The Winnipeg Jets (1-1), coming off a 6-4 win over the Florida Panthers, host the Los Angeles Kings (0-1-1) at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday, October 17 at 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+ and BSW. The Kings lost to the Carolina Hurricanes 6-5 in a shootout in their most recent outing.
Jets vs. Kings Game Info
- Game Day: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV Channel: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Jets and Kings Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Jets Insights
- The Jets ranked 21st in the league last season with 246 goals scored (three per game).
- Defensively, the Jets were one of the stingiest units in league action, allowing 224 total goals (2.7 per game) to rank 10th.
- Their +22 goal differential ranked 13th in the league.
- The 52 power-play goals the Jets scored last season ranked 16th in the NHL (on 270 power-play chances).
- The Jets had the league’s 23rd-ranked power-play conversion rate (19.26%).
- The Jets scored seven shorthanded goals last season.
- The Jets killed 82.43% of opponent power plays, the seventh-best percentage in the league.
- The Jets had the 21st-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 48.9%.
- The Jets shot 9.9% as a team (18th in the league).
- The Jets shut out opponents four times last season. As a team, they averaged 21.8 hits and 13.6 blocked shots per game.
Jets Key Players
- Kyle Connor, a productive offensive player last season for Winnipeg, put up 80 points on the season.
- Having scored 16 goals and adding 60 assists a year ago, Joshua Morrissey was an important piece of the offense for Winnipeg over the course 78 games.
- Winnipeg’s scoring effort last season was aided by Mark Scheifele’s 76 points, including 26 assists.
- Last season for Winnipeg, Connor Hellebuyck (37-25-2) posted a 1.9 goals-against average, and a save percentage of 92.006.
Jets Injuries
Ville Heinola: Ankle (Out)
Kings Insights
- With 274 goals (3.3 per game) last season, the Kings had the league’s 10th-best offense.
- The Kings’ total of 254 goals allowed (3.1 per game) was 16th in the NHL.
- With a goal differential of +20, they were 14th in the league.
- The Kings had 68 power-play goals (fourth-most in NHL) on 269 chances.
- The Kings had the NHL’s fourth-best power-play percentage (25.28%).
- The Kings had seven shorthanded goals (16th in league).
- At 75.84%, the Kings had the 24th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Kings won 53.3% of faceoffs, third-best in the NHL.
- With a shooting percentage of 10.3%, the Kings were 12th in the league.
- The Kings shut out their opponents three times.
Kings Key Players
- Anze Kopitar totaled 74 points (0.9 per game) for Los Angeles last season, with 28 goals and 46 assists in 82 games (playing 20:18 per game).
- Kevin Fiala amassed 72 points last season, with 23 goals and 49 assists.
- Adrian Kempe was a crucial player on offense for Los Angeles with 41 goals and 26 assists.
- Cam Talbot had a 17-14-2 record last season, with an 89.840 save percentage (43rd in the league). He gave up 95 goals (1.4 goals against average).
Kings Injuries
Viktor Arvidsson: Lower Body (Out)