GAME DAY: Jets vs Devils

WINNIPEG - Friday's win over the Colorado Avalanche was as close to the 'identity game' the Winnipeg Jets (9-5-1) have had this season.
Tonight against the New Jersey Devils (6-7-1), they hope to take another step toward that.
"We want to fight to become that team on a consistent basis," said head coach Paul Maurice.
They'll be facing a motivated Devils team, who wrap up a seven-game road trip tonight in Winnipeg.
New Jersey dropped a 6-1 decision to Toronto on Friday, but the score doesn't fool Maurice and his staff.

Kyle Connor has two points in three career games against the Devils. He also opened the scoring in Friday's win over Colorado, helping his team move to 5-2-1 when scoring first this season.
It's a start the Jets forward would like to see his team replicate.
"I thought we came out well and defended really well. We had good sticks all over the ice. That start really helped us too," said Connor, whose seventh of the season came on the power play, the 11th consecutive game the Jets have scored on the man advantage.
"(We came out) really skating and defending them - shutting them dow. We had good transition off that and created some opportunities."

It was an optional skate for the Jets this morning with 13 skaters taking part. Laurent Brossoit was on the ice, but it will be Connor Hellebuyck getting the start against Cory Schneider.
Based on Saturday's practice, the Jets line-up is expected to look like this:
Ehlers-Scheifele-Wheeler
Connor-Little-Perreault
Tanev-Lowry-Laine
Petan-Copp-Roslovic
Morrissey-Trouba
Chiarot-Byfuglien
Morrow-Myers
Both Joe Morrow and Dmitry Kulikov have been rotating in that spot next to Tyler Myers, but with Kulikov out for at least a month with an upper-body injury sustained against the Colorado Avalanche, Morrow will play tonight.
The Jets also recalled Sami Niku from the Manitoba Moose early Sunday morning. Niku has five points in 12 games for the Moose this season.

Morrow has played 11 games this season, his last outing coming in Finland against the Florida Panthers. The 25-year-old had a shot on goal in just over 13 minutes of ice time.
"Trying to find a rhythm and consistency in playing a third pairing role is a little more difficult than anybody gives justice for it," said Morrow after Saturday's practice. "But to keep working hard and keep battling with this team, and being able to play for the Jets here is an honour in itself. Every day I've been in the line-up I've been excited to play. I'm excited to be a part of this process too."
Puck drop is set for 6 pm CT from Bell MTS Place.
-- Mitchell Clinton, WinnipegJets.com
Today's Game
The Winnipeg Jets continue a four-game homestand tomorrow against the New Jersey Devils...The Jets started the homestand with a 5-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night...The Jets continue the homestand Wednesday against the defending Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals.
Breakout
Friday's win marked the first time in six games that the Jets scored five goals in a game...In the previous five games, the Jets averaged 2.4 goals per game...The Jets are tied for 18th in the NHL in goals for this season with 46 for an average of 3.1 per game...Last season Winnipeg was second in the NHL with 273 goals for an average of 3.3 goals per game...After leading the NHL in scoring at home last season with 156 goals, the Jets are continuing to light the lamp at Bell MTS Place this season, as they are fifth in the NHL with 32 goals in nine home games.
Friendly Confines
After Friday's win, the Jets have an NHL-best home record of 15-1-1 since Mar. 2/18 (excluding being considered the home team for the Nov. 2 game in Finland)...Winnipeg's Oct. 24 loss to Toronto was the Jets first regulation loss at Bell MTS Place since Feb. 27/18 vs. NSH...The Jets haven't lost back-to-back games at Bell MTS Place since Feb. 20-27/18.
Feeling the Power
The Jets have scored a power play goal in 11 consecutive games, going 14-for-36 (38.9%), which has set a franchise record for most consecutive games with a power play goal...Winnipeg is 34.8% on the power play this season, which leads the NHL...After leading the NHL in power goals last season with 20, Patrik Laine leads the NHL in power play goals against with seven...Since entering the NHL for the 2016-17 season, Laine's 36 power play goals are second to only Alexander Ovechkin's 40 power play goals, but Laine has played 227:47 less on the power play than Ovechkin.
Dominating the East
Tomorrow is the first of three consecutive games for the Jets against an Eastern Conference team to finish off the homestand...The Jets are 3-3-0 against Eastern Conference teams this season, but went went 19-7-6 against the Eastern Conference last season, including a 10-3-3 record versus the Atlantic Division and 9-4-3 record against the Metropolitan Division.
In the Circle
The Jets have won more than 50% of the faceoffs in six consecutive games, going 203-for-374 (54.3%)...The recent faceoff prowess has boosted the Jets to a tie for 11th in the NHL in faceoff winning percentage at 51.6%...Adam Lowry leads the Jets and is fifth in the NHL with a 58.1% faceoff winning percentage.
Wheels Up
Blake Wheeler had a career night on Friday with five points (1G, 4A)...It's the ninth time in franchise history a player has registered five points in a game, but the first time since relocation in 2011...It's also the 14th time in franchise history a player has had four assists in a game, five of which have been done by Wheeler...The five-point night also extended his scoring streak to nine games (2G, 15A) and assist streak to seven games (14A)...Wheeler also has multiple assists in three consecutive games.
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Prolific Passer
Before ending the game against Colorado with an empty net goal, Blake Wheeler had an assist on nine consecutive Jets goals, which was one shy of Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of assisting 10 on consecutive team goals, which he did twice...Wheeler had the primary assist on seven of the nine goals...Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Wheeler is second in the NHL with 134 assists and has set up 17 different teammates, led by Mark Scheifele's 29 goals.
Also Streaking
Defenceman Dustin Byfuglien had an assist on Friday to extend his point streak to five consecutive games (1G, 6A)...It's the first time this season he has a point in consecutive games...Byfuglien also has an assist in four consecutive games (6A)...Patrik Laine's third period goal on Friday extended his goal scoring streak to three games (5G), while Nikolaj Ehlers has a goal in back-to-back games.