The Winnipeg Jets look to bounce back from a loss when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Thursday in northern California. The Jets lost to the Los Angeles Kings 4-1 to snap a five-game winning streak. Winnipeg’s only goal was scored by Mathieu Perrault. Connor Hellebuyck made 27 saves in net for the Jets. The loss was just the second for Winnipeg in its last 11 games.
San Jose won its fifth straight game on Tuesday after defeating the Minnesota Wild 4-0. Logan Couture scored a pair of goals while Martin Jones stopped 26 shots to post his first shutout of the season. Joe Pavelski and Lukas Radil also scored for the red-hot Sharks. San Jose has moved to second place in the Pacific division just three points behind first place Calgary.
Patrik Laine leads the Jets in goals scored with 23. Blake Wheeler is the leader in assists with 39, while Mark Scheifele is the points leader with 46. Connor Hellebuyck is 15-9-1 with a goal’s against average of 2.90 and save percentage of .908. Winnipeg this season is 5th in goals scored per game at 3.56 and 13th in goals against at 2.85.
Joe Pavelski leads the Sharks in goals scored with 21. Brent Burns is the Sharks leader in assists with 30, while Logan Couture is the points leader with 36. Goaltender Martin Jones is 14-7-3 and has a goals against average of 2.81 and save percentage of .901. San Jose is 13th in goals per game at 3.10 and 17th in goals against at 3.03.
