JANESVILLE JETS at MINNESOTA MAGICIANS — Richfield Ice Arena
Fri 2/16 | 7:15pm | Richfield, MN
LIVE STREAM: HockeyTV | TWITTER: @JanesvilleJets1
LAST WEEKEND: The Jets split an interdivision series in Cloquet versus the Minnesota Wilderness in which neither night saw a victor after 65 minutes. The Wilderness took Friday night, 2-1, in the shootout, but the Jets rebounded in a higher-scoring affair on Saturday, 5-4. Minnesota outshot the Jets, 43-27 and 46-31, on the weekend. Goaltender Garrett Nieto made 42 saves each night, and Jakov Novak scored twice in regulation and added the shootout winner on Saturday.
TONIGHT: The Jets resume a 12-game season series with the Minnesota Magicians in Richfield, where the teams split the last series in January. TJ Polglaze played overtime hero in the Jets’ January 20th win, which earned Janesville its sixth win against the second-year division rival.
SEASON SERIES (Jets 6-2-0-0)
Sept. 29 | MN Magicians | W, 5-4 (SO) |
Sept. 30 | MN Magicians | W, 4-2 |
Nov. 3 | MN Magicians | L, 2-1 |
Nov. 4 | MN Magicians | W, 2-1 |
Dec. 28 | MN Magicians | W, 6-3 |
Dec. 29 | MN Magicians | W, 4-0 |
Jan. 19 | @ MN Magicians | L, 3-2 |
Jan. 20 | @ MN Magicians | W, 4-3 (OT) |
Feb. 16 | @ MN Magicians | 7:15pm CT |
Feb. 17 | @ MN Magicians | 7:05pm CT |
Apr. 6 | @ MN Magicians | 7:15pm CT |
Apr. 7 | @ MN Magicians | 7:05pm CT |
Midwest Division Standings:
Place | Team | Record | Pts |
1 | x – Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 34-5-3-2 | 73 |
2 | Janesville Jets | 28-9-2-2 | 60 |
3 | Springfield Jr. Blues | 21-18-3-1 | 46 |
4 | Minnesota Magicians | 20-18-3-2 | 45 |
5 | Coulee Region Chill | 13-23-3-5 | 34 |
6 | Kenai River Brown Bears | 13-28-1-2 | 29 |
JANESVILLE JETS
OVERVIEW:
Record: 28-9-2-2 (2nd, Midwest)
Road Record: 15-11-3-2
Goals For/Goals Against: 123GF/98GA
Power Play: 20.1% (12th in the NAHL)
Penalty Kill: 78.7% (16th in the NAHL)
Top Scorers: Jakov Novak (38GP—25G-28A—53PTS); Kip Hoffmann (41GP—16G-30A—46PTS); TJ Polglaze (41GP—8G-20A—28PTS)
MINNESOTA MAGICIANS
OVERVIEW:
Record: 21-18-2-1 (3rd, Midwest)
Home Record: 8-8-1-1
Goals For/Goals Against: 119GF/131GA
Power Play: 18.9% (16th in the NAHL)
Penalty Kill: 75.8% (18th in the NAHL)
Top Scorers: Jarrett Lee (41GP—11G-20A—31PTS), Kyler Grundy (42GP—12G-16A—28PTS); Brendan Skarda (43GP—12G-16A—28PTS)