The Winnipeg Jets look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the St. Louis Blues on Sunday. Winnipeg is sixth in the Central Division at 26-23-10 with 62 points. The Jets are well off the pace in the Western Conference in 12th place. Winnipeg was defeated by the New York Islanders 5-2 on Friday, which snapped a two-game winning streak for the Jets.
Kyle Connor is leading Winnipeg in goals scored with 36 and points with 66, while Blake Wheeler is the leader in assists with 34. In goal, Connor Hellebuyck is 19-21-9 with a goals against average of 2.99 and save percentage of .908. Winnipeg is scoring an average of 2.95 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.02 goals per game. Winnipeg’s power play scores 21.3% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 77.1% of the time.
St.Louis completes a back-to-back when hosting Winnipeg on Sunday after playing on the road Saturday against the Nashville Predators. St.Louis is second in the Central Division at 33-17-7 with 73 points and trails first-place Colorado by 14 points. The Blues are third in the Western Conference standings. St.Louis defeated the New York Rangers 6-2 on Thursday which snapped a four-game losing streak for the Blues.
Jordan Kyrou is the leading goal scorer for St Louis with 22 and the leader in points with 55, while Robert Thomas is the leader in assists with 34. In goal, Jordan Binnington is 13-12-3 with a goals-against average of 3.08 and save percentage of .904. St.Louis is scoring an average of 3.49 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.72 goals per game. The St. Louis power play scores at 25.3% of the time and it's penalty-kill unit is successful 82.7% of the time.
