2016–17 Winnipeg Jets season
National Hockey League team season
The 2016–17 Winnipeg Jets season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the sixth in Winnipeg since the franchise relocated from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season .[ 2]
Standings
Source: National Hockey League
[ 3] x – Clinched playoff spot;
z – Clinched conference
Source: National Hockey League
[ 4] x – Clinched playoff spot
Schedule and results
Pre-season
2016 Winnipeg Jets Pre-season game log
Regular season
2016–17 Game Log[ 6]
October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 1–2–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
October 13
Carolina
4–5
Winnipeg
OT
Hellebuyck
15,296
1–0–0
2
Recap
2
October 15
Winnipeg
3–4
Minnesota
Hutchinson
19,024
1–1–0
2
Recap
3
October 17
Boston
4–1
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,296
1–2–0
2
Recap
4
October 19
Toronto
4–5
Winnipeg
OT
Hutchinson
15,294
2–2–0
4
Recap
5
October 23
Edmonton
3–0
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
33,240 (outdoors )
2–3–0
4
Recap
6
October 25
Winnipeg
2–3
Dallas
Hutchinson
18,040
2–4–0
4
Recap
7
October 27
Dallas
1–4
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
3–4–0
6
Recap
8
October 28
Winnipeg
1–0
Colorado
Hutchinson
16,135
4–4–0
8
Recap
9
October 30
Buffalo
3–1
Winnipeg
Hutchinson
15,294
4–5–0
8
Recap
November: 7–7–2 (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 2–6–2)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
10
November 1
Washington
3–2
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
4–6–0
8
Recap
11
November 3
Winnipeg
3–4
Washington
OT
Hutchinson
18,506
4–6–1
9
Recap
12
November 4
Winnipeg
5–3
Detroit
Hellebuyck
20,027
5–6–1
11
Recap
13
November 6
Winnipeg
2–5
NY Rangers
Hellebuyck
18,006
5–7–1
11
Recap
14
November 8
Dallas
2–8
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
6–7–1
13
Recap
15
November 10
Winnipeg
3–2
Arizona
Hellebuyck
11,185
7–7–1
15
Recap
16
November 11
Winnipeg
2–3
Colorado
OT
Hutchinson
16,517
7–7–2
16
Recap
17
November 13
Los Angeles
2–3
Winnipeg
SO
Hellebuyck
15,294
8–7–2
18
Recap
18
November 15
Chicago
0–4
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
9–7–2
20
Recap
19
November 17
Winnipeg
2–5
Philadelphia
Hellebuyck
19,432
9–8–2
20
Recap
20
November 19
Winnipeg
1–4
Boston
Hutchinson
17,565
9–9–2
20
Recap
21
November 20
Winnipeg
1–3
Carolina
Hellebuyck
10,809
9–10–2
20
Recap
22
November 23
Winnipeg
1–3
Minnesota
Hellebuyck
19,022
9–11–2
20
Recap
23
November 25
Winnipeg
1–5
Nashville
Hellebuyck
17,192
9–12–2
20
Recap
24
November 27
Nashville
0–3
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
10–12–2
22
Recap
25
November 29
New Jersey
2–3
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
11–12–2
24
Recap
December: 6–7–1 (Home: 2–4–1; Road: 4–3–0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
26
December 1
Edmonton
6–3
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
11–13–2
24
Recap
27
December 3
Winnipeg
3–2
St. Louis
OT
Hutchinson
19,362
12–13–2
26
Recap
28
December 4
Winnipeg
2–1
Chicago
Hellebuyck
21,383
13–13–2
28
Recap
29
December 6
Detroit
4–3
Winnipeg
SO
Hellebuyck
15,294
13–13–3
29
Recap
30
December 8
NY Rangers
2–1
Winnipeg
Hutchinson
15,294
13–14–3
29
Recap
31
December 10
Winnipeg
2–6
Calgary
Hutchinson
18,677
13–15–3
29
Recap
32
December 11
Winnipeg
2–3
Edmonton
Hellebuyck
18,347
13–16–3
29
Recap
33
December 15
Florida
3–4
Winnipeg
SO
Hellebuyck
15,294
14–16–3
31
Recap
34
December 18
Colorado
1–4
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
15–16–3
33
Recap
35
December 20
Winnipeg
1–4
Vancouver
Hellebuyck
18,865
15–17–3
33
Recap
36
December 22
Winnipeg
4–1
Vancouver
Hutchinson
18,865
16–17–3
35
Recap
37
December 27
Winnipeg
3–1
Chicago
Hellebuyck
22,117
17–17–3
37
Recap
38
December 29
Columbus
5–3
Winnipeg
Hutchinson
15,294
17–18–3
37
Recap
39
December 31
NY Islanders
6–2
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
17–19–3
37
Recap
January: 7–6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 4–3–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
40
January 3
Winnipeg
6–4
Tampa Bay
Hellebuyck
19,092
18–19–3
39
Recap
41
January 4
Winnipeg
4–1
Florida
Hellebuyck
13,607
19–19–3
41
Recap
42
January 7
Winnipeg
3–4
Buffalo
Hellebuyck
19,070
19–20–3
41
Recap
43
January 9
Calgary
0–2
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
20–20–3
43
Recap
44
January 11
Montreal
7–4
Winnipeg
Hutchinson
15,294
20–21–3
43
Recap
45
January 13
Winnipeg
3–4
Arizona
Hutchinson
12,326
20–22–3
43
Recap
46
January 14
Winnipeg
2–3
Los Angeles
OT
Hutchinson
18,230
20–22–4
44
Recap
47
January 16
Winnipeg
2–5
San Jose
Hutchinson
17,479
20–23–4
44
Recap
48
January 18
Arizona
3–6
Winnipeg
Pavelec
15,294
21–23–4
46
Recap
49
January 21
St. Louis
3–5
Winnipeg
Pavelec
15,294
22–23–4
48
Recap
50
January 23
Anaheim
3–2
Winnipeg
Pavelec
15,294
22–24–4
48
Recap
51
January 24
San Jose
4–3
Winnipeg
Pavelec
15,294
22–25–4
48
Recap
52
January 26
Winnipeg
5–3
Chicago
Hellebuyck
21,746
23–25–4
50
Recap
January 27–29
All-Star Break in Los Angeles
53
January 31
Winnipeg
5–3
St. Louis
Pavelec
19,483
24–25–4
52
Recap
February: 4–5–2 (Home: 1–4–0; Road: 3–1–2)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
54
February 2
Winnipeg
4–3
Dallas
Pavelec
17,236
25–25–4
54
Recap
55
February 4
Winnipeg
2–5
Colorado
Pavelec
13,930
25–26–4
54
Recap
56
February 7
Minnesota
4–2
Winnipeg
Pavelec
15,294
25–27–4
54
Recap
57
February 10
Chicago
5–2
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
25–28–4
54
Recap
58
February 11
Tampa Bay
4–1
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
25–29–4
54
Recap
59
February 14
Dallas
2–5
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
26–29–4
56
Recap
60
February 16
Winnipeg
3–4
Pittsburgh
OT
Hellebuyck
18,638
26–29–5
57
Recap
61
February 18
Winnipeg
3–1
Montreal
Hellebuyck
21,288
27–29–5
59
Recap
62
February 19
Winnipeg
3–2
Ottawa
Hellebuyck
19,288
28–29–5
61
Recap
63
February 21
Winnipeg
4–5
Toronto
OT
Hellebuyck
19,583
28–29–6
62
Recap
64
February 28
Minnesota
6–5
Winnipeg
Hutchinson
15,294
28–30–6
62
Recap
March: 8–5–1 (Home: 6–3–0; Road: 2–2–1)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
65
March 3
St. Louis
0–3
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
29–30–6
64
Recap
66
March 4
Colorado
1–6
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
30–30–6
66
Recap
67
March 6
San Jose
3–2
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
30–31–6
66
Recap
68
March 8
Pittsburgh
7–4
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
30–32–6
66
Recap
69
March 11
Calgary
3–0
Winnipeg
Hellebuyck
15,294
30–33–6
66
Recap
70
March 13
Winnipeg
4–5
Nashville
OT
Hellebuyck
17,355
30–33–7
67
Recap
—
March 14
Winnipeg
—
New Jersey
Postponed due to the effects of the March 2017 nor'easter , rescheduled to March 28
71
March 16
Winnipeg
4–2
NY Islanders
Hellebuyck
13,700
31–33–7
69
Recap
72
March 19
Minnesota
4–5
Winnipeg
Hutchinson
15,294
32–33–7
71
Recap
73
March 21
Philadelphia
2–3
Winnipeg
Hutchinson
15,294
33–33–7
73
Recap
74
March 23
Winnipeg
2–5
Los Angeles
Hellebuyck
18,230
33–34–7
73
Recap
75
March 24
Winnipeg
1–3
Anaheim
Hutchinson
15,647
33–35–7
73
Recap
76
March 26
Vancouver
1–2
Winnipeg
Hutchinson
15,294
34–35–7
75
Recap
77
March 28
Winnipeg
4–3
New Jersey
SO
Hellebuyck
12,315
35–35–7
77
Recap
78
March 30
Anaheim
3–4
Winnipeg
OT
Hutchinson
15,294
36–35–7
79
Recap
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Playoffs
The Jets did not qualify for the 2017 Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Player statistics
Final Stats
Skaters
Goaltenders
† 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
Transactions
Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2016–17 season.
Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Player
Former team
Date claimed off waivers
Ref
Lost via waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Date
Player
Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02 )
Julian Melchiori
2 years, $1.25 million
[ 19]
July 2, 2016 (2016-07-02 )
Jamie Phillips
2 years, $1.35 million entry-level contract
[ 19]
July 3, 2016 (2016-07-03 )
Patrik Laine
3 years, $10.725 million entry-level contract
[ 20]
July 7, 2016 (2016-07-07 )
Mathieu Perreault
4 years, $16.5 million contract extension
[ 21]
July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08 )
Brenden Kichton
1 year, $600,000
[ 22]
July 8, 2016 (2016-07-08 )
Mark Scheifele
8 years, $49 million contract extension
[ 23]
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14 )
Joel Armia
2 years, $1.85 million contract extension
[ 24]
July 14, 2016 (2016-07-14 )
Adam Lowry
2 years, $2.25 million contract extension
[ 24]
July 18, 2016 (2016-07-18 )
Jack Roslovic
3 years, $3.4125 million entry-level contract
[ 25]
July 21, 2016 (2016-07-21 )
Brandon Tanev
1 year, $874,125
[ 26]
August 15, 2016 (2016-08-15 )
JC Lipon
1 year, $650,000
[ 27]
November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07 )
Jacob Trouba
2 years, $6 million contract extension
[ 28]
December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06 )
Logan Stanley
3 years, $3.4125 million entry-level contract
[ 29]
March 30, 2017 (2017-03-30 )
Tucker Poolman
1 year, $1.775 million entry-level contract
[ 30]
April 7, 2017 (2017-04-07 )
Jansen Harkins
3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
[ 31]
May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15 )
Sami Niku
3 years, $2.75 million entry-level
[ 32]
June 1, 2017 (2017-06-01 )
Michael Spacek
3 years, $2.55 million entry-level
[ 33]
June 13, 2017 (2017-06-13 )
Marko Dano
1 year, $850,000 contract extension
[ 34]
Draft picks
Below are the Winnipeg Jets' selections at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft , to be held on June 24–25, 2016 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York .
Notes
[a] The Philadelphia Flyers ' first-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Chicago's first-round pick and a second-round pick both in 2016 (22nd and 36th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a third-round pick in 2016 (79th overall) and this pick.[ 35]
The Winnipeg Jets ' second-round pick went to the Philadelphia Flyers as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent a first and third-round pick both in 2016 (18th and 79th overall) to Winnipeg in exchange for Chicago's first-round pick in 2016 (22nd overall) and this pick.[ 35]
The Winnipeg Jets ' third round pick went to the Carolina Hurricanes as the result of a trade on February 25, 2015 that sent Jiri Tlusty to Winnipeg in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[ 36]
[b] The Philadelphia Flyers ' third-round pick went to the Winnipeg Jets as the result of a trade on June 24, 2016 that sent Chicago's first-round pick and a second-round pick both in 2016 (22nd and 36th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for a first-round pick in 2016 (18th overall) and this pick.[ 35]
The Winnipeg Jets ' seventh-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a trade on June 25, 2016 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2017 to Winnipeg in exchange for this pick.[ 37]
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