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JNGD.S8.G51 Flight Plan: Kyle Connor And The Jets Return Home And Look To Hang Up Jackets
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Art Middleton
Jan 31, 2019, 13:30 ESTUpdated: Jan 31, 2019, 13:22 EST
The Jets return home for three games and there is hope that a little home cooking can right the ship a little bit. The Jets have picked up wins and continue to lead the Central division, but the wins have been difficult as the offense has sputtered and the defense continues to struggle with turnovers and zone exits.

Columbus Blue Jackets (28-18-3 / 4th Metro)
@
Winnipeg Jets (28-14-2 / 2nd Central)

January 31, 2019 – Puck drop: 7:00 PM CST
Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg, MB
TV: TSN 3 – Radio: TSN 1290

vs BUF: 5-4 Loss
Last Game
@ BOS: 4-3 SO Win
2-3-0 (3 L)
Last 5 Games
3-2-0 (1 W)
Cam Atkinson – 28
Goal Leader
Scheifele / Laine – 25
Artemi Panarin – 36
Assist Leader
Blake Wheeler – 53
Artemi Panarin – 55
Points Leader
Blake Wheeler – 62
15.07% (27th)
The Power Play
26.45% (4th)
83.21% (7th)
The Penalty Kill
81.17% (11th)
Joonas Korpisalo
(9-3-2 / .901 SV%)
Starting Goalie
Connor Hellebuyck
(22-24-1 / .910 SV%)
L vs MTL (22-25 / .880 SV%)
Last Goalie Start
L @ MIN (36-39 / .923 SV%)
14-8-1 on road
Road v Home Record
18-6-2 @ home

Blue Jacket Player To Watch

#9 Artemi Panarin – Left Wing

The eyes of the hockey world have been on Panarin and the Blue Jackets for some time now as the pending unrestricted free agent has been the subject of many a trade rumor leading up tot he deadline. After leading the Jackets in goals, assists and points last season, Panarin is on pace for another such year this season and there is obviously pressure to get him re-signed to a long term deal to keep him in Columbus. The fact he hasn’t given a true indication as to whether he will or not puts the Jackets in a tough spot. With Columbus fighting for a playoff spot in a tough Metropolitan division it would be a huge blow to trade him away, but the consequences of losing him for nothing at all this summer could be even worse.
In the meantime, he’ll line up on Columbus’ top line tonight to see if he can continue his point-per-game pace against the Winnipeg Jets. In 12 games played against Winnipeg, he’s managed five goals and seven assists.

Last Blue Jackets Game

Carlyle wasn’t wrong when he said his team stopped skating in the second period of their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, blowing a 3-0 lead going into the second period and ultimately losing 7-4.

Jets Player To Watch

#81 Kyle Connor – Left Wing

With seven goals and four assists, Kyle Connor has had a pretty solid month of January. He’s had three point games against Detroit and Vegas and while not an official hat trick, his two goals in regulation time and shootout game winner carried the Jets to their last victory. Kyle had a four game point streak stretch at the start of the month and has since gained points in every other game which could mean he goes point-less tonight, but with the Jets struggling to find consistent offense, they could really use another big night from number 81.
Kyle Connor’s January
ScorScorScor
DateTmOppGAPTS+/-PIMSS%SHFTTOIHITBLK
@
L
0
0
0
-2
0
6
0.0
28
22:01
1
1
W
1
0
1
1
2
2
50.0
24
17:48
0
0
W
1
0
1
0
0
4
25.0
18
19:54
0
0
@
L
0
1
1
0
2
3
0.0
24
24:52
0
1
W
1
2
3
3
0
3
33.3
21
18:48
0
0
W
0
0
0
-2
0
2
0.0
21
19:40
0
0
W
2
1
3
2
2
3
66.7
21
19:31
0
1
@
W
0
0
0
0
0
3
0.0
22
19:12
0
0
@
L
1
0
1
0
0
4
25.0
26
21:51
0
0
@
L
0
0
0
0
0
2
0.0
22
22:13
0
0
@
W
2
0
2
1
0
2
100.0
29
22:44
0
0

Last Jets Game

A couple of quick Kyle Connor goals in the third period helped mask over an otherwise poor game overall against the Bruins, but thanks to him and Connor Hellebuyck putting up a near wall in goal, the Jets were able to steal a shootout victory in Boston.
Be sure to check out our Twitter feed for any late mid-day updates to the game lineups!
You can also get up to the minute lineup combos for the Jets
including power play and penalty kill lines by checking out our line combo page.

Columbus Blue Jackets Lines

LWCRWForwards

ARTEMI PANARIN
Rating: 82.6#5 LW

PIERRE-LUC DUBOIS
Rating: 78.7#26 C

CAM ATKINSON
Rating: 81.9#4 RW
FL1 Rating
Rating: 81.05#5 FL1

NICK FOLIGNO
Rating: 73.2#50 LW

ALEXANDER WENNBERG
Rating: 70.7#144 C

JOSH ANDERSON
Rating: 73.3#56 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 72.39#29 FL2

ANTHONY DUCLAIR
Rating: 70.9#93 LW

LUKAS SEDLAK
Rating: 70.0#160 C

OLIVER BJORKSTRAND
Rating: 72.8#64 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 71.24#22 FL3

MARKUS HANNIKAINEN
Rating: 68.8#120 LW

BRANDON DUBINSKY
Rating: 69.4#173 C

RILEY NASH
Rating: 71.4#124 RW
FL4 Rating
Rating: 69.85#23 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense

ZACH WERENSKI
Rating: 76.3#16 LD

SETH JONES
Rating: 80.3#6 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 78.33#5 DL1

RYAN MURRAY
Rating: 72.5#59 LD

MARKUS NUTIVAARA
Rating: 72.6#46 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 72.56#15 DL2

SCOTT HARRINGTON
Rating: 68.7#121 LD

DAVID SAVARD
Rating: 72.2#56 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 70.47#23 DL3
GOALIES

JOONAS KORPISALO
Rating: 66.7#66 G1

SERGEI BOBROVSKY
Rating: 79.4#3 G2

Winnipeg Jets Lines

LWCRWForwards

KYLE CONNOR
Rating: 76.6#23 LW

MARK SCHEIFELE
Rating: 84.5#4 C

BLAKE WHEELER
Rating: 80.4#7 RW
FL1 Rating
Rating: 80.52#6 FL1

PATRIK LAINE
Rating: 79.4#10 LW

BRYAN LITTLE
Rating: 74.6#60 C

JACK ROSLOVIC
Rating: 69.2#121 RW
FL2 Rating
Rating: 74.43#16 FL2

MATHIEU PERREAULT
Rating: 72.0#102 LW

ADAM LOWRY
Rating: 72.1#99 C

BRANDON TANEV
Rating: 71.3#93 RW
FL3 Rating
Rating: 71.83#18 FL3

BRENDAN LEMIEUX
Rating: 73.7#44 LW

ANDREW COPP
Rating: 71.8#109 C

MASON APPLETON
Rating: 73.2#57 RW
FL4 Rating
Rating: 72.92#1 FL4
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGSDefense

JOSH MORRISSEY
Rating: 74.7#26 LD

JACOB TROUBA
Rating: 76.7#22 RD
DL1 Rating
Rating: 75.73#14 DL1

BEN CHIAROT
Rating: 71.2#88 LD

TYLER MYERS
Rating: 73.9#34 RD
DL2 Rating
Rating: 72.53#16 DL2

DMITRY KULIKOV
Rating: 69.6#114 LD

JOE MORROW
Rating: 70.8#81 RD
DL3 Rating
Rating: 70.20#24 DL3
GOALIES

CONNOR HELLEBUYCK
Rating: 75.0#15 G1

LAURENT BROSSOIT
Rating: 68.6#55 G2