The 2020–21 Winnipeg Jets season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the tenth in Winnipeg , since the franchise relocated from Atlanta prior to the start of the 2011–12 NHL season .[1]
Due to the Canada–U.S. border restrictions brought in as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , the Jets were re-aligned with the other six Canadian franchises into the newly-formed North Division . The league's 56 game season was played entirely within the new divisions, meaning that Winnipeg and the other Canadian teams played an all-Canadian schedule for the 2020–21 regular season as well as the first two rounds of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs .
On May 5, the Jets clinched a playoff berth after a 4–0 defeat over the Calgary Flames .[2] In the first round of the playoffs, they completed the franchise's first playoff sweep against the Edmonton Oilers , with a 4–3 triple overtime win in game four.[3] However, the Jets were upset in the second round, being swept by the Montreal Canadiens .[4]
Divisional standings edit Source: National Hockey League
[5] Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention;
x – Clinched playoff spot;
y – Clinched division
Schedule and results edit
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[6]
2020–21 game log January: 5–3–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 January 14 Calgary 3–4 Winnipeg OT Hellebuyck 0 1–0–0 2 [7] 2 January 18 Winnipeg 1–3 Toronto Hellebuyck 0 1–1–0 2 [8] 3 January 19 Winnipeg 4–3 Ottawa OT Brossoit 0 2–1–0 4 [9] 4 January 21 Winnipeg 4–1 Ottawa Hellebuyck 0 3–1–0 6 [10] 5 January 23 Ottawa 3–6 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 4–1–0 8 [11] 6 January 24 Edmonton 4–3 Winnipeg Brossoit 0 4–2–0 8 [12] 7 January 26 Edmonton 4–6 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 5–2–0 10 [13] 8 January 30 Vancouver 4–1 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 5–3–0 10 [14]
February: 8–3–1 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 3–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 9 February 1 Calgary 4–3 Winnipeg SO Hellebuyck 0 5–3–1 11 [15] 10 February 2 Calgary 2–3 Winnipeg Brossoit 0 6–3–1 13 [16] 11 February 4 Calgary 1–4 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 7–3–1 15 [17] 12 February 9 Winnipeg 2–3 Calgary Hellebuyck 0 7–4–1 15 [18] 13 February 11 Ottawa 1–5 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 8–4–1 17 [19] 14 February 13 Ottawa 2–1 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 8–5–1 17 [20] 15 February 15 Winnipeg 6–5 Edmonton Hellebuyck 0 9–5–1 19 [21] 16 February 17 Winnipeg 2–3 Edmonton Hellebuyck 0 9–6–1 19 [22] 17 February 19 Winnipeg 2–0 Vancouver Brossoit 0 10–6–1 21 [23] 18 February 21 Winnipeg 4–3 Vancouver OT Hellebuyck 0 11–6–1 23 [24] 19 February 25 Montreal 3–6 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 12–6–1 25 [25] 20 February 27 Montreal 1–2 Winnipeg OT Hellebuyck 0 13–6–1 27 [26]
March: 9–7–1 (Home: 2–3–0 ; Road: 7–4–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 21 March 1 Vancouver 4–0 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 13–7–1 27 [27] 22 March 2 Vancouver 2–5 Winnipeg Brossoit 0 14–7–1 29 [28] 23 March 4 Winnipeg 4–3 Montreal OT Hellebuyck 0 15–7–1 31 [29] 24 March 6 Winnipeg 1–7 Montreal Hellebuyck 0 15–8–1 31 [30] 25 March 9 Winnipeg 4–3 Toronto Hellebuyck 0 16–8–1 33 [31] 26 March 11 Winnipeg 3–4 Toronto OT Hellebuyck 0 16–8–2 34 [32] 27 March 13 Winnipeg 5—2 Toronto Brossoit 0 17–8–2 36 [33] 28 March 15 Montreal 4–2 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 17–9–2 36 [34] 29 March 17 Montreal 3–4 Winnipeg OT Hellebuyck 0 18–9–2 38 [35] 30 March 18 Winnipeg 1–2 Edmonton Brossoit 0 18–10–2 38 [36] 31 March 20 Winnipeg 2–4 Edmonton Hellebuyck 0 18–11–2 38 [37] 32 March 22 Winnipeg 4–0 Vancouver Hellebuyck 0 19–11–2 40 [38] 33 March 24 Winnipeg 5–1 Vancouver Hellebuyck 0 20–11–2 42 [39] 34 March 26 Winnipeg 3–2 Calgary Hellebuyck 0 21–11–2 44 [40] 35 March 27 Winnipeg 2–4 Calgary Brossoit 0 21–12–2 44 [41] 36 March 29 Winnipeg 5–1 Calgary Hellebuyck 0 22–12–2 46 [42] 37 March 31 Toronto 3–1 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 22–13–2 46 [43]
April: 5–7–1 (Home: 1–5–1 ; Road: 4–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 April 2 Toronto 2–1 Winnipeg SO Hellebuyck 0 22–13–3 47 [44] — April 4 Vancouver Winnipeg Postponed due to COVID-19.[45] Rescheduled for May 10.[46] 39 April 5 Ottawa 3–4 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 23–13–3 49 [47] — April 6 Vancouver Winnipeg Postponed due to COVID-19.[45] Rescheduled for May 11.[46] 40 April 8 Winnipeg 4–2 Montreal Hellebuyck 0 24–13–3 51 [48] 41 April 10 Winnipeg 5–0 Montreal Hellebuyck 0 25–13–3 53 [49] 42 April 12 Winnipeg 2–4 Ottawa Hellebuyck 0 25–14–3 53 [50] 43 April 14 Winnipeg 3–2 Ottawa Brossoit 0 26–14–3 55 [51] 44 April 15 Winnipeg 5–2 Toronto Hellebuyck 0 27–14–3 57 [52] 45 April 17 Edmonton 3–0 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 27–15–3 57 [53] 46 April 22 Toronto 5–3 Winnipeg Brossoit 0 27–16–3 57 [54] 47 April 24 Toronto 4–1 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 27–17–3 57 [55] 48 April 26 Edmonton 6–1 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 27–18–3 57 [56] 49 April 28 Edmonton 3–1 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 27–19–3 57 [57] 50 April 30 Winnipeg 3–5 Montreal Hellebuyck 0 27–20–3 57 [58]
May: 3–3–0 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 May 3 Winnipeg 1–2 Ottawa Brossoit 0 27–21–3 57 [59] 52 May 5 Winnipeg 4–0 Calgary Hellebuyck 0 28–21–3 59 [60] 53 May 8 Ottawa 4–2 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 28–22–3 59 [61] 54 May 10 Vancouver 3–1 Winnipeg Brossoit 0 28–23–3 59 [62] 55 May 11 Vancouver 0–5 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 29–23–3 61 [63] 56 May 14 Toronto 2–4 Winnipeg Hellebuyck 0 30–23–3 63 [64]
Legend : Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
2021 Stanley Cup playoffs North Division First Round vs. (N2) Edmonton Oilers : Winnipeg won 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Series Recap 1 May 19 Winnipeg 4–1 Edmonton Hellebuyck 1–0 [65] 2 May 21 Winnipeg 1–0 Edmonton OT Hellebuyck 2–0 [66] 3 May 23 Edmonton 4–5 Winnipeg OT Hellebuyck 3–0 [67] 4 May 24 Edmonton 3–4 Winnipeg 3OT Hellebuyck 4–0 [68]
North Division Second Round vs. (N4) Montreal Canadiens : Montreal won 4–0 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 June 2 Montreal 5–3 Winnipeg Hellebuyck —[a] 0–1 [70] 2 June 4 Montreal 1–0 Winnipeg Hellebuyck —[a] 0–2 [71] 3 June 6 Winnipeg 1–5 Montreal Hellebuyck 2,500 0–3 [72] 4 June 7 Winnipeg 2–3 Montreal OT Hellebuyck 2,500 0–4 [73]
Legend : Win Loss
† 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.
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