# 2022–23 Winnipeg Jets season

The 2022–23 Winnipeg Jets season was the 24th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the 12th in Winnipeg, since the franchise relocated from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season. This was the first season since the Jets moved from Atlanta that the team did not have a captain, as Blake Wheeler was stripped of his captaincy on September 16, 2022. The Jets clinched a playoff spot after defeating the Minnesota Wild on April 11, 2023, but lost to the Pacific Division champion and eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Vegas Golden Knights, in five games in the First Round.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 36 | 280 | 226 | +54 | 109 |
| 2 | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 47 | 21 | 14 | 39 | 285 | 218 | +67 | 108 |
| 3 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 246 | 225 | +21 | 103 |
| 4 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 5 | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 6 | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PA | x – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 289 | 256 | +33 | 100 |
| 2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 3 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 93 |
| 4 | CE | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 5 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 276 | 298 | −22 | 83 |
| 6 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 234 | 321 | −87 | 60 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |
| 10 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 209 | 338 | −129 | 58 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2022 preseason: 4–1–1 (home: 2–0–1; road: 2–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 25@ Edmonton Oilers0–4RittichRogers Place0–1–0
2September 27Ottawa Senators5–3HellebuyckCanada Life Centre1–1–0
3September 29@ Montreal Canadiens4–3RittichBell Centre2–1–0
4October 1Edmonton Oilers2–3SOHellebuyckCanada Life Centre2–1–1
5October 5Calgary Flames5–0RittichCanada Life Centre3–1–1
6October 7@ Calgary Flames5–3HellebuyckScotiabank Saddledome4–1–1 :

### Regular season

2022–23 game log :
October: 5–3–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 3–2–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 14New York Rangers4–1HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,5531–0–02
2October 17@ Dallas Stars1–4HellebuyckAmerican Airlines Center17,8751–1–02
3October 19@ Colorado Avalanche4–3OTHellebuyckBall Arena18,0622–1–04
4October 20@ Vegas Golden Knights2–5RittichT-Mobile Arena17,7772–2–04
5October 22Toronto Maple Leafs1–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre15,3252–3–04
6October 24St. Louis Blues4–0HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,9363–3–06
7October 27@ Los Angeles Kings6–4HellebuyckCrypto.com Arena15,7164–3–08
8October 28@ Arizona Coyotes3–2OTRittichMullett Arena4,6005–3–010
9October 30@ Vegas Golden Knights1–2OTHellebuyckT-Mobile Arena17,8245–3–111 :
November: 9–3–0 (home: 6–1–0; road: 3–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 3Montreal Canadiens3–2OTHellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,7296–3–113
11November 5Chicago Blackhawks4–0HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,2107–3–115
12November 8Dallas Stars5–1HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,8478–3–117
13November 12@ Calgary Flames2–3HellebuyckScotiabank Saddledome18,5018–4–117
14November 13@ Seattle Kraken3–2OTRittichClimate Pledge Arena17,1519–4–119
15November 17Anaheim Ducks3–2HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,27810–4–121
16November 19Pittsburgh Penguins0–3HellebuyckCanada Life Centre15,32510–5–121
17November 21Carolina Hurricanes4–3OTRittichCanada Life Centre13,34611–5–123
18November 23@ Minnesota Wild1–6HellebuyckXcel Energy Center17,45011–6–123
19November 25@ Dallas Stars5–4OTHellebuyckAmerican Airlines Center18,53212–6–125
20November 27@ Chicago Blackhawks7–2HellebuyckUnited Center17,61113–6–127
21November 29Colorado Avalanche5–0HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,51014–6–129 :
December: 9–7–0 (home: 5–4–0; road: 4–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
22December 2Columbus Blue Jackets1–4RittichCanada Life Centre13,24014–7–129
23December 4Anaheim Ducks5–2HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,44415–7–131
24December 6Florida Panthers5–2HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,42616–7–133
25December 8@ St. Louis Blues5–2HellebuyckEnterprise Center18,09617–7–135
26December 9@ Chicago Blackhawks3–1RittichUnited Center17,84718–7–137
27December 11Washington Capitals2–5HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,09618–8–137
28December 13Vegas Golden Knights5–6HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,10218–9–137
29December 15Nashville Predators2–1OTHellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,94919–9–139
30December 17@ Vancouver Canucks5–1HellebuyckRogers Arena18,48720–9–141
31December 18@ Seattle Kraken2–3RittichClimate Pledge Arena17,15120–10–141
32December 20Ottawa Senators5–1RittichCanada Life Centre14,27721–10–143
33December 22@ Boston Bruins2–3HellebuyckTD Garden17,85021–11–143
34December 23@ Washington Capitals1–4RittichCapital One Arena18,57321–12–143
35December 27Minnesota Wild1–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre15,32521–13–143
36December 29Vancouver Canucks4–2HellebuyckCanada Life Centre15,32522–13–145
37December 31@ Edmonton Oilers2–1HellebuyckRogers Place18,34723–13–147 :
January: 9–6–0 (home: 5–2–0; road: 4–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
38January 3Calgary Flames3–2HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,13024–13–149
39January 6Tampa Bay Lightning4–2HellebuyckCanada Life Centre15,32525–13–151
40January 8Vancouver Canucks7–4RittichCanada Life Centre14,20626–13–153
41January 10@ Detroit Red Wings5–7HellebuyckLittle Caesars Arena19,07526–14–153
42January 12@ Buffalo Sabres4–2HellebuyckKeyBank Center15,20827–14–155
43January 13@ Pittsburgh Penguins4–1RittichPPG Paints Arena18,26828–14–157
44January 15Arizona Coyotes2–1HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,94929–14–159
45January 17@ Montreal Canadiens1–4HellebuyckBell Centre21,10529–15–159
46January 19@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–4HellebuyckScotiabank Arena18,64429–16–159
47January 21@ Ottawa Senators5–1HellebuyckCanadian Tire Centre19,04230–16–161
48January 22@ Philadelphia Flyers5–3RittichWells Fargo Center15,44131–16–163
49January 24@ Nashville Predators1–2HellebuyckBridgestone Arena17,15931–17–163
50January 26Buffalo Sabres2–3HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,58931–18–163
51January 28Philadelphia Flyers0–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,47631–19–163
52January 30St. Louis Blues4–2HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,75632–19–165 :
February: 3–5–1 (home: 2–2–1; road: 1–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
53February 11Chicago Blackhawks4–1HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,44033–19–167
54February 14Seattle Kraken3–2SORittichCanada Life Centre14,23734–19–169
55February 16@ Columbus Blue Jackets1–3RittichNationwide Arena16,03234–20–169
56February 19@ New Jersey Devils2–4HellebuyckPrudential Center16,51434–21–169
57February 20@ New York Rangers4–1HellebuyckMadison Square Garden18,00635–21–171
58February 22@ New York Islanders1–2HellebuyckUBS Arena17,25535–22–171
59February 24Colorado Avalanche1–5HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,15735–23–171
60February 26New York Islanders0–4RittichCanada Life Centre13,79735–24–171
61February 28Los Angeles Kings5–6SOHellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,20335–24–272 :
March: 7–7–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–5–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
62March 3@ Edmonton Oilers3–6HellebuyckRogers Place18,34735–25–272
63March 4Edmonton Oilers7–5HellebuyckCanada Life Centre15,32436–25–274
64March 6San Jose Sharks2–3OTRittichCanada Life Centre13,02636–25–375
65March 8Minnesota Wild2–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,14836–26–375
66March 11@ Florida Panthers5–4OTHellebuyckFLA Live Arena16,34037–26–377
67March 12@ Tampa Bay Lightning3–2HellebuyckAmalie Arena19,09238–26–379
68March 14@ Carolina Hurricanes3–5RittichPNC Arena18,68038–27–379
69March 16Boston Bruins0–3HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,55538–28–379
70March 18@ Nashville Predators3–2OTHellebuyckBridgestone Arena17,40239–28–381
71March 19@ St. Louis Blues0–3HellebuyckEnterprise Center18,09639–29–381
72March 21Arizona Coyotes2–1HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,21640–29–383
73March 23@ Anaheim Ducks3–2HellebuyckHonda Center12,33141–29–385
74March 25@ Los Angeles Kings1–4HellebuyckCrypto.com Arena18,23041–30–385
75March 28@ San Jose Sharks0–3HellebuyckSAP Center10,38741–31–385
76March 31Detroit Red Wings6–2HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,38942–31–387 :
April: 4–2–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
77April 2New Jersey Devils6–1HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,10743–31–389
78April 5Calgary Flames1–3HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,07743–32–389
79April 8Nashville Predators2–0HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,07544–32–391
80April 10San Jose Sharks6–2HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,42845–32–393
81April 11@ Minnesota Wild3–1HellebuyckXcel Energy Center19,19946–32–395
82April 13@ Colorado Avalanche2–4RittichBall Arena18,13746–33–395 :
2022–23 schedule
  Win (2 Points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2023 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Kyle Connor | 82 | 31 | 49 | 80 | −11 | 20 |
| Josh Morrissey | 78 | 16 | 60 | 76 | +2 | 41 |
| Mark Scheifele | 81 | 42 | 26 | 68 | −16 | 43 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 73 | 27 | 36 | 63 | +5 | 77 |
| Blake Wheeler | 72 | 16 | 39 | 55 | −3 | 46 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 45 | 12 | 26 | 38 | −2 | 11 |
| Adam Lowry | 82 | 13 | 23 | 36 | +4 | 48 |
| Neal Pionk | 82 | 10 | 23 | 33 | −12 | 44 |
| Cole Perfetti | 51 | 8 | 22 | 30 | +10 | 16 |
| Dylan DeMelo | 75 | 6 | 21 | 27 | +10 | 50 |
| Brenden Dillon | 82 | 2 | 21 | 23 | +2 | 76 |
| Morgan Barron | 70 | 8 | 13 | 21 | +4 | 31 |
| Nate Schmidt | 71 | 7 | 12 | 19 | +15 | 8 |
| Mason Appleton | 41 | 5 | 11 | 16 | +2 | 8 |
| Sam Gagner | 48 | 8 | 6 | 14 | −4 | 13 |
| Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | 50 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −1 | 8 |
| Nino Niederreiter$^†$ | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | −4 | 6 |
| Saku Maenalanen | 64 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov$^†$ | 20 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +7 | 16 |
| Kevin Stenlund | 54 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +3 | 20 |
| Dylan Samberg | 63 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +10 | 25 |
| David Gustafsson | 46 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +2 | 6 |
| Jansen Harkins | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| Mikey Eyssimont | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +5 | 7 |
| Karson Kuhlman$^†$ | 33 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −7 | 8 |
| Logan Stanley | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 21 |
| Kyle Capobianco | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| Dominic Toninato | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ville Heinola | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 2 |
| Kristian Reichel | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Neal Pionk | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
| Blake Wheeler | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 0 |
| Adam Lowry | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | −1 | 2 |
| Kyle Connor | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −4 | 8 |
| Nino Niederreiter | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −7 | 2 |
| Nate Schmidt | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dylan DeMelo | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 6 |
| Kevin Stenlund | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 |
| Mark Scheifele | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 4 |
| Josh Morrissey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 |
| Saku Maenalanen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Brenden Dillon | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 9 |
| David Gustafsson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 |
| Karson Kuhlman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Morgan Barron | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 2 |
| Dylan Samberg | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 8 |
| Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Mason Appleton | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 0 |
| Kyle Capobianco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Connor Hellebuyck | 64 | 64 | 3,778:00 | 37 | 25 | 2 | 157 | 2.49 | 1,964 | .920 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Rittich | 21 | 18 | 1,121:41 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 50 | 2.67 | 506 | .901 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Connor Hellebuyck | 5 | 5 | 314:02 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 3.44 | 158 | .886 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Jets. Stats reflect time with the Jets only. $^‡$Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Jets only.

## Transactions

The Jets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Key:
† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25) | To Nashville Predators2nd-round pick in 2024 | To Winnipeg JetsNino Niederreiter |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To San Jose Sharks4th-round pick in 2025 | To Winnipeg JetsVladislav Namestnikov |
| June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27) | To Los Angeles KingsPierre-Luc Dubois | To Winnipeg JetsAlex Iafallo Rasmus Kupari Gabriel Vilardi MTL 2nd-round pick in 2024 |
Notes:

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | David Rittich | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Kevin Stenlund | Columbus Blue Jackets | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Kyle Capobianco | Arizona Coyotes | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Alex Limoges | San Diego Gulls (AHL) | 1-year† | Free agency |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Ashton Sautner | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 19, 2022 (2022-07-19) | Saku Maenalanen | Oulun Kärpät (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 2, 2022 (2022-09-02) | Sam Gagner | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10) | Axel Jonsson-Fjallby | Washington Capitals | | Waivers |
| December 13, 2022 (2022-12-13) | Karson Kuhlman | Seattle Kraken | | Waivers |
| March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) | Evan Cormier | Manitoba Moose (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) | Parker Ford | Providence Friars (HE) | 2-year†‡ | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Adam Brooks | Philadelphia Flyers | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Eric Comrie | Buffalo Sabres | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Austin Poganski | Seattle Kraken | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | C. J. Suess | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Zach Sanford | Nashville Predators | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 17, 2022 (2022-07-17) | Philippe Desrosiers | Laval Rocket (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10) | Luke Johnson | San Jose Barracuda (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10) | Markus Phillips | Porin Ässät (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23) | Paul Stastny | Carolina Hurricanes | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 3, 2022 (2022-09-03) | Evgeny Svechnikov | San Jose Sharks | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 8, 2022 (2022-10-08) | Johnathan Kovacevic | Montreal Canadiens | | Waivers |
| May 10, 2023 (2023-05-10) | Leon Gawanke | Adler Mannheim (DEL) | 4-year‡ | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Elias Salomonsson | 3-year† |
| July 16, 2022 (2022-07-16) | Jansen Harkins | 2-year |
| July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22) | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1-year |
| July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22) | Johnathan Kovacevic | 3-year |
| July 22, 2022 (2022-07-22) | Jeff Malott | 2-year |
| August 2, 2022 (2022-08-02) | Leon Gawanke | 1-year |
| August 7, 2022 (2022-08-07) | Mason Appleton | 3-year |
| August 10, 2022 (2022-08-10) | David Gustafsson | 2-year |
| October 12, 2022 (2022-10-12) | Brad Lambert | 3-year† |
| December 30, 2022 (2022-12-30) | Danny Zhilkin | 3-year† |
| April 19, 2023 (2023-04-19) | Dominic Toninato | 2-year‡ |
| May 1, 2023 (2023-05-01) | Nikita Chibrikov | 3-year†‡ |
| June 15, 2023 (2023-06-15) | Fabian Wagner | 3-year†‡ |
| June 23, 2023 (2023-06-23) | Ashton Sautner | 1-year‡ |
| June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27) | Pierre-Luc Dubois | 8-year‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the Winnipeg Jets' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 14 | Rutger McGroarty | C | USA | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 1 | 30 | Brad Lambert | C | Finland | Lahti Pelicans (Liiga) |
| 3 | 77 | Elias Salomonsson | D | Sweden | Skellefteå AIK (J20 Nationell) |
| 3 | 77 | Danny Zhilkin | C | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 4 | 99 | Garrett Brown | D | USA | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
| 6 | 175 | Fabian Wagner | C | Sweden | Linköping HC (J20 Nationell) |
| 7 | 207 | Domenic DiVincentiis | G | Canada | North Bay Battalion (OHL) |