Winnipeg Jets Game Notes - May 21, 2021 at Edmonton Oilers

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Game Notes May 21 - Game 2 at Edmonton Series Schedule Date May 19 May 21 May 23 May 24 May 26 May 28 May 30

Loc EDM EDM WPG WPG EDM WPG EDM

Time/Res 4-1 W 8:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8:45 p.m. TBD TBD TBD

Series Jets lead 1-0 Sportsnet/680 CJOB Sportsnet/680 CJOB Sportsnet/680 CJOB Sportsnet/680 CJOB Sportsnet/680 CJOB Sportsnet/680 CJOB

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

Loc WPG WPG EDM EDM EDM EDM WPG WPG WPG

Sc/Time 4-3 6-4 6-5 3-2 2-1 4-2 3-0 6-1 3-1

Res/Rec L W W L L L L L L

Broadcast Information TV: SPORTSNET Play-By-Play: Analyst: Rinkside:

Harnarayan Singh Louie DeBrusk Gene Principe

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

Paul Edmonds Jamie Thomas Kelly Moore

Upcoming Media Schedule Date May 21 May 22 May 23

Event Time Morning Skate 11:30 a.m. MT Jets at Edmonton Oilers 7:00 p.m. MT Travel Day - No Media Availability Morning Skate 9:30 a.m. Jets vs. Edmonton Oilers 6:30 p.m.

Playoffs By Game….. Game 2: 2-5 Game 2 on the Road: 1-2 Overtime: 1-2 Home OT Games: 0-1 Road OT Games: 1-1

Opening Win

The Jets struck first in this best-of-seven series with a 4-1 win against Edmonton Wednesday night…It was the fourth time in franchise history the Jets have started a series with a win and are 2-1 in the previous three series when winning the first game…Tucker Poolman and Dominic Toninato, who each didn’t have a goal during the regular season, scored Winnipeg’s first two goals, while Kyle Connor and Blake Wheeler had empty-net goals…Logan Stanley led the Jets with eight hits.

Playoff Debuts

Defenceman Logan Stanley and forwards Kristian Vesalainen made their Stanley Cup Playoff debuts on Wednesday night…Twenty-four players on the Jets playoff roster have played in at least one playoff game.

4 X 2

The Jets had four players post two points in Game 1…Mark Scheifele had two assists and leads the Jets franchise with 12 multi-point games all-time in the playoffs…Blake Wheeler had a goal and an assist for his ninth multi-point playoff game with the Jets, which is second all-time.

Helle Good

Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck turned away 32 of 33 shots to get the win on Wednesday…It was his 28th consecutive start in the playoffs for the Jets…During his career, Hellebuyck has a .934 save percentage in 16 playoff games when he’s faced 30 shots or more.

Clinched

The Jets are competing in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and sixth time in franchise history…The Jets finished third in the Scotia North Division and face the Edmonton Oilers in the first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Life on the Road

The Jets went 17-10-1 on the road, which was tied for seventh in the NHL…The Jets went 9-4-0 in their last 13 road games and lost consecutive games on the road just twice…Winnipeg’s .625


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