# 2014–15 Winnipeg Jets season

The 2014–15 Winnipeg Jets season was the 16th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the fourth in Winnipeg since the franchise relocated from Atlanta following the conclusion of the 2010–11 season.

## Regular season

On April 9, 2015, the Jets qualified for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, marking the return of playoff hockey to Winnipeg for the first time since the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Jets would set a franchise record, with 99 points, finishing with a 43-26-13 record.

## Playoffs

The Winnipeg Jets entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's second wild card. The Jets faced the Ducks in the opening round, but were swept in four straight games. In the first three games, the Jets had leads going into the third period, but couldn't hold them. Overall in the series, the Ducks outscored the Jets 16-9. The Ducks outscored the Jets 10-1, after the 2nd intermission.

## Standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 42 | 248 | 201 | +47 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 25 | 10 | 41 | 232 | 208 | +24 | 104 |
| 3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 48 | 28 | 6 | 39 | 229 | 189 | +40 | 102 |
| 4 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 42 | 231 | 201 | +30 | 100 |
| 5 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 36 | 230 | 210 | +20 | 99 |
| 6 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 37 | 261 | 260 | +1 | 92 |
| 7 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 219 | 227 | −8 | 90 |
Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 42 | 231 | 201 | +30 | 100 |
| 2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 43 | 26 | 13 | 36 | 230 | 210 | +20 | 99 |
| 3 | PA | Los Angeles Kings | 82 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 220 | 205 | +15 | 95 |
| 4 | CE | Dallas Stars | 82 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 37 | 261 | 260 | +1 | 92 |
| 5 | CE | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 29 | 219 | 227 | −8 | 90 |
| 6 | PA | San Jose Sharks | 82 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 36 | 228 | 232 | −4 | 89 |
| 7 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 24 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 198 | 283 | −85 | 62 |
| 8 | PA | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 24 | 50 | 8 | 19 | 170 | 272 | −102 | 56 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2014–15 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs :

## Player statistics

Final Stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Andrew Ladd | 81 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 9 | 72 |
| Blake Wheeler | 79 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 26 | 73 |
| Bryan Little | 70 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 8 | 24 |
| Mark Scheifele | 82 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 11 | 24 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 69 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 5 | 124 |
| Michael Frolik | 82 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 4 | 18 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 62 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 7 | 38 |
| Adam Lowry | 80 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 46 |
| Tobias Enstrom | 60 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 36 |
| Evander Kane$^‡$ | 37 | 10 | 12 | 22 | −1 | 56 |
| Jacob Trouba | 65 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 46 |
| Drew Stafford$^†$ | 26 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 8 |
| Tyler Myers$^†$ | 24 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 16 |
| Chris Thorburn | 81 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −5 | 76 |
| Mark Stuart | 70 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 69 |
| Jim Slater | 82 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −4 | 58 |
| Zach Bogosian$^‡$ | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 40 |
| Lee Stempniak$^†$ | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| Adam Pardy | 55 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 40 |
| Matthew Halischuk | 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| Ben Chiarot | 40 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
| Jiri Tlusty$^†$ | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
| Paul Postma | 42 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| Jay Harrison$^†$ | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| Grant Clitsome | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Anthony Peluso | 49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 86 |
| TJ Galiardi | 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −8 | 2 |
| Keaton Ellerby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| Eric O'Dell | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| Andrew Copp | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Patrice Cormier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julien Brouillette | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Klingberg$^‡$ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Bryan Little | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
| Adam Lowry | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Stuart | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Drew Stafford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| Jacob Trouba | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| Lee Stempniak | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Blake Wheeler | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 2 |
| Adam Pardy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| Tyler Myers | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 |
| Tobias Enstrom | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 4 |
| Andrew Ladd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 |
| Mark Scheifele | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 |
| Chris Thorburn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Slater | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Jiri Tlusty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 |
| Michael Frolik | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| Matthew Halischuk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Ben Chiarot | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Ondrej Pavelec | 50 | 46 | 2,838 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 108 | 2.28 | 1353 | .920 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Hutchinson | 38 | 36 | 2,138 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 85 | 2.39 | 986 | .914 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Ondrej Pavelec | 4 | 4 | 241 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.73 | 137 | .891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Jets. Stats reflect time with the Jets only. $^‡$Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Notable achievements
### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| D. Byfuglien | NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 |
| D. Byfuglien | NHL First Star of the Week | January 19, 2015 |
| O. Pavelec | NHL First Star of the Week | March 23, 2015 |
| O. Pavelec | NHL Second Star of the Week | April 13, 2015 |

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| A. Lowry | 1st Career NHL Game | October 9, 2014 |
| D. Byfuglien | 300th Career NHL Point | October 9, 2014 |
| M. Stuart | 500th Career NHL Game | October 12, 2014 |
| A. Lowry | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 21, 2014 |
| A. Ladd | 200th Career NHL Assist | October 26, 2014 |
| B. Little | 300th Career NHL Point | October 26, 2014 |
| M. Hutchinson | 1st Career NHL Shutout | November 2, 2014 |
| O. Pavelec | 300th Career NHL Game | November 4, 2014 |
| B. Little | 500th Career NHL Game | November 6, 2014 |
| E. Kane | 100th Career NHL Goal | November 6, 2014 |
| T. Enstrom | 500th Career NHL Game | November 11, 2014 |
| T. Galiardi | 300th Career NHL Game | November 13, 2014 |
| M. Frolik | 200th Career NHL Point | November 18, 2014 |
| A. Lowry | 1st Career NHL Assist | November 18, 2014 |
| M. Scheifele | 100th Career NHL Game | December 3, 2014 |
| B. Chiarot | 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | December 5, 2014 |
| G. Clitsome | 200th Career NHL Game | December 21, 2014 |
| C. Thorburn | 100th Career NHL Point | December 23, 2014 |
| B. Chiarot | 1st career NHL Goal | January 3, 2015 |
| B. Wheeler | 200th Career NHL Assist | January 10, 2015 |
| D. Byfuglien | 200th Career NHL Assist | January 11, 2015 |
| B. Wheeler | 500th Career NHL Game | January 16, 2015 |
| J. Trouba | 100th Career NHL Game | January 31, 2015 |
| A. Ladd | 400th Career NHL Point | January 31, 2015 |
| A. Peluso | 100th Career NHL Game | February 24, 2015 |
Playoffs :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| B. Little | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 |
| M. Scheifele | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 |
| O. Pavelec | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 |
| A. Lowry | 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point | April 16, 2015 |
| T. Enstrom | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 |
| J. Trouba | 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 16, 2015 |
| C. Thorburn | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 |
| J. Tlusty | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 |
| B. Chiarot | 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 |
| A. Pardy | 1st Career Playoff Goal | April 18, 2015 |
| M. Scheifele | 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 18, 2015 |
| A. Lowry | 1st Career Playoff Assist | April 18, 2015 |
| T. Enstrom | 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 20, 2015 |
| B. Little | 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point | April 20, 2015 |
| M. Stuart | 1st Career Playoff Goal | April 22, 2015 |

## Transactions

Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 28, 2014 | To Washington CapitalsEdward Pasquale 6th-round pick in 2014 | To Winnipeg Jets6th-round pick in 2014 NSH's 7th-round pick in 2014 7th-round pick in 2015 |
| June 28, 2014 | To Ottawa Senators7th-round pick in 2014 | To Winnipeg Jets6th-round pick in 2015 |
| July 9, 2014 | To Buffalo SabresJordan Samuels-Thomas | To Winnipeg JetsConditional 7th-round pick in 2015 |
| October 5, 2014 | To Montreal CanadiensEric Tangradi | To Winnipeg JetsPeter Budaj Patrick Holland |
| December 18, 2014 | To Carolina Hurricanes6th-round pick in 2015 | To Winnipeg JetsJay Harrison |
| February 11, 2015 | To Buffalo SabresEvander Kane Zach Bogosian Jason Kasdorf | To Winnipeg JetsTyler Myers Drew Stafford Brendan Lemieux Joel Armia 1st-round pick in 2015 |
| February 25, 2015 | To Carolina HurricanesConditional 5th-round or 6th-round pick in 2015 3rd-round pick in 2016 | To Winnipeg JetsJiri Tlusty |
| March 1, 2015 | To New York RangersCarl Klingberg | To Winnipeg JetsLee Stempniak |
Lost via retirement
Player
Player signings
DatePlayerContract terms (in U.S. dollars)Ref
June 30, 2014Adam Pardy1 year, $700,000
June 30, 2014Chris Thorburn3 years, $3.6 million
July 2, 2014Michael Hutchinson2 years, $1.15 million
July 2, 2014Will O'Neill1 year, $575,000
July 16, 2014Carl Klingberg1 year, $650,000
July 19, 2014Eric O'Dell1 year, $650,000
July 19, 2014Patrice Cormier1 year, $625,000
July 19, 2014John Albert1 year, $585,000
July 23, 2014Ben Chiarot1 year, $600,000
July 24, 2014Keaton Ellerby1 year, $700,000
July 29, 2014Michael Frolik1 year, $3.3 million
July 30, 2014Matthew Halischuk1 year, $725,000
September 2, 2014Nikolaj Ehlers3 years, $4.875 million entry-level contract
March 19, 2015Jan Kostalek3 years, $2.55 million entry-level contract
March 20, 2015Jimmy Lodge3 years, $2.415 million entry-level contract
March 26, 2015Andrew Copp3 years, $2.875 million entry-level contract
June 11, 2015Chase De Leo3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract
June 17, 2015Anthony Peluso2 years, $1.35 million
June 18, 2015Ben Chiarot2 years, $1.7 million
Suspensions/fines
Player
Explanation
Length
Salary
Date issued
Adam LowryBoarding Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta during NHL Game No. 323 in Buffalo on Wednesday, November 26, 2014, at 14:06 of the second period.1 game$4,453.41November 28, 2014
Evander KaneBoarding Anaheim Ducks defenseman Clayton Stoner during NHL Game No. 402 in Winnipeg on Sunday, December 7, 2014, at 19:49 of the second period.2 games$56,451.62December 8, 2014
Dustin ByfuglienCross-checking New York Rangers forward J. T. Miller during NHL Game No. 1148 in Winnipeg on Tuesday, March 31, 2015, at 17:20 of the second period.4 games$111,827.96April 2, 2015 :

## Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 9 | Nikolaj Ehlers | Left Wing | Denmark | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 69 | Jack Glover | Defense | United States | US NTDP (USHL) |
| 4 | 99 | Chase De Leo | Centre | United States | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 4 | 101 | Nelson Nogier | Defense | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 5 | 129 | Clinston Franklin | Forward | United States | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) |
| 6 | 164 | Pavel Kraskovsky | Centre | Russia | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) |
| 7 | 192 | Matt Ustaski | Forward | United States | Langley Rivermen (BCHL) |

### Draft notes

* Winnipeg's second-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres, as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick to Minnesota, in exchange for Torrey Mitchell, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.
* $^a$ New Jersey's fourth-round pick will go to Winnipeg, as the result of a trade on February 13, 2013 that sent Alexei Ponikarovsky to New Jersey, in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2013, and this pick.
* $^b$ Winnipeg's' sixth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a sixth-round pick in 2014 (164th overall), Nashville's seventh-round pick in 2014 (192nd overall) and a seventh-round pick in 2015 to Winnipeg in exchange for Edward Pasquale and this pick.
* Winnipeg's seventh-round (189th overall) pick went to the Ottawa Senators, on June 28, 2014 in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2015.