Winnipeg Jets' Cole Perfetti celebrates his goal during third period NHL hockey action against the Calgary Flames in Calgary on Oct. 26.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
With a win Monday, the Jets would join the Montreal Canadiens (2015-16) and the Carolina Hurricanes (2021-22) with nine straight wins to begin a season.
Cole Perfetti scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 3:44 left in regulation as the Jets improved to 8-0-0 with Saturday night’s 5-3 victory at Calgary. Kyle Connor and Mason Appleton each added a goal and an assist for the Jets, who have tied the franchise’s longest winning streak and won 16 consecutive regular-season games dating to 2023-24 – one victory shy of Pittsburgh’s NHL-record winning streak from 1992-93.
“We’re feeling good, we’re playing great and the mood is really good,” Winnipeg’s Adam Lowry, who recorded two assists Saturday, told NHL.com. “There’s nothing better than winning.”
Under the guidance of first-year head coach Scott Arniel, the Jets have scored at least four goals in five games and have not allowed more than three in any game. They’re 10-for-23 on the power play and killed 14 of 16 penalties.
Toronto has surrendered 15 goals during its current 0-2-1 slide.
Joseph Woll could be back in Toronto’s net after he stopped 22 of 26 shots in Thursday’s 5-1 loss to St. Louis.
Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck has a 1.66 goals-against average while winning his first six starts of 2024-25. Backup Eric Comrie has allowed three goals in each of his two starts this season.
Kyle Connor, who leads the Jets with six goals this season, has just one point in his past four games against the Maple Leafs.