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2017–18 Winnipeg Jets season

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2017–18 Winnipeg Jets
Division2nd Central
Conference2nd Western
2017–18 record52–20–10
Home record32–7–2
Road record20–13–8
Goals for277
Goals against218
Team information
General managerKevin Cheveldayoff
CoachPaul Maurice
CaptainBlake Wheeler
Alternate captainsDustin Byfuglien
Mark Scheifele
ArenaBell MTS Place
Average attendance15,321[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Jacksonville Icemen (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsPatrik Laine (44)
AssistsBlake Wheeler (68)
PointsBlake Wheeler (91)
Penalty minutesDustin Byfuglien (112)
Plus/minusMark Scheifele (+19)
WinsConnor Hellebuyck (44)
Goals against averageConnor Hellebuyck (2.36)

The 2017–18 Winnipeg Jets season was the 19th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the seventh in Winnipeg, since the franchise relocated from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season.[2] The Jets clinched their second playoff spot since relocating from Atlanta after beating the Nashville Predators 5–4 in a shootout on March 25, 2018. The Jets finished the season with 114 points, the second-best record in the NHL. Both are the best-ever finishes for both the Thrashers/Jets franchise and any Winnipeg-based NHL team.

On April 11, 2018, the Jets won their first playoff game in franchise history when they defeated the Minnesota Wild 3–2 ending an 8-game playoff losing streak. On April 20, 2018, the team won its first playoff series when they defeated the Wild 5–0 and advanced to the Second Round. They then took the Presidents' Trophy-winning Nashville Predators to seven games to advance to the Western Conference Final – the deepest playoff run for a Winnipeg-based NHL team. The original Jets only got as far as the second round during their run in Winnipeg, in 1985 and 1987. Their season would come to an end during the Western Conference Final where they lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in five games.

Standings

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Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 p – Nashville Predators 82 53 18 11 47 267 211 +56 117
2 x – Winnipeg Jets 82 52 20 10 48 277 218 +59 114
3 x – Minnesota Wild 82 45 26 11 42 253 232 +21 101
4 x – Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 41 257 237 +20 95
5 St. Louis Blues 82 44 32 6 41 226 222 +4 94
6 Dallas Stars 82 42 32 8 38 235 225 +10 92
7 Chicago Blackhawks 82 33 39 10 32 229 256 −27 76
Source: National Hockey League[3]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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The pre-season schedule was published on June 12, 2017.[4]

Regular season

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The regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.[5]

2017–18 game log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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2018 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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Final Stats[6]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular season[6]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Connor Hellebuyck 67 64 3,965:54 44 11 9 156 2.36 2048 .924 6 0 2 0
Steve Mason 13 12 684:53 5 6 1 37 3.24 392 .906 1 0 1 0
Michael Hutchinson 3 3 128:45 2 1 0 7 3.26 75 .907 0 0 1 0
Eric Comrie 3 3 180:26 1 2 0 12 3.99 94 .872 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Connor Hellebuyck 17 17 1,015:07 9 8 40 2.36 511 .922 2 0 0 2
Steve Mason 1 0 20:00 0 0 0 0.00 7 1.000 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Jets. Statistics reflect time with the Jets only.
Denotes player was traded mid-season. Statistics reflect time with the Jets only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Transactions

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The Jets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

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Date Details Ref
June 21, 2017 To Vegas Golden Knights
1st-round pick in 2017
3rd-round pick in 2019
To Winnipeg Jets
CBJ's 1st-round pick in 2017
Expansion Draft considerations[a]
[7]
February 26, 2018 To St. Louis Blues
Erik Foley
Conditional 1st-round pick in 2018
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2020
To Winnipeg Jets
Paul Stastny
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February 26, 2018 To Montreal Canadiens
4th-round pick in 2018
To Winnipeg Jets
Joe Morrow
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Notes:

Player signings

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Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24) Ben Chiarot 2-year, $2.8 million [24]
July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10) Brandon Tanev 1-year, $700,000 [25]
July 12, 2017 (2017-07-12) Andrew Copp 2-year, $2 million [26]
July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13) Mason Appleton 3-year, $2.275 million entry-level contract [27]
July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17) JC Lipon 1-year, $650,000 [28]
July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24) Connor Hellebuyck 1-year, $2.25 million [29]
September 14, 2017 (2017-09-14) Bryan Little 6-year, $31.746 million contract extension [30]
September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25) Luke Green 3-year, $2.54 million entry-level contract [31]
October 4, 2017 (2017-10-04) Nikolaj Ehlers 7-year, $42 million [32]
March 25, 2018 (2018-03-25) C. J. Suess 1-year, $925,000 entry-level contract [33]
May 19, 2018 (2018-05-19) Mikhail Berdin 3-year, entry-level contract [34]

Draft picks

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Below are the Winnipeg Jets' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 241 Kristian Vesalainen LW  Finland Frölunda HC (SHL)
2 43 Dylan Samberg D  United States Hermantown High School (USHS)
3 74 Johnny Kovacevic D  Canada Merrimack College (Hockey East)
4 105 Santeri Virtanen C  Finland TPS U20 (Jr. A SM-liiga)
5 136 Leon Gawanke D  Germany Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL)
6 167 Arvid Holm G  Sweden Karlskrona HK (J20 SuperElit)
7 198 Skyler McKenzie C  Canada Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
7 2112 Croix Evingson D  United States Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)

Draft notes:[35]

  1. The Columbus Blue Jackets' first-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 21, 2017, that sent a first-round pick in 2017, a third-round pick in 2019 to Vegas and ensured that Vegas selected Chris Thorburn in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft from Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.[36]
  2. The Montreal Canadiens' seventh-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2016 to Montreal in exchange for this pick.[37]

References

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  30. ^ "Jets extend Bryan Little". nhl.com. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
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