Game 67 : D-Day

[FrostyWinnipeg]

Stats: 42-20-2 @ 45-17-4
Streaks: W1 @ W1
Last Ten: 8-2-0 @ 6-3-1

Injury Report:
 WPG - Pionk(week to week)
 DAL - Bichel(day to day), Hintz(out), Heiskanen(long term injured reserved),  Sequin/Lundkvist(injured reserved)

 

Edited March 16 by FrostyWinnipeg

[captaincanuck12]

That's two straight games the Pylon has been scratched.  Amazing!  Shitty news about Pionk though!

[TrueBlue4ever]

“Big D” vs the best D. Less than 100 seats left (aside from scattered single seats) before it is declared a sellout. 

[iHeart]

oh man Pionk's been hiding his injury? he's making the same mistakes Wheels made

[Goalie]

True North 

[iHeart]

Samberg opens the scoring

[captaincanuck12]

KFC makes it 2-0.  What a release 

[TrueBlue4ever]

Scheifele came to play tonight. Tanev works 50% harder than any other player, what a motor! And Schenn is a hitting machine.  Crushed Rantonen into the Jets net. Solid period. Atmosphere at the arena is electric tonight. 

[captaincanuck12]

It's a sellout crowd tonight.  Friday night hockey.   Clash of the Central division Titans.

[FrostyWinnipeg]

10 minutes ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Scheifele came to play tonight. Tanev works 50% harder than any other player, what a motor! And Schenn is a hitting machine.  Crushed Rantonen into the Jets net. Solid period. Atmosphere at the arena is electric tonight. 

Kevin He needs to be Tanev's Padawan.

[captaincanuck12]

That's such a horseshit non-call on Demelo... Stick in the gloves that took away a prime scoring opportunity.   

[iHeart]

Does our Chicken feel lucky?

[TrueBlue4ever]

Not too pleased with the reffing. A brutal missed offside by two feet on the Stars and two called on the Jets player who carried the puck over the line. And for all the stuff that has been let go, that interference call on Miller for a body check was weak. Just be consistent, they are not tonight. 

[iHeart]

andrea on standby....or not

Edited March 15 by iHeart

[captaincanuck12]

The fourth line chips in the 4th goal.  Jets only have 16 shots so far.  Yet 4 goals.  The boys came to play

[iHeart]

 

 

And there goes our shutout

[FrostyWinnipeg]

3 Stars: 🥇 55 🥈 81 🥉 13

 

Edited March 15 by FrostyWinnipeg

[captaincanuck12]

Huge win. 10 points clear of the Stars, although they still have two games in hand.    

I'm really enjoying not seeing Logan Stanley in the lineup.

[Piggy 1]

Thats playoff hockey. Too bad Helle didnt get the goose egg.  Huge win.

[Goalie]

Jets wanted it and got it. Lively crowd helps. 

[TrueBlue4ever]

Of all of Hellebuyck’s stats this year (#1 in wins, GAA, save %, shutouts, games and minutes played, goals saved above expected, games with save % above .900, % of games with save % above .900) this might be the most astounding - of his 51 starts, he has given up one goal or less in 21 of them. Imagine going into a game thinking that to have a chance at a win, you will need to basically shut out the 3rd best offence in hockey right now. How he is not the runaway leader for the Hart Trophy right now, especially given his team’s overall success, is beyond me. 

[Goalie]

5 hours ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Of all of Hellebuyck’s stats this year (#1 in wins, GAA, save %, shutouts, games and minutes played, goals saved above expected, games with save % above .900, % of games with save % above .900) this might be the most astounding - of his 51 starts, he has given up one goal or less in 21 of them. Imagine going into a game thinking that to have a chance at a win, you will need to basically shut out the 3rd best offence in hockey right now. How he is not the runaway leader for the Hart Trophy right now, especially given his team’s overall success, is beyond me. 

If he don’t win hart and Jets finish first overall it’s bullshit. Same with the Vézina. Engrave his name on both this year

[HardCoreBlue]

Come playoff time, smaller speed skilled players like Ehlers, Connor, CF are going to have half the space they're use to doing their thing in regular season.

Time to amp it up, find a way to get er done (been in Alberta way too long 🙂).

 

 

 

[HardCoreBlue]

6 hours ago, TrueBlue4ever said:

Of all of Hellebuyck’s stats this year (#1 in wins, GAA, save %, shutouts, games and minutes played, goals saved above expected, games with save % above .900, % of games with save % above .900) this might be the most astounding - of his 51 starts, he has given up one goal or less in 21 of them. Imagine going into a game thinking that to have a chance at a win, you will need to basically shut out the 3rd best offence in hockey right now. How he is not the runaway leader for the Hart Trophy right now, especially given his team’s overall success, is beyond me. 

Once again as usual Jets overall getting no consistent respect in the hockey pundit world. They'll say the Jets are impressive but until they make some noise in the playoffs pretenders label remains intact.

I get it, I agree the Jets badly need to go deep into the playoffs to change that label but on the other hand show a bit more respect than Jets are doing well top of the league but lets get back to the Leafs.

Imagine if the Leafs were top of the league for most of the season ugh the noise moreso then the high level of noise already would be unbearable. They'd be mapping out the SC route and suggesting everyone else is playing for second.

Yes, its the market, blah blah blah.

[Goalie]

I’m ok with tsn not pumping our tires cuz that’s the kiss of death.
 

i think last night was a playoff like game. Jets dominated with speed and solid d play. Frustrated Dallas a lot and Big D Couldn’t keep up at times and they certainly were trying hard to do that but just couldn’t. Jets didn’t let them. If Jets play like they did tonight game 1 2 3 4  whoever they play (looking like wildcard team) so Calgary Vancouver. Maybe Anaheim who knows just yet, they win the series 4 0. Dallas couldn’t generate cuz jets didn’t let them. Helle made some big saves but honestly, I think we won with Comrie playing tonight. That’s how shutdown they were defensively.

Edited March 15 by Goalie