Winnipeg Jets
7-8-317 PTS6th in the Central divisionNHL
Playoff odds
21%
Power play
21.8 %
Penalty kill
71.7 %
Goals per game
2.72
Goals against
3.50
Faceoffs
46.6 %
Playoff odds
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21%
Top 3 in division
3%
Win the division
<1%
Projected points
87
77–97
Performance
Actual goals: on pace for 69 pts
Expected goals: on pace for 75 pts
Actual and expected goals tell the same story.
Talent (WAR)
Lineup: 22.2 WAR (16th of 32)
- Nico Daws4.9
- Clay Stevenson4.0
- Mark Scheifele3.0
- Gabriel Vilardi2.9
- Kyle Connor2.7
Injuries
Cost the rest of the way: −0.1 win
- Vladislav Namestnikov (9 g.)−0.1
Team Pulse · 2026-27
All 32 teams →Team Pulse says which way the team is heading (−100 to +100), first over its last five seasons, then this season. The rating this year, separately, says how good it is right now (0 to 100): an average team can rise fast, an excellent one can decline.
5-year pulse
+4
→ Stable
- RESResults
- →
- OFFOffense
- →
- DEFDefense
- →
- PPPower play
- →
- PKPenalty kill
- →
- GOALGoaltending
- →
- POSPossession
- →
Rating this year
22/ 100
27 of 32
Changes as the season goes: after 7 games, last season still counts for 74%. It fades with every game.
Pulse this season
0
→ Stable
- OFFOffense
- 16
- →
- DEFDefense
- 30
- →
- PPPower play
- 44
- ↑
- PKPenalty kill
- 32
- →
- GOALGoaltending
- 43
- →
- POSPossession
- 23
- →
- ROSTERRoster
- 36
- →
Why Winnipeg Jets is stable
- Over 5 years (21-22 to 25-26): index 98.5 → 93.8, stable (+0.5 per season); improving: the power play and defense.
- EV xGA/60: 2.54 → 2.75 (↑ 8%, worse)
- PP xGF/60: 7.18 → 7.06 (↓ 1.7%, worse)
- xGA ÷ goals allowed: 0.963 → 1.098 (↑ 14.1%, better)
- Roster: 1 key player rising, 8 declining, 9 stable.
- The progress comes mostly from the power play; the core is declining.
- Early season (7 games): the pulse rests mostly on the roster, and last season still weighs heavily in the rating this year.
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Pulse by horizon
| 10 games | Season | 1 year | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Pulse | — | — | 0 | -6 |
| OFF · Offense | — | — | -2 | -8 |
| DEF · Defense | — | — | -8 | -18 |
| PP · Power play | — | — | +28 | +20 |
| PK · Penalty kill | — | — | -4 | -5 |
| GOAL · Goaltending | — | — | +10 | +1 |
| POS · Possession | — | — | -2 | -7 |
| ROSTER · Roster | — | — | -11 | -11 |
— : not enough games yet for that horizon (last 10 vs previous 10: 20 games; season: 25). The 5- and 10-year horizons will come with past seasons' history.
Roster Trend · -11 (core -11)
| Player | Trend | PAL | WAR/60 | Scoring | Passing | Defense | Skating | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh MorrisseyD · 31 · core | → -9 | -16 | -2 | 0 | -1 | +5 | -2 | -15 |
| Kyle ConnorW · 29 · core | ↓ -14 | -14 | -4 | -6 | -2 | +1 | -10 | 0 |
| Gabriel VilardiC · 27 · core | → -7 | -5 | -1 | -2 | +2 | -17 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan SambergD · 27 · core | ↓ -25 | -6 | -11 | -32 | -23 | +1 | +2 | 0 |
| Dylan DeMeloD · 33 · core | → -3 | +2 | 0 | -3 | -14 | +6 | 0 | -30 |
| Mark ScheifeleC · 33 · core | ↓ -10 | -21 | -5 | -3 | +6 | -2 | +14 | -30 |
| Alex IafalloW · 32 | ↓ -28 | -19 | -31 | -8 | -14 | 0 | +1 | -15 |
| Mario FerraroD · 28 | ↑ +15 | +16 | +15 | +6 | +3 | +18 | -25 | 0 |
| Cole PerfettiC · 24 | ↓ -13 | -6 | -25 | -1 | -7 | +4 | +3 | +15 |
| Adam LowryC · 33 | ↓ -27 | -17 | -30 | -18 | -2 | +2 | -3 | -30 |
| Morgan BarronC · 27 | → +6 | -12 | +27 | +11 | +1 | -2 | +1 | 0 |
| Nino NiederreiterW · 34 | → -7 | +1 | -7 | -9 | -7 | +5 | -5 | -30 |
| Vladislav NamestnikovC · 33 | ↓ -18 | -20 | +8 | -5 | -19 | 0 | -6 | -30 |
| Neal PionkD · 31 | ↓↓ -46 | -41 | -17 | -17 | -24 | -4 | -13 | -15 |
| Cole KoepkeW · 28 | → -1 | +1 | -5 | -4 | +2 | -8 | +9 | 0 |
| Elias SalomonssonD · 22 | → 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +30 |
| Isak RosenW · 23 | → 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +30 |
| Haydn FleuryD · 30 | → -1 | -6 | +1 | +17 | -10 | -7 | +3 | -15 |
A player's trend compares 2025-26 with 2024-25 (PAL, WAR per 60, SC, PA, DF, SK ratings, in percentile points) and adds age. Roster Trend weights each player by ice time and importance: a rising fourth line doesn't offset a declining top center.
The Winnipeg Jets story
Born in the World Hockey Association in 1972, the franchise quickly became a powerhouse, reaching the Avco Cup Finals five times and winning the championship in 1976, 1978 and 1979. The club joined the NHL in 1979 when the leagues merged, endured difficult inaugural seasons shaped by the 1979 expansion draft, then enjoyed a run of playoff appearances through the 1980s before being deactivated and relocated after the 1995–96 season.
The modern incarnation returned when True North Sports & Entertainment purchased and moved the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg for the 2011–12 season, adopting the Jets name while the original franchise records initially remained with the Coyotes. Those records were later consolidated on September 24, 2026, altering the historical line that had the original Jets deactivated from 1996 to 1999. Today the club plays at Canada Life Centre under owner True North, led on ice by captain Adam Lowry and coached by Scott Arniel.
A handful of figures have left an outsized imprint on the city and franchise: longtime leaders such as Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd helped define recent eras, while ownership and management decisions by True North reshaped the team’s fate. Current captain Adam Lowry and coach Scott Arniel represent the present chapter as the Jets pursue stability and postseason success.
Historical facts from Wikipedia and NHL archives; text written by PickALeague.
The franchise
- Founded
- 1979
- First season
- 1979-80
- City
- Winnipeg
- Home
- Canada Life Centre
- Seats
- 15,004
- Head coach
- Scott Arniel
- Captain
- Adam Lowry
Retired numbers
- None
Captains
- Adam Lowry2023-24 – Present
- (No Captain)2022-23
- Blake Wheeler2016-17 – 2021-22
- Andrew Ladd2010-11 – 2015-16
- Ilya Kovalchuk2009-10
- (No Captain) and Ilya Kovalchuk2008-09
- Bobby Holik2007-08
- Scott Mellanby2005-06 – 2006-07
- Shawn McEachern2002-03 – 2003-04
- Ray Ferraro2001-02
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- Steve Staios2000-01
- Kelly Buchberger1999-00
- Kris King1995-96
- Keith Tkachuk1994-95
- Dean Kennedy and Keith Tkachuk1993-94
- Troy Murray and Dean Kennedy1992-93
- Troy Murray1991-92
- Randy Carlyle and Thomas Steen (Co-Captains)1990-91
- Randy Carlyle, Dale Hawerchuk and Thomas Steen (Tri-Captains)1989-90
- Dale Hawerchuk1984-85 – 1988-89
- Lucien DeBlois1983-84
- Dave Christian and Lucien DeBlois1982-83
- Dave Christian and Barry Long1981-82
- Morris Lukowich and Scott Campbell1980-81
- Lars-Erik Sjoberg1979-80
Head coaches
- Scott ArnielOct. 9, 2024 – Present
- Rick BownessOct. 14, 2022 – April 30, 2024
- Dave LowryDec. 17, 2021 – May 1, 2022
- Paul MauriceJan. 13, 2014 – Dec. 14, 2021
- Claude NoelOct. 9, 2011 – Jan. 11, 2014
- Craig RamsayOct. 8, 2010 – April 10, 2011
- John AndersonOct. 10, 2008 – April 10, 2010
- Don WaddellOct. 18, 2007 – April 5, 2008
- Bob HartleyJan. 15, 2003 – Oct. 16, 2007
- Don WaddellDec. 27, 2002 – Jan. 13, 2003
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- Curt FraserOct. 2, 1999 – Dec. 23, 2002
- Terry SimpsonApril 5, 1995 – April 28, 1996
- John PaddockOct. 4, 1991 – April 1, 1995
- Bob MurdochOct. 6, 1989 – March 31, 1991
- Rick BownessFeb. 9 – April 2, 1989
- Dan MaloneyOct. 9, 1986 – Feb. 5, 1989
- John Ferguson Sr.March 5 – April 12, 1986
- Barry LongNov. 23, 1983 – March 3, 1986
- Tom WattOct. 6, 1981 – Nov. 21, 1983
- Mike SmithFeb. 17 – April 5, 1981
- Bill SutherlandDec. 13, 1980 – Feb. 15, 1981
- Tom McVieNov. 18, 1979 – Dec. 10, 1980
- Bill SutherlandNov. 10-16, 1979
- Tom McVieOct. 10 – Nov. 7, 1979 * Date range indicates first and last games coached during tenure (regular season or playoffs)
Fun facts: Winnipeg Jets
Do the Winnipeg Jets play tonight?
Not today. Their next game is on November 11, 2026, against the New Jersey Devils, at 7:00 p.m..
What channel is the Winnipeg Jets game on?
Their next game is carried by TSN3, MSGSN.
What is the Winnipeg Jets record?
7-8-3, good for 17 points in 18 games, 6th in the Central division.
Who leads the Winnipeg Jets in scoring?
Kyle Connor, with 19 points (13 goals, 6 assists).
Where do the Winnipeg Jets play?
At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, which seats 15,004.
Who is the Winnipeg Jets captain?
Adam Lowry wears the “C”.
Who coaches the Winnipeg Jets?
Scott Arniel is the head coach.
Have the Winnipeg Jets ever won the Stanley Cup?
Not yet.
Which numbers have the Winnipeg Jets retired?
1 : None .
How long have the Winnipeg Jets existed?
Their first season in the league was 1979-80.
Who is injured on the Winnipeg Jets?
3 : Elias Salomonsson (injured reserve, personal), Nick Bjugstad (injured reserve, pectoral), Vladislav Namestnikov (injured reserve, undisclosed).