The reigning Presidents’ Trophy winners are currently sitting outside the Western Conference playoff picture, having lost four straight games prior to winning 5-2 in Nashville on Saturday.
Winnipeg boasts one of the game’s elite forward lines in Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, and Gabriel Vilardi. That trio has been on the ice for 21 goals at 5-on-5, the second-best mark in the NHL according to Stathletes.
The Jets’ problem has been getting scoring from beyond their top players. Connor, Scheifele and Vilardi have combined to score 26 goals at even strength. The rest of the team has combined for 28.
Winnipeg is also missing three-time Vezina Trophy winner Connor Hellebuyck, who is expected to miss four to six weeks as he recovers from knee surgery. Former Sabre Eric Comrie has seen the bulk of the action in the meantime, including a 20-save performance in the win over Nashville.