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San Jose Sharks vs Winnipeg Jets

Regular season · Monday, December 28, 2026 · Canada Life Centre

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Winnipeg JetsWinnipegJetsHome

SN+ · NBCSCA

Game preview

The San Jose Sharks visit the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on Monday, December 28, 2026, with puck drop at 7:30 PM ET. The game is on SN+ and NBCSCA.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Sharks

First game of a road trip.

  1. 182026-12-18: no game
  2. 192026-12-19: at VAN
  3. 202026-12-20: no game
  4. 212026-12-21: no game
  5. 222026-12-22: at SEA
  6. 232026-12-23: no game
  7. 242026-12-24: no game
  8. 252026-12-25: no game
  9. 262026-12-26: vs VGK
  10. 272026-12-27: no game
  11. 282026-12-28: at WPG
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,501 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,501 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+2 h
body clock vs home

Jets

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Nashville and Minnesota).

  1. 182026-12-18: no game
  2. 192026-12-19: vs DAL
  3. 202026-12-20: vs DAL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  4. 212026-12-21: no game
  5. 222026-12-22: at NSH
  6. 232026-12-23: no game
  7. 242026-12-24: no game
  8. 252026-12-25: no game
  9. 262026-12-26: at MIN
  10. 272026-12-27: no game
  11. 282026-12-28: vs SJS
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~391 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,163 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

San Jose SharksSharksTue, Oct 13 vs BOS
  1. L1NewChernyshov#92Smith#2Celebrini#71
    11:30 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMarchment#27Toffoli#73Wennberg#21
    10:36 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewSherwood#44Stenberg#41Misa#77
    8:19 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGoodrow#23Ostapchuk#63Graf#51
    7:02 together at 5v5
  1. D1Trouba#65Dickinson#6
    14:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Nurse#25Kesselring#7
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. D3Orlov#9Cagnoni#42
    9:55 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Stenberg LWennberg CSmith CCelebrini CCagnoni D2:34
  2. 2Marchment LChernyshov LToffoli CMisa COrlov D1:08

Penalty kill

  1. 1Goodrow CGraf RTrouba DNurse D1:27
  2. 2Sherwood LOstapchuk CNurse DKesselring D0:49
Winnipeg JetsJetsTue, Oct 13 vs MIN
  1. L1Connor#81Scheifele#55Perfetti#91
    11:17 together at 5v5
  2. L2Iafallo#9Lowry#17Rosen#27
    11:14 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewVilardi#13Björck#61Niederreiter#62
    11:00 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKoepke#45Namestnikov#7Barron#36
    8:43 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewSamberg#54Pionk#4
    12:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewDeMelo#2Ferraro#38
    11:16 together at 5v5
  3. D3Fleury#24Bauer#77
    10:38 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Connor LScheifele CVilardi CPerfetti CPionk D1:36

Penalty kill

  1. 1Connor LIafallo LDeMelo DFerraro D0:43
  2. 2Lowry CBarron CDeMelo DSamberg D0:42

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

SJSWPG

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

SJS 71% (12th most settled)WPG 76% (4th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

SJS 1:59 left (8th earliest · 15 pulls)WPG 1:35 left (7th latest · 20 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

SJS 51.3s (2nd longest)WPG 48.8s (12th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

SJS 33% (7th most often)WPG 27% (9th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

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