By Mason Lyttle
SPRINGFIELD JR. BLUES at JANESVILLE JETS — Janesville Ice Arena
Fri 11/10 | 7:00pm | Janesville, WI
LIVE STREAM: HockeyTV | TWITTER: @JanesvilleJets1
LAST WEEKEND: The Jets split a pair of home contests with the visiting Minnesota Magicians, each by a score of 2-1, narrowing Janesville’s division lead to just three points over the Ice Dogs. The Jets massively outshot Minnesota, 42-22 on Friday and 35-20 on Friday, but were kept to the perimeter on more of those chances than they were comfortable with. While the Jets still look for the goal-scoring prowess they enjoyed last season, the series did end the right way, with a 2-1 win.
TONIGHT: The Jets play the Jr. Blues for the first time since the season opener, nearly two months ago in Springfield. Janesville took home a 5-3 victory that night, but a quarter of the season has elapsed since that win. How much has each team grown in that time? The Jets’ oldest rivalry begins again tonight.
SEASON SERIES (Jets 1-0-0-0)
| Sept. 16 | @ Jr. Blues | W 5-3 |
| Nov. 10 | Jr. Blues | 7:00pm |
| Nov. 11 | Jr. Blues | 7:00pm |
| Dec. 9 | Jr. Blues | 7:00pm |
| Jan. 5 | @ Jr. Blues | 7:05pm |
| Jan. 6 | @ Jr. Blues | 6:05pm |
| Jan. 12 | Jr. Blues | 7:00pm |
| Jan. 13 | Jr. Blues | 7:00pm |
| Jan. 27 | @ Jr. Blues | 6:05pm |
| Mar. 2 | @ Jr. Blues | 7:05pm |
| Mar. 3 | @ Jr. Blues | 6:05pm |
| Mar. 28 | Jr. Blues | 7:00pm |
Midwest Division Standings:
| Place | Team | Record | Pts |
| 1 | Janesville Jets | 12-4-0-0 | 24 |
| 2 | Fairbanks Ice Dogs | 9-4-1-2 | 21 |
| 3 | Minnesota Magicians | 9-5-1-1 | 20 |
| 4 | Springfield Jr. Blues | 8-6-1-1 | 18 |
| 5 | Kenai River Brown Bears | 7-9-1-0 | 15 |
| 6 | Coulee Region Chill | 4-7-1-1 | 10 |
MILESTONE ALERT
- Jakov Novak is 7 points away from 50 in his NAHL career
- Kip Hoffmann is 15 points away from 100 in his NAHL career
- John Pesek is 6 games away from 75 in his junior hockey career (USHL, NAHL)
- Carter Ekberg is 7 games away from 75 in his NAHL career
CLIMBING THE LADDER
Current Jets, ranking among the franchise all-time leaders:
GAMES PLAYED (regular season)
| RANK | Player | Pos | GP |
| 1 | Cullen Munson | F | 175 |
| 2 | Adam Winborg | F | 170 |
| 3 | Kip Hoffmann | F | 156 |
| 4 | Adam Roeder | D | 147 |
| 5 | Bryan Kronberger | D | 137 |
| 6 | Jeff Alderfer | D | 120 |
| 7 | Jordan Himley | F | 120 |
| 8 | Alex Smith | D | 118 |
| 9 | Lordanthony Grissom | D | 115 |
| T-10 | Ross Mauermann | F | 113 |
| T-10 | Connor McBride | F | 113 |
GOALS (regular season)
| RANK | Player | Pos | G |
| 1 | Adam Winborg | F | 62 |
| 2 | Connor McBride | F | 48 |
| 3 | Cullen Munson | F | 43 |
| 4 | Jordan Himley | F | 40 |
| 5 | Ross Mauermann | F | 39 |
| 6 | Cole Paskus | F | 35 |
| 7 | Drew Callin | F | 34 |
| T-7 | Kip Hoffmann | F | 34 |
| 9 | Jordan Bancroft | F | 32 |
| T-10 | Brandon Schultz | F | 30 |
| T-10 | Pijus Rulevicius | F | 30 |
POINTS (regular season)
| RANK | Player | Pos | Pts |
| 1 | Adam Winborg | F | 145 |
| 2 | Cullen Munson | F | 113 |
| 3 | Ross Mauermann | F | 99 |
| 4 | Connor McBride | F | 92 |
| 5 | Kip Hoffmann | F | 85 |
| 6 | Jordan Himley | F | 77 |
| 7 | Cole Paskus | F | 74 |
| 8 | Evan Feno | F | 73 |
| T-9 | Jordan Bancroft | F | 72 |
| T-9 | Alex Smith | D | 72 |
SPRINGFIELD JR. BLUES
OVERVIEW:
Record: 8-6-1-1 (4th, Midwest)
Road Record: 2-2-1-0
Goals For/Goals Against: 45GF/49GA
Power Play: 22.2% (10th in the NAHL)
Penalty Kill: 74.4% (19th in the NAHL)
Top Scorers: Jordan Muzzillo (16GP—5G-9A—14PTS), Nikita Kozyrev (15GP—6G-6A—12PTS); Multiple Players (11PTS)
JANESVILLE JETS
OVERVIEW:
Record: 12-4-0-0 (1st, Midwest)
Home Record: 4-2-0-0
Goals For/Goals Against: 45GF/35GA
Power Play: 23.6% (7th in the NAHL)
Penalty Kill: 75.0% (17th in the NAHL)
Top Scorers: Kip Hoffmann (16GP—4G-12A—16PTS); Jakov Novak (14GP—6G-9A—15PTS); Multiple Players (10PTS)
SPRINGFIELD JR. BLUES at JANESVILLE JETS — Janesville Ice Arena
Fri 11/10 | 7:00pm | Janesville, WI
LIVE STREAM: HockeyTV | TWITTER: @JanesvilleJets1