# 2021–22 Winnipeg Jets season

The 2021–22 Winnipeg Jets season was the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the 11th in Winnipeg, since the franchise relocated from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season.
After spending the 2020–21 season in the all-Canadian North Division, the Jets returned to the Central Division for the 2021–22 season. The Jets were eliminated from playoff contention on April 20, 2022, after the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Washington Capitals 4–3 in overtime.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | z – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 46 | 312 | 234 | +78 | 119 |
| 2 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 37 | 310 | 253 | +57 | 113 |
| 3 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 49 | 22 | 11 | 43 | 311 | 242 | +69 | 109 |
| 4 | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 238 | 246 | −8 | 98 |
| 5 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 266 | 252 | +14 | 97 |
| 6 | e – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 31 | 252 | 257 | −5 | 89 |
| 7 | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 219 | 291 | −72 | 68 |
| 8 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 207 | 313 | −106 | 57 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 238 | 246 | −8 | 98 |
| 2 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 266 | 252 | +14 | 97 |
| 3 | PA | e – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 266 | 248 | +18 | 94 |
| 4 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 92 |
| 5 | CE | e – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 252 | 257 | −5 | 89 |
| 6 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 214 | 264 | −50 | 77 |
| 7 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 232 | 271 | −39 | 76 |
| 8 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 219 | 291 | −72 | 68 |
| 9 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 23 | 216 | 285 | −69 | 60 |
| 10 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 207 | 313 | −106 | 57 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

2021 preseason: 2–3–1 (home: 2–0–1; road: 0–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordRecap
1September 26Ottawa Senators2–3OTComrieCanada Life Centre0–0–1
2September 29Edmonton Oilers5–1HellebuyckCanada Life Centre1–0–1
3October 2@ Edmonton Oilers3–4ComrieRogers Place15,2061–1–1
4October 3@ Vancouver Canucks2–3BerdinRogers Arena9,1081–2–1
5October 6Calgary Flames3–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre2–2–1
6October 8@ Calgary Flames3–4HellebuyckScotiabank Saddledome14,0652–3–1 :

### Regular season

2021–22 game log :
October: 4–2–2 (home: 2–0–0; road: 2–2–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 13@ Anaheim Ducks1–4HellebuyckHonda Center16,2600–0–10
2October 16@ San Jose Sharks3–4HellebuyckSAP Center16,1370–1–10
3October 19@ Minnesota Wild5–6OTHellebuyckXcel Energy Center18,1560–2–11
4October 21Anaheim Ducks5–1HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,8861–2–13
5October 23Nashville Predators6–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,0202–2–15
6October 26@ Anaheim Ducks4–3HellebuyckHonda Center11,9513–2–17
7October 28@ Los Angeles Kings3–2ComrieStaples Center11,2074–2–19
8October 30@ San Jose Sharks1–2OTHellebuyckSAP Center11,8454–2–210 :
November: 6–6–2 (home: 5–3–1; road: 1–3–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
9November 2Dallas Stars4–3SOComrieCanada Life Centre13,1745–2–212
10November 5Chicago Blackhawks5–1ComrieCanada Life Centre13,7566–2–214
11November 6New York Islanders0–2ComrieCanada Life Centre13,4246–3–214
12November 9St. Louis Blues2–3SOHellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,0046–3–315
13November 11San Jose Sharks4–1HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,2297–3–317
14November 13Los Angeles Kings3–2OTHellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,7768–3–319
15November 16Edmonton Oilers5–2HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,4739–3–321
16November 18@ Edmonton Oilers1–2SOHellebuyckRogers Place15,2739–3–422
17November 19@ Vancouver Canucks2–3ComrieRogers Arena18,6289–4–422
18November 22Pittsburgh Penguins1–3HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,5709–5–422
19November 24@ Columbus Blue Jackets0–3HellebuyckNationwide Arena15,7339–6–422
20November 26@ Minnesota Wild1–7HellebuyckXcel Energy Center19,1139–7–422
21November 27@ Calgary Flames4–2HellebuyckScotiabank Saddledome17,03610–7–424
22November 29Arizona Coyotes0–1HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,12910–8–424 :
December: 4–3–1 (home: 3–3–0; road: 1–0–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
23December 3New Jersey Devils8–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,84411–8–426
24December 5Toronto Maple Leafs6–3HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,46112–8–428
25December 7Carolina Hurricanes2–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,76112–9–428
26December 9@ Seattle Kraken3–0HellebuyckClimate Pledge Arena17,15113–9–430
27December 10@ Vancouver Canucks3–4SOComrieRogers Arena18,45713–9–531
28December 14Buffalo Sabres2–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,48413–10–531
29December 17Washington Capitals2–5HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,03913–11–531
30December 19St. Louis Blues4–2HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,52414–11–533
—December 21@ Nashville PredatorsPostponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 12.
—December 22@ Dallas StarsPostponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 11.
—December 27Minnesota WildPostponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 8.
—December 29Chicago BlackhawksPostponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 14.
—December 31@ Calgary FlamesPostponed due to COVID-19 attendance restrictions. Moved to February 21. :
January: 4–5–2 (home: 0–2–0; road: 4–3–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
31January 2@ Vegas Golden Knights5–4OTHellebuyckT-Mobile Arena17,88815–11–535
32January 4@ Arizona Coyotes3–1HellebuyckGila River Arena8,17316–11–537
33January 6@ Colorado Avalanche1–7HellebuyckBall Arena15,17116–12–537
—January 8Seattle KrakenPostponed due to COVID-19 attendance restrictions. Moved to February 17.
—January 10Minnesota WildPostponed due to COVID-19 attendance restrictions. Moved to February 16.
34January 13@ Detroit Red Wings3–0HellebuyckLittle Caesars Arena16,82917–12–539
—January 15Ottawa SenatorsPostponed due to COVID-19 attendance restrictions. Moved to March 24.
—January 16Edmonton OilersPostponed due to COVID-19. Moved to February 19.
35January 18@ Washington Capitals3–4OTHellebuyckCapital One Arena18,57317–12–640
36January 20@ Nashville Predators2–5HellebuyckBridgestone Arena17,15917–13–640
37January 22@ Boston Bruins2–3HellebuyckTD Garden17,85017–14–640
38January 23@ Pittsburgh Penguins2–3SOHellebuyckPPG Paints Arena17,96217–14–741
39January 25Florida Panthers3–5HellebuyckCanada Life Centre25017–15–741
40January 27Vancouver Canucks1–5HellebuyckCanada Life Centre25017–16–741
41January 29@ St. Louis Blues4–1ComrieEnterprise Center18,09618–16–743 :
February: 5–5–2 (home: 3–2–0; road: 2–3–2)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
42February 1@ Philadelphia Flyers1–3HellebuyckWells Fargo Center13,43318–17–743
43February 8Minnesota Wild2–0HellebuyckCanada Life Centre7,01219–17–745
44February 11@ Dallas Stars3–4OTHellebuyckAmerican Airlines Center18,01419–17–846
45February 12@ Nashville Predators5–2HellebuyckBridgestone Arena17,68820–17–848
46February 14Chicago Blackhawks1–3HellebuyckCanada Life Centre7,51120–18–848
47February 16Minnesota Wild6–3HellebuyckCanada Life Centre12,52721–18–850
48February 17Seattle Kraken5–3ComrieCanada Life Centre13,07122–18–852
49February 19Edmonton Oilers2–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre12,36022–19–852
50February 21@ Calgary Flames1–3HellebuyckScotiabank Saddledome9,63922–20–852
51February 23@ Dallas Stars2–3OTHellebuyckAmerican Airlines Center10,09822–20–953
52February 25@ Colorado Avalanche3–6HellebuyckBall Arena18,03722–21–953
53February 27@ Arizona Coyotes5–3ComrieGila River Arena10,15223–21–955 :
March: 10–5–1 (home: 6–3–1; road: 4–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
54March 1Montreal Canadiens8–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,81624–21–957
55March 4Dallas Stars3–4OTHellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,46624–21–1058
56March 6New York Rangers1–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre12,86724–22–1058
57March 8Tampa Bay Lightning7–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre12,92525–22–1060
58March 10@ New Jersey Devils2–1ComriePrudential Center12,37726–22–1062
59March 11@ New York Islanders2–5HellebuyckUBS Arena17,25526–23–1062
60March 13@ St. Louis Blues4–3OTHellebuyckEnterprise Center18,09627–23–1064
61March 15Vegas Golden Knights7–3HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,47028–23–1066
62March 18Boston Bruins2–4HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,19128–24–1066
63March 20@ Chicago Blackhawks6–4HellebuyckUnited Center19,25129–24–1068
64March 22Vegas Golden Knights4–0HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,69030–24–1070
64March 24Ottawa Senators2–5HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,17530–25–1070
66March 25Columbus Blue Jackets4–3OTComrieCanada Life Centre13,47531–25–1072
67March 27Arizona Coyotes2–1OTHellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,82532–25–1074
68March 30@ Buffalo Sabres3–2SOHellebuyckKeyBank Center8,05533–25–1076
69March 31@ Toronto Maple Leafs3–7ComrieScotiabank Arena18,51733–26–1076 :
April: 5–6–1 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
70April 2Los Angeles Kings2–3HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,06733–27–1076
71April 6Detroit Red Wings1–3HellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,48433–28–1076
72April 8Colorado Avalanche4–5OTHellebuyckCanada Life Centre13,90033–28–1177
73April 10@ Ottawa Senators4–3HellebuyckCanadian Tire Centre12,20734–28–1179
74April 11@ Montreal Canadiens4–2HellebuyckBell Centre20,72835–28–1181
—April 13Seattle KrakenPostponed to May 1 due to weather.
75April 15@ Florida Panthers1–6HellebuyckFLA Live Arena17,62535–29–1181
76April 16@ Tampa Bay Lightning4–7HellebuyckAmalie Arena19,09235–30–1181
77April 19@ New York Rangers0–3ComrieMadison Square Garden18,00635–31–1181
78April 21@ Carolina Hurricanes2–4ComriePNC Arena17,58735–32–1181
79April 24Colorado Avalanche4–1HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,44336–32–1183
80April 27Philadelphia Flyers4–0ComrieCanada Life Centre13,38337–32–1185
81April 29Calgary Flames3–1HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,20238–32–1187 :
May: 1–0–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
82May 1Seattle Kraken4–3HellebuyckCanada Life Centre14,44339–32–1189 :
2021–22 schedule
  Win (2 Points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Kyle Connor | 79 | 47 | 46 | 93 | −3 | 4 |
| Mark Scheifele | 67 | 29 | 41 | 70 | −17 | 23 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 81 | 28 | 32 | 60 | −6 | 106 |
| Blake Wheeler | 65 | 17 | 43 | 60 | −15 | 36 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 62 | 28 | 27 | 55 | +18 | 20 |
| Paul Stastny | 71 | 21 | 24 | 45 | +14 | 14 |
| Josh Morrissey | 79 | 12 | 25 | 37 | −3 | 66 |
| Andrew Copp$^‡$ | 56 | 13 | 22 | 35 | +2 | 8 |
| Neal Pionk | 77 | 3 | 31 | 34 | +5 | 46 |
| Nate Schmidt | 77 | 4 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 10 |
| Adam Lowry | 79 | 13 | 8 | 21 | +1 | 59 |
| Brenden Dillon | 79 | 3 | 17 | 20 | +16 | 67 |
| Evgeny Svechnikov | 72 | 7 | 12 | 19 | −4 | 38 |
| Dominic Toninato | 77 | 7 | 7 | 14 | +1 | 22 |
| Jansen Harkins | 77 | 7 | 6 | 13 | −8 | 15 |
| Dylan DeMelo | 76 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +10 | 28 |
| Logan Stanley | 58 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +1 | 44 |
| Cole Perfetti | 18 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +1 | 0 |
| Dylan Samberg | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
| Ville Heinola | 12 | 0 | 5 | 5 | −2 | 10 |
| Mason Appleton$^†$ | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 16 |
| Morgan Barron$^†$ | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −3 | 4 |
| Nathan Beaulieu | 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −7 | 25 |
| Zach Sanford$^†$ | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | −2 | 13 |
| Kristian Vesalainen | 53 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −8 | 6 |
| Kristian Reichel | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | 7 |
| Riley Nash$^‡$ | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 4 |
| Austin Poganski | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 7 |
| C. J. Suess | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Adam Brooks$^†$ | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Eyssimont | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 |
| Declan Chisholm | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| David Gustafsson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Malott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Connor Hellebuyck | 66 | 66 | 3,903:30 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 193 | 2.97 | 2,155 | .910 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Comrie | 19 | 16 | 1,024:49 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 2.58 | 550 | .920 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 2020–21 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26) | To Washington Capitals2nd-round pick in 2022 2nd-round pick in 2023 | To Winnipeg JetsBrenden Dillon |
| July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) | To Vancouver Canucks3rd-round pick in 2022 | To Winnipeg JetsNate Schmidt |
| March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20) | To Seattle Kraken4th-round pick in 2023 | To Winnipeg JetsMason Appleton |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsNathan Beaulieu | To Winnipeg JetsConditional$^1$ 7th-round pick in 2022 |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Arizona CoyotesBryan Little Nathan Smith | To Winnipeg Jets4th-round pick in 2022 |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To New York RangersAndrew Copp 6th-round pick in 2023 | To Winnipeg JetsMorgan Barron Conditional$^2$ 2nd-round pick in 2022 Conditional$^3$ STL 2nd-round pick in 2022 5th-round pick in 2023 |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Los Angeles KingsNelson Nogier | To Winnipeg JetsMarkus Phillips |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | To Ottawa Senators5th-round pick in 2022 | To Winnipeg JetsZach Sanford |
Notes:
* Pittsburgh receives the pick if they reach the 2022 Stanley Cup Finals and Beaulieu plays in at least 50% of the playoff games.
* Winnipeg will instead receive a 1st-round pick in 2022 if New York wins 2 playoff rounds and Copp plays in 50% of the playoff games.
* Winnipeg can choose to receive St. Louis' 2nd-round pick in 2022 or New York's 2nd-round pick in 2023.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Michael Eyssimont | Los Angeles Kings | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Luke Johnson | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | Riley Nash | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 31, 2021 (2021-07-31) | Austin Poganski | St. Louis Blues | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 13, 2021 (2021-10-13) | Evgeny Svechnikov | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| February 18, 2022 (2022-02-18) | Adam Brooks | Toronto Maple Leafs | | Waivers |
| March 19, 2022 (2022-03-19) | Philippe Desrosiers | Manitoba Moose (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| April 16, 2022 (2022-04-16) | Wyatt Bongiovanni | Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC) | 1-year | Free agency |
| May 6, 2022 (2022-05-06) | Oskari Salminen | Mikkelin Jukurit (Liiga) | 2-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 21, 2021 (2021-07-21) | Mason Appleton | Seattle Kraken | | Expansion draft |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Laurent Brossoit | Vegas Golden Knights | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Derek Forbort | Boston Bruins | 3-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Trevor Lewis | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Tucker Poolman | Vancouver Canucks | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 28, 2021 (2021-07-28) | Nate Thompson | Philadelphia Flyers | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 29, 2021 (2021-07-29) | Mathieu Perreault | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |
| August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04) | Skyler McKenzie | Vasterviks IK (HockeyAllsvenskan) | Unknown | Free agency |
| August 27, 2021 (2021-08-27) | Jordie Benn | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 6, 2021 (2021-09-06) | Marko Dano | HC Ocelari Trinec (ELH) | 2-month | Free agency |
| September 14, 2021 (2021-09-14) | Joona Luoto | | | Mutual termination |
| September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20) | Sami Niku | | | Mutual termination |
| September 24, 2021 (2021-09-24) | Sami Niku | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 8, 2021 (2021-10-08) | Joona Luoto | Tappara (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency |
| December 7, 2021 (2021-12-07) | Riley Nash | Tampa Bay Lightning | | Waivers |
| May 23, 2022 (2022-05-23) | Kristian Vesalainen | Malmö Redhawks (SHL) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26) | Paul Stastny | 1-year | Re-signing |
| July 27, 2021 (2021-07-27) | Eric Comrie | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04) | Logan Stanley | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 11, 2021 (2021-08-11) | Neal Pionk | 4-year | Re-signing |
| August 12, 2021 (2021-08-12) | Andrew Copp | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 13, 2021 (2021-08-13) | Johnathan Kovacevic | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15) | Dmitry Kuzmin | 3-year | Entry-level |
| March 21, 2022 (2022-03-21) | Kristian Reichel | 2-year | Extension |
| April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11) | Henri Nikkanen | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 11, 2022 (2022-04-11) | Daniel Torgersson | 3-year | Entry-level |
| April 27, 2022 (2022-04-27) | Chaz Lucius | 3-year | Entry-level |
| May 31, 2022 (2022-05-31) | Tyrel Bauer | 3-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

Below are the Winnipeg Jets' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 18 | Chaz Lucius | C | USA | USNTDP Juniors (USHL) |
| 2 | 50 | Nikita Chibrikov | LW | Russia | SKA Saint Petersburg (KHL) |
| 3 | 82 | Dmitry Kuzmin | D | Belarus | Dinamo-Molodechno (BHL) |
| 5 | 146 | Dmitri Rashevsky | RW | Russia | HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg (VHL) |