49#13 FL3

ANDREW COPP
Rating: 71.8#74 LW
Jack Roslovic
Rating: 68.0#189 C

MASON APPLETON
FL4 Rating
Rating: 69.91#22 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense

JOSH MORRISSEY
Rating: 75.4#23 LD

JACOB TROUBA
Rating: 77.0#18 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 76.17#11 DL1

BEN CHIAROT
Rating: 70.3#108 LD

DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN
Rating: 80.5#6 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 75.41#7 DL2

DMITRY KULIKOV
Rating: 69.9#116 LD

TYLER MYERS
Rating: 74.3#30 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 72.13#11 DL3
GOALIES

CONNOR HELLEBUYCK
Rating: 75.1#17 G1

LAURENT BROSSOIT
Rating: 66.2#64 G2

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