Winnipeg Jets 2023-24 season preview

The Winnipeg Jets landed.

An 82-game marathon season was over and they were eliminated from the playoffs in five games for the second year in a row.

This team has a bright future, but head coach Rick Bowness hasn't had any other results this season.

2023-24 By numbers

2023-24 Regular Season Record: 52-24-6

2023-24 season finish: Second place in the Central Division, eliminated 4-1 by the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Season additions: Sean Monahan, Tyler Toffoli and Collin Miller.

Deductions of the season: Declan Chisholm and Wyatt Bongiovanni.

Longest hitting streak: Eight games twice, from December 30th to January 11th and from April 1st to April 18th.

Longest losing streak: Six games from March 21 to March 30.

Another noteworthy statistic

• Winnipeg went on a run where they allowed three goals in a 34 game streak that began on November 4th and ended on January 22nd. The Jets posted a 27-7-0 win-loss record during that stretch.
• Winnipeg didn't have a player with more than 72 points.
• Winnipeg went undefeated during the regular season in April and went 8-0-0 with a win-loss record.
• Winnipeg dominated the month of December with a 10-1-2 win-loss record.
• Winnipeg's eight-game winning streak is a franchise record.

How did the Winnipeg Jets perform across the division?

Atlantic Division: 9 wins, 4 losses, 3 overtime losses.
Capital department: 9 wins, 6 losses, 1 overtime loss.
Central division: 20 wins, 5 losses, 1 overtime loss.
Pacific Division: 13 wins, 10 losses, 1 overtime loss.

Who made up the training camp?

Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Gabriel Vilardi
Nikolai Ehlers – Cole Perfetti – Nino Niederreiter
Alex Iafallo – Adam Lowry – Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron – Rasmus Kupari – Vladislav Namestnikov
David Gustafsson (additional)

Josh Morrissey is Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg as Neil Pionk
Brendan Dillon is Nate Schmidt
Logan Stanley – Declan Chisholm (extra)
Ville Heinola (injured)

Connor Hellebuyck and Laurent Brossoit

The final composition

Nikolai Ehlers – Mark Scheifele – Gabriel Vilardi
Kyle Connor – Sean Monahan – Cole Perfetti
Nino Neiderreiter – Adam Lowry – Mason Appleton
Alex Iafallo – David Gustafsson – Tyler Toffoli
Morgan Barron – Rasmus Kupari – Vladislav Namestnikov
Axel Johnson-Fjallby

Josh Morrissey is Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg as Neil Pionk
Nate Schmidt is Colin Miller
Brendan Dillon is Logan Stanley

Connor Hellebuyck and Laurent Brossoit

How wrong were my guesses?

On October 10, 2023, I wrote a preview of the 2023-24 season for the Winnipeg Jets. I didn't project stats for specific players, but tried to predict where they would finish. I predicted that the Winnipeg Jets would finish the 2023-24 season and post a 49-28-5 losing record, which is really close compared to their true 2023-24 record of 52-24-6.

For a preview of the 2024-25 season, I invite you to watch at the end of training camp in early October 2024. I expect there to be a lot of changes at various positions for the Winnipeg Jets next year, maybe even some that are heartbreaking for the die-hard Winnipeg fan.