2014–15 Winnipeg Jets season

The 2014–15 Winnipeg Jets season was the 16th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997, and the fourth in Winnipeg since the franchise relocated from Atlanta following the conclusion of the 2010–11 season.

2014–15 Winnipeg Jets
Division5th Central
Conference7th Western
2014–15 record43–26–13
Home record23–13–5
Road record20–13–8
Goals for230
Goals against210
Team information
General managerKevin Cheveldayoff
CoachPaul Maurice
CaptainAndrew Ladd
Alternate captainsMark Stuart
Blake Wheeler
ArenaMTS Centre
Average attendance15,037 (100.2%)[1]
(41 games)
Team leaders
GoalsBlake Wheeler (26)
AssistsAndrew Ladd (38)
PointsAndrew Ladd (62)
Penalty minutesDustin Byfuglien (124)
Plus/minusBlake Wheeler (+26)
WinsOndrej Pavelec (22)
Goals against averageOndrej Pavelec (2.28)

Regular season

On April 9, 2015, the Jets qualified for the 2015 Stanley Cup playoffs, marking the return of playoff hockey to Winnipeg for the first time since the 1996 Stanley Cup playoffs.[2] The Jets would set a franchise record, with 99 points, finishing with a 43-26-13 record.

Playoffs

The Winnipeg Jets entered the playoffs as the Western Conference's second wild card. The Jets faced the Ducks in the opening round, but were swept in four straight games. In the first three games, the Jets had leads going into the third period, but couldn't hold them. Overall in the series, the Ducks outscored the Jets 16-9. The Ducks outscored the Jets 10-1, after the 2nd intermission.

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y St. Louis Blues 82 51 24 7 42 248 201 +47 109
2 x Nashville Predators 82 47 25 10 41 232 208 +24 104
3 x Chicago Blackhawks 82 48 28 6 39 229 189 +40 102
4 x Minnesota Wild 82 46 28 8 42 231 201 +30 100
5 x Winnipeg Jets 82 43 26 13 36 230 210 +20 99
6 Dallas Stars 82 41 31 10 37 261 260 +1 92
7 Colorado Avalanche 82 39 31 12 29 219 227 8 90
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot; y Clinched division
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x Minnesota Wild 82 46 28 8 42 231 201 +30 100
2 CE x Winnipeg Jets 82 43 26 13 36 230 210 +20 99
3 PA Los Angeles Kings 82 40 27 15 38 220 205 +15 95
4 CE Dallas Stars 82 41 31 10 37 261 260 +1 92
5 CE Colorado Avalanche 82 39 31 12 29 219 227 8 90
6 PA San Jose Sharks 82 40 33 9 36 228 232 4 89
7 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 24 44 14 19 198 283 85 62
8 PA Arizona Coyotes 82 24 50 8 19 170 272 102 56
Source: National Hockey League
x Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Final Stats[3]

Skaters
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ondrej Pavelec50462,838221681082.281353.9205002
Michael Hutchinson38362,13821105852.39986.9142000
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Ondrej Pavelec4424104153.73137.8910000

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

Notable achievements

Awards

Milestones

Transactions

Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 28, 2014
[8]
To Washington Capitals
Edward Pasquale
6th-round pick in 2014
To Winnipeg Jets
6th-round pick in 2014
NSH's 7th-round pick in 2014
7th-round pick in 2015
June 28, 2014
[8]
To Ottawa Senators
7th-round pick in 2014
To Winnipeg Jets
6th-round pick in 2015
July 9, 2014
[9]
To Buffalo Sabres
Jordan Samuels-Thomas
To Winnipeg Jets
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2015
October 5, 2014
[10]
To Montreal Canadiens
Eric Tangradi
To Winnipeg Jets
Peter Budaj
Patrick Holland
December 18, 2014
[11]
To Carolina Hurricanes
6th-round pick in 2015
To Winnipeg Jets
Jay Harrison
February 11, 2015
[12]
To Buffalo Sabres
Evander Kane
Zach Bogosian
Jason Kasdorf
To Winnipeg Jets
Tyler Myers
Drew Stafford
Brendan Lemieux
Joel Armia
1st-round pick in 2015
February 25, 2015
[13]
To Carolina Hurricanes
Conditional 5th-round or 6th-round pick in 2015
3rd-round pick in 2016
To Winnipeg Jets
Jiri Tlusty
March 1, 2015
[14]
To New York Rangers
Carl Klingberg
To Winnipeg Jets
Lee Stempniak

Draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 9 Nikolaj Ehlers Left Wing Denmark Denmark Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
3 69 Jack Glover Defense United States United States US NTDP (USHL)
4 99 Chase De Leo Centre United States United States Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
4 101[a] Nelson Nogier Defense Canada Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
5 129 Clinston Franklin Forward United States United States Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
6 164 [b] Pavel Kraskovsky Centre Russia Russia Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
7 192 [b] Matt Ustaski Forward United States United States Langley Rivermen (BCHL)
Draft notes
  • Winnipeg's second-round pick will go to the Buffalo Sabres, as the result of a trade on March 5, 2014 that sent Matt Moulson and Cody McCormick to Minnesota, in exchange for Torrey Mitchell, a second-round pick in 2016 and this pick.[48]
  • a New Jersey's fourth-round pick will go to Winnipeg, as the result of a trade on February 13, 2013 that sent Alexei Ponikarovsky to New Jersey, in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2013, and this pick.[49]
  • b Winnipeg's' sixth-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a sixth-round pick in 2014 (164th overall), Nashville's seventh-round pick in 2014 (192nd overall) and a seventh-round pick in 2015 to Winnipeg in exchange for Edward Pasquale and this pick.[50]
  • Winnipeg's seventh-round (189th overall) pick went to the Ottawa Senators, on June 28, 2014 in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2015.[50]

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