# 2018–19 Winnipeg Jets season

The 2018–19 Winnipeg Jets season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the eighth in Winnipeg, since the franchise relocated from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season. The Jets clinched a playoff spot of March 23, 2019, after a 5–0 win against the Nashville Predators. The Jets faced the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the playoffs, where they lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champions in six games.

## Standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 43 | 240 | 214 | +26 | 100 |
| 2 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 45 | 272 | 244 | +28 | 99 |
| 3 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 42 | 247 | 223 | +24 | 99 |
| 4 | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 42 | 210 | 202 | +8 | 93 |
| 5 | x – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 36 | 260 | 246 | +14 | 90 |
| 6 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 33 | 270 | 292 | −22 | 84 |
| 7 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 36 | 211 | 237 | −26 | 83 |

## Schedule and results
### Pre-season

The pre-season schedule was published on June 12, 2018.

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.
2018–19 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Note:
$^a$ Game was played at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. :

### Playoffs

The Jets faced the St. Louis Blues in the first round of the playoffs, and were defeated in six games.
2019 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics

As of April 20, 2019

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Blake Wheeler | 82 | 20 | 71 | 91 | 0 | 60 |
| Mark Scheifele | 82 | 38 | 46 | 84 | 8 | 38 |
| Kyle Connor | 82 | 34 | 32 | 66 | –7 | 18 |
| Patrik Laine | 82 | 30 | 20 | 50 | –24 | 42 |
| Jacob Trouba | 82 | 8 | 42 | 50 | 8 | 58 |
| Bryan Little | 82 | 15 | 26 | 41 | –12 | 26 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 62 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 2 | 15 |
| Tyler Myers | 80 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 63 |
| Josh Morrissey | 59 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 14 |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 42 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 4 | 69 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 82 | 15 | 15 | 30 | –1 | 44 |
| Brandon Tanev | 80 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 9 | 41 |
| Andrew Copp | 69 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 20 | 6 |
| Jack Roslovic | 77 | 9 | 15 | 24 | –2 | 4 |
| Adam Lowry | 78 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 33 |
| Ben Chiarot | 78 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 62 |
| Kevin Hayes$^†$ | 20 | 5 | 8 | 13 | –3 | 2 |
| Brendan Lemieux$^‡$ | 44 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 64 |
| Mason Appleton | 36 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| Joe Morrow | 41 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 57 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 47 |
| Nathan Beaulieu$^†$ | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Sami Niku | 30 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Nic Petan$^‡$ | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | –2 | 2 |
| Kristian Vesalainen | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Hendricks$^†$ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Schilling | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Par Lindholm$^†$ | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Nogier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Dustin Byfuglien | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Kyle Connor | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | –1 | 0 |
| Mark Scheifele | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Blake Wheeler | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Andrew Copp | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Patrik Laine | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Hayes | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Bryan Little | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Brandon Tanev | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mathieu Perreault | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| Adam Lowry | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 0 |
| Jacob Trouba | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –2 | 4 |
| Josh Morrissey | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –1 | 0 |
| Jack Roslovic | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Chiarot | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | 0 |
| Dmitry Kulikov | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tyler Myers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Par Lindholm | 2 | 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 | 63 | 62 | 3,704:06 | 34 | 23 | 3 | 179 | 2.90 | 2,051 | .913 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Laurent Brossoit | 21 | 19 | 1,165:17 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 49 | 2.52 | 652 | .925 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Comrie | 1 | 1 | 59:53 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.01 | 28 | .821 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Connor Hellebuyck | 6 | 6 | 359:56 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 2.67 | 184 | .913 | 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. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

## Transactions

The Jets have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30) | To Anaheim DucksChase De Leo | To Winnipeg JetsNic Kerdiles |
| June 30, 2018 (2018-06-30) | To Montreal CanadiensJoel Armia Steve Mason 7th-round pick in 2019 4th-round pick in 2020 | To Winnipeg JetsSimon Bourque |
| January 3, 2019 (2019-01-03) | To Vegas Golden KnightsFuture considerations | To Winnipeg JetsJimmy Oligny |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | To Buffalo Sabres6th-round pick in 2019 | To Winnipeg JetsNathan Beaulieu |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | To Columbus Blue JacketsFuture considerations | To Winnipeg JetsAlex Broadhurst |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | To Florida Panthers7th-round pick in 2021 | To Winnipeg JetsBogdan Kiselevich |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | To Minnesota Wild7th-round pick in 2020 | To Winnipeg JetsMatt Hendricks |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | To New York RangersBrendan Lemieux 1st-round pick in 2019 Conditional 4th-round pick in 2022 | To Winnipeg JetsKevin Hayes |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | To Toronto Maple LeafsNic Petan | To Winnipeg JetsPar Lindholm |
| June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03) | To Philadelphia FlyersKevin Hayes | To Winnipeg Jets5th-round pick in 2019 |
| June 17, 2019 (2019-06-17) | To |Winnipeg JetsNeal Pionk 1st-round pick in 2019 | To New York RangersJacob Trouba |

### Free agents

| Date | Player | Team | Contract term |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Laurent Brossoit | from Edmonton Oilers | 1-year |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Dennis Everberg | from Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL) | 1-year |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Seth Griffith | from Buffalo Sabres | 1-year |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Matt Hendricks | to Minnesota Wild | 1-year |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Michael Hutchinson | to Florida Panthers | 1-year |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Paul Stastny | to Vegas Golden Knights | 3-year |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) | Patrice Cormier | to Barys Astana (KHL) | Unknown |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) | Buddy Robinson | to Calgary Flames | 2-year |
| July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02) | Michael Sgarbossa | to Washington Capitals | 1-year |
| July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) | Jan Kostalek | to Sparta Praha (ELH) | Unknown |
| July 9, 2018 (2018-07-09) | Jamie Phillips | to Charlotte Checkers (AHL) | Unknown |
| July 13, 2018 (2018-07-13) | Julian Melchiori | to Florida Panthers | 1-year |
| August 25, 2018 (2018-08-25) | Tobias Enstrom | to Modo Hockey (Allsv.) | 1-year |
| September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11) | Jimmy Lodge | to Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL) | 1-year |
| November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11) | Logan Shaw | from San Diego Gulls (AHL) | 1-year |
| February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25) | Ken Appleby | from Manitoba Moose (AHL) | 1-year |
| June 1, 2019 (2019-06-01) | Andrei Chibisov | from Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) | 1-year |
| June 15, 2019 (2019-06-15) | Joona Luoto | from Tappara (Liiga) | 3-year |

### Waivers

| Date | Player | Team | Ref |
| October 15, 2018 (2018-10-15) | Marko Dano | to Colorado Avalanche | |
| November 23, 2018 (2018-11-23) | Marko Dano | from Colorado Avalanche | |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Contract term |
| June 26, 2018 (2018-06-26) | Joe Morrow | 1-year |
| July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01) | Cameron Schilling | 1-year |
| July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03) | Skyler McKenzie | 3-year |
| July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12) | Connor Hellebuyck | 6-year |
| July 19, 2018 (2018-07-19) | Adam Lowry | 3-year |
| July 22, 2018 (2018-07-22) | Brandon Tanev | 1-year |
| July 24, 2018 (2018-07-24) | Marko Dano | 1-year |
| July 24, 2018 (2018-07-24) | Tucker Poolman | 3-year |
| July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25) | Jacob Trouba | 1-year |
| August 1, 2018 (2018-08-01) | Nic Petan | 1-year |
| August 21, 2018 (2018-08-21) | Nic Kerdiles | 1-year |
| August 26, 2018 (2018-08-26) | Kristian Vesalainen | 3-year |
| August 29, 2018 (2018-08-29) | JC Lipon | 1-year |
| September 4, 2018 (2018-09-04) | Blake Wheeler | 5-year |
| September 6, 2018 (2018-09-06) | Eric Comrie | 1-year |
| September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16) | Josh Morrissey | 2-year |
| March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17) | Johnny Kovacevic | 2-year |
| May 23, 2019 (2019-05-23) | Leon Gawanke | 3-year |
| May 25, 2019 (2019-05-25) | Laurent Brossoit | 1-year |
| June 5, 2019 (2019-06-05) | Seth Griffith | 1-year |
| June 6, 2019 (2019-06-06) | JC Lipon | 1-year |
| June 13, 2019 (2019-06-13) | David Gustafsson | 3-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the Winnipeg Jets' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 2 | 60 | David Gustafsson | C | Sweden | HV71 (SHL) |
| 3 | 91 | Nathan Smith | C | United States | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) |
| 5 | 150$^1$ | Declan Chisholm | D | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 5 | 153 | Giovanni Vallati | D | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
| 6 | 184 | Jared Moe | G | United States | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
| 7 | 215 | Austin Wong | C | Canada | Okotoks Oilers (AJHL) |
Notes:
* The Boston Bruins' fifth-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on March 1, 2017, that sent Drew Stafford to Boston in exchange for this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Winnipeg will receive a fifth-round pick in 2018 if the Bruins reach the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs and Stafford plays in half of Boston's remaining games in the 2016–17 NHL season – was converted on April 4, 2017.