Winnipeg Jets Game Notes - April 16, 2021 vs. Edmonton Oilers

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THE RUNDOWN EDM

STAT

WPG

42 25 15 2 52 134 120 26.7 79.0

GP W L OTL PTS GF GA PP% PK%

44 27 14 3 57 144 117 26.7 81.0

LAST FIVE GAMES Date

Opp

Sc

Res

Str

Apr. 8 Apr. 10 Apr. 12 Apr. 14 Apr. 15

at MTL at MTL at OTT at OTT at TOR

4-2 5-0 4-2 3-2 5-2

W W L W W

2W 3W 1L 1W 2W

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NEXT FIVE GAMES Date

Opp

TV

Radio

Apr. 21 Apr. 23 Apr. 24 Apr. 26 Apr. 28

TOR TOR TOR EDM EDM

Sportsnet TSN3 HNIC TSN3 TSN3

680 CJOB/Power 97 680 CJOB/Power 97 680 CJOB/Power 97 680 CJOB/Power 97 680 CJOB/Power 97

GAME 45 • SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 • 6:00 P.M. • BELL MTS PLACE

The Jets begin a five-game homestand on Saturday night, with the first of three games against the Edmonton Oilers. Between the first and second game against the Oilers, the Jets host the Toronto Maple Leafs for two games next week.

The Jets are coming off a five-game road trip, during which they went 4-1-0.

Winnipeg has played 17 of their past 22 games on the road.

Winnipeg is 25-for-28 (89.3%) on the penalty kill in their past eight games and have not surrendered a goal on the penalty kill in 10 of their past 16 games.

SEASON SERIES Date

Loc

Sc/Time

Res/Rec

Jan. 24 Jan. 26 Feb. 15 Feb. 17 Mar. 18 Mar. 20 Apr. 17 Apr. 26 Apr. 28

WPG WPG EDM EDM EDM EDM WPG WPG WPG

4-3 6-4 6-5 3-2 2-1 4-2

L W W L L L

BROADCAST INFO TV: Sportsnet Play-By-Play: Analyst: Rinkside:

Harnarayan Singh Greg Millen Scott Oake

The Jets are 6-for-16 (28.6%) on the power play in their past four games.

The Jets have 13 games on the schedule in 30 days in April.

Winnipeg is 27-4-4 in regular season games in April since 2014.

Kyle Connor (21) and Nikolaj Ehlers (20) both reached the 20-goal mark on Thursday.

Mark Scheifele is tied for seventh in NHL scoring with 52 points (17G, 35A) in 45 games this season. He’s one of only four players in the NHL this season with 15 goals and 35 assists.

Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97 Play-By-Play: Analyst: Studio Host:

Paul Edmonds Jamie Thomas Kelly Moore

Last Game

GAME STORYLINES

Derek Forbort ranks third in the NHL this season with 93 blocked shots.

The Jets made one deadline acquisition on Monday, acquiring defenceman Jordie Benn from the Vancouver Canucks.

Apr. 15 at TOR - 5-2 W Jets Scorers: Ehlers (19, 20), Connor (20, 21), Scheifele (17) Maple Leafs Scorers: Galchenyuk (3), Tavares (14) Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (31 sv, 2 ga) Maple Leafs Goaltenders: Jack Campbell (3 sv, 3 ga), David Rittich (16 sv, 1 ga) Jets PP: 2-for-3 Jets PK: 4-for-4

Recap: The Jets scored three goals in a span of 3:09 in the first period en route to a 5-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night… Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor each scored twice to break the 20-goal mark for the season, while Mark Scheifele scored and had two assists... Tucker Poolman led the Jets with nine hits.

Three Stars: 1. Ehlers 2. Scheifele 3. Connor

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