Flying High on Winnipeg - a Jets Dynasty

[vinaa23]

Jets win easily in Ottawa

KANATA, JAN. 2 - Since trading for Ekman-Larsson and Vermette, the Jets allowed only 7 goals in 5 games, even shutting out one of the league's top teams. Of course, the fact that James Reimer seems to have stepped his game up also contributes to this statistic, but no one can deny that Winnipeg is a better team after the trade, being the hottest of the league right now.
The last victim of this revamped squad were the Ottawa Senators. Even away from home, the Jets had no problem to defeat the Sens by the score of 4-1, scoring 3 goals already in the first period to put the game away.

Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators
Jan 2, 2014 1 2 3 F WPG (22-9-12) 3 0 1 4 OTT (23-17-3) 0 1 0 1 Three Stars Blake Wheeler (WPG) 1 G, 2 A, 3 PTS, 0 Hits, 6 S, +/- 2 James Van Riemsdyk (WPG) 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 Hits, 4 S, +/- 2 James Reimer (WPG) 1.00 GAA, .962 SV%, 26 SA	Team Stats Comparison WPG OTT Shots on Goal 48 26 Hits 15 28 Faceoffs Won-Lost 16/12 12/16 Penalty Minutes 4:00 10:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 4 2 Time on Attack 6:57 4:23
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD WPG 5:55 J. Van Riemsdyk (7), (M. Scheifele, B. Wheeler) WPG 9:47 M. Scheifele (17), (B. Wheeler, O. Ekman-Larsson) WPG 10:34 O. Jokinen (8), (J. Van Riemsdyk, D. Setoguchi) SECOND PERIOD OTT 17:11 M. Michalek (10), (J. Cowen, J. Corvo) THIRD PERIOD WPG 2:55 B. Wheeler (25), (A. Ladd)
Winnipeg Jets - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA J. Reimer 26 25 96% 1.00
Ottawa Senators - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA C. Anderson 48 44 92% 4.00

[thedudedominick]

Getting some good play from your team lately. Keep it rolling.

[vinaa23]

Quote: Originally Posted by thedudedominick

Getting some good play from your team lately. Keep it rolling.

Thanks for your comment, friend (: Yeah, the team has been playing really well. I even managed to raise the difficulty hahahaha. Let's see if we can keep up with this mainly when the playoffs come

[vinaa23]

WINNIPEG - Injuries are taking their toll on the Jets' roster once again. Third line forward M. Frolik sustained a shoulder injury against the Buffalo Sabres and now will be out of action for 10 days. Then, things only got worse as first line Center Mark Scheifele was also injured against the Ottawa Senators. It's still pending evaluation, but the rookie will miss some playing time too.
J. Halpern, acquired in the trade with Phoenix, had to be called up from the St. John's Ice Caps and will play in the third line, with O. Jokinen and A. Vermette being moved up one line each. E. Tangradi will play as the third line Right Winger in the next few games.

Injury Report
Pos	Player	Injury Note
RW	M. Frolik	Sore shoulder - 10 days
C	M. Scheifele	Pending Evaluation

[vinaa23]

Like a soccer game

BOSTON, JAN. 4 - Both defenses and goalies made an awesome job this saturday at TD Garden as the game between Jets and Bruins had a soccer-like score on regulation time: 0-0.
In the overtime, Van Riemsdyk, a player who seems to always step up in these situations, finally found the back of the net, deflecting a shot made by Vermette to beat Tukka Rask.

Some random stats: It was the 2nd shutout for James Reimer in just 4 games. The Jets are on a 4-game winning streak. This one was just the second OT win of the team this season. The Jets are 2-7 in games that finish in overtime.

WIN STREAK ALERT: 4 games
POINT STREAK ALERT: 16 games

Winnipeg Jets at Boston Bruins
Jan 4, 2014 1 2 3 OT F WPG (23-9-12) 0 0 0 1 1 BOS (20-17-5) 0 0 0 0 0 Three Stars Tuukka Rask (BOS) 0.98 GAA, .974 SV%, 38 SA James Reimer (WPG) 0.00 GAA, 1.000 SV%, 18 SA James Van Riemsdyk (WPG) 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 1 Hit, 4 S, +/- 1	Team Stats Comparison WPG BOS Shots on Goal 38 18 Hits 23 33 Faceoffs Won-Lost 7/17 17/7 Penalty Minutes 2:00 6:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 3 1 Time on Attack 6:31 3:59
Scoring Summary OVERTIME WPG 1:16 J. Van Riemsdyk (8), (A. Vermette)
Winnipeg Jets - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA J. Reimer 18 18 100% 0.00
Boston Bruins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA T. Rask 38 37 97% 0.98

[vinaa23]

No Crosby, no problem

PITTSBURGH, JAN. 5 - With both teams dealing with key injuries, Penguins and Jets faced off sunday in Pittsburgh. In addition to forwards Scheifele and Frolik, newly acquired defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson also missed the game with a minor concussion and Jets seemed a little off on the defensive side, maybe because it was the second night of a back-to-back after the last win vs. the Bruins.
The team managed to maintain the high-flying offense, shooting the puck 48 times on goal. But Marc-Andre Fleury was on fire and denied 47 of them, only allowing a late D. Setoguchi goal when the game was already 3-0. The Penguins showed that they can take on the best opponents even when Sidney Crosby is sidelined.

Important Note: With this loss, the Pens snapped Jets' 16-game point streak and 4-game win streak.

Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 5, 2014 1 2 3 F WPG (23-10-12) 0 0 1 1 PIT (26-13-5) 1 1 2 4 Three Stars Marc-Andre Fleury (PIT) 1.00 GAA, .979 SV%, 48 SA Kris Letang (PIT) 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 0 Hits, 2 S, +/- 3 Jussi Jokinen (PIT) 1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 0 Hits, 3 S, +/- 2	Team Stats Comparison WPG PIT Shots on Goal 48 23 Hits 25 30 Faceoffs Won-Lost 22/9 9/22 Penalty Minutes 6:00 8:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 4 3 Time on Attack 7:17 3:34
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD PIT 5:19 E. Malkin (10), (P. Martin, P. Dupuis) SECOND PERIOD PIT 3:56 K. Letang (7), (L. Stempniak, M. Niskanen) THIRD PERIOD PIT 6:07 C. Kunitz (8), (J. Jokinen, B. Sutter) WPG 13:24 D. Setoguchi (11), (J. Van Riemsdyk, J. Gardiner) PIT 19:43 J. Jokinen (14), (K. Letang, P. Dupuis)
Winnipeg Jets - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA J. Reimer 23 19 83% 4.05
Pittsburgh Penguins - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA M. Fleury 48 47 98% 1.00

[vinaa23]

Jets concede 8 goals in 2 games, lose second straight

WINNIPEG, JAN. 7 - The Jets are clearly missing their injured forwards, mostly M. Scheifele. The team has scored just 3 goals in the last 3 games, while conceding 8.
Ekman-Larsson was back to the lineup, but that doesn't mean that the team won't suffer with injuries on their defensemen anymore as Michal Rozsival left the game in the first period and didn't came back. His injury is still pending evaluation.
Winnipeg now has a 4 day rest before the game against the Blue Jackets. It comes in a good time as the team seems to be struggling with problems of their own.

Tampa Bay Lightning at Winnipeg Jets
Jan 7, 2014 1 2 3 F TAM (20-20-3) 0 1 3 4 WPG (23-11-12) 0 0 1 1 Three Stars Anders Lindback (TBL) 1.00 GAA, .971 SV%, 35 SA Tyler Johnson (TBL) 2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 1 Hit, 3 S, +/- 2 Ryan Callahan (TBL) 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 5 Hits, 1 S, +/- 1	Team Stats Comparison TAM WPG Shots on Goal 29 35 Hits 28 15 Faceoffs Won-Lost 9/11 11/9 Penalty Minutes 2:00 4:00 Power Plays Converted 0 0 Power Play Opportunities 2 1 Time on Attack 5:28 6:50
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD TAM 7:30 T. Johnson (4), (M. Ohlund, B. Connolly) THIRD PERIOD TAM 10:42 T. Johnson (5), (E. Brewer, R. Malone) WPG 14:46 Z. Bogosian (3), (B. Wheeler, O. Jokinen) TAM 19:30 R. Callahan (15), (S. Stamkos, V. Hedman) TAM 19:51 V. Filpulla (8), (V. Hedman)
Tampa Bay Lightning - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA A. Lindback 35 34 97% 1.00
Winnipeg Jets - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA J. Reimer 29 25 86% 4.00

[vinaa23]

Jets win again, snap 2 game losing streak

WINNIPEG, JAN. 11 - With Scheifele and Frolik back from their minor injuries, the Jets' offense still didn't find its groove, but did enough to beat the Blue Jackets by the score of 3-1 despite a great game from Columbus' goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. The go ahead goal, scored in a Devin Setoguchi deflection, only came with 30 seconds left to play.

Columbus Blue Jackets at Winnipeg Jets
Jan 11, 2014 1 2 3 F CBJ (17-22-6) 0 0 1 1 WPG (24-11-12) 0 1 2 3 Three Stars Sergei Bobrovsky (CBJ) 2.01 GAA, .946 SV%, 37 SA Andrew Ladd (WPG) 0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 4 Hits, 6 S, +/- 3 Devin Setoguchi (WPG) 1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 Hits, 5 S, +/- 1	Team Stats Comparison CBJ WPG Shots on Goal 38 25 Hits 30 22 Faceoffs Won-Lost 7/17 17/7 Penalty Minutes 4:00 2:00 Power Plays Converted 1 0 Power Play Opportunities 1 2 Time on Attack 3:26 7:53
Scoring Summary SECOND PERIOD WPG 17:40 B. Wheeler (26), (A. Ladd, Z. Bogosian) THIRD PERIOD CBJ 8:54 B. Comeau (8) PPG, (T. Erixon, F. Tyutin) WPG 19:27 D. Setoguchi (12), (T. Enstrom, A. Ladd) WPG 19:46 M. Scheifele (18) EN, (J. Reimer)
Columbus Blue Jackets - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA S. Bobrovsky 37 35 95% 2.01
Winnipeg Jets - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA J. Reimer 25 24 96% 1.01