Islanders look to end losing skid and stay in wild card chase as the Jets visit Long Island
After their three-game winning streak was snapped on Thursday in New Jersey, the Winnipeg Jets wrap a four-game road trip today inside UBS Arena as they face off against the New York Islanders. The Jets won the first meeting between the teams this season 4-2 back in January and with a win today would earn their first season sweep against the Islanders since the 2017-18 campaign. The Islanders have lost six games in a row following a six-game winning streak to start the month and sit five points behind Detroit for the final wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.
How to Watch Winnipeg Jets at New York Islanders:
Game Date: Mar. 23, 2024
Game Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
TV Channel: MSG Sportsnet
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Despite missing 16 games this season due to injury, Jets winger Kyle Connor leads the team with 30 goals this season having posted four goals in his last six games. The 27-year-old Michigan native has tallied 30 or more goals in six of his last seven seasons.
Connor Hellebuyck is allowing a career-best 2.30 goals per game and his .923 save percentage ranks him second in the league in both categories as the Jets own the best scoring defense in the NHL allowing just 2.36 goals per game this season.
The Islanders penalty-killing unit ranks last in the NHL allowing goals on 28.3% of opportunities against the man advantage but has held seven of their last 11 opponents without a power play goal.
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