Winnipeg Jets: details on the Wild's playoff opponent
April 9, 2018 at 2:14AM
Record: 52-20-10 for 114 points. Winnipeg's win and point totals are franchise records.
On home ice: 32-7-2. The Jets have won a franchise-record nine straight games at Bell MTS Place. Their last loss at home was Feb. 27. Winnipeg led the NHL in home points (66) and home wins (32).
Top players: Captain Blake Wheeler's 68 assists tied for the most in the NHL. His 91 points paced the Jets. Winger Patrik Laine scored the second-most goals in the NHL with 44. Goalie Connor Hellebuyck's 30 wins on home ice tied the NHL record for most in a season. Hellebuyck's 44 wins overall tied for the league lead. Center Mark Scheifele finished at a point-per-game clip (60 in 60) after missing 21 games because of injury.
Injuries: D Dmitry Kulikov (back), D Toby Enstrom (lower body), F Matt Hendricks (lower body).
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