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, Manitoba since the franchise relocated from Atlanta following the conclusion of the 2010–11 season.
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. 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
Schedule and results
Pre-season
Regular season
Playoffs
Player statistics
Final Stats;Skaters
| Player | ||||||
| 81 | 24 | 38 | 62 | 9 | 72 | |
| 79 | 26 | 35 | 61 | 26 | 73 | |
| 70 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 8 | 24 | |
| 82 | 15 | 34 | 49 | 11 | 24 | |
| 69 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 5 | 124 | |
| 82 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 4 | 18 | |
| 62 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 7 | 38 | |
| 80 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 46 | |
| 60 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 13 | 36 | |
| ‡ | 37 | 10 | 12 | 22 | −1 | 56 |
| 65 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 2 | 46 | |
| † | 26 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 6 | 8 |
| † | 24 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 16 |
| 81 | 7 | 7 | 14 | −5 | 76 | |
| 70 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 69 | |
| 82 | 5 | 8 | 13 | −4 | 58 | |
| ‡ | 41 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 1 | 40 |
| † | 18 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 55 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 40 | |
| 47 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 6 | |
| 40 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 22 | |
| † | 20 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
| 42 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | |
| † | 35 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 23 |
| 24 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 49 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −3 | 86 | |
| 38 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −8 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 | |
| 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| ‡ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| Player | ||||||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | ||||||||||||||
| 50 | 46 | 2,838 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 108 | 2.28 | 1353 | .920 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 38 | 36 | 2,138 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 85 | 2.39 | 986 | .914 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | |||||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | 241 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.73 | 137 | .891 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†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
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| NHL All-Star game selection | January 10, 2015 | |
| NHL First Star of the Week | January 19, 2015 | |
| NHL First Star of the Week | March 23, 2015 | |
| NHL Second Star of the Week | April 13, 2015 |
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st Career NHL Game | October 9, 2014 | |
| 300th Career NHL Point | October 9, 2014 | |
| 500th Career NHL Game | October 12, 2014 | |
| A. Lowry | 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point | October 21, 2014 |
| 200th Career NHL Assist | October 26, 2014 | |
| 300th Career NHL Point | October 26, 2014 | |
| 1st Career NHL Shutout | November 2, 2014 | |
| 300th Career NHL Game | November 4, 2014 | |
| 500th Career NHL Game | November 6, 2014 | |
| 100th Career NHL Goal | November 6, 2014 | |
| 500th Career NHL Game | November 11, 2014 | |
| 300th Career NHL Game | November 13, 2014 | |
| 200th Career NHL Point | November 18, 2014 | |
| A. Lowry | 1st Career NHL Assist | November 18, 2014 |
| 100th Career NHL Game | December 3, 2014 | |
| 1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point | December 5, 2014 | |
| 200th Career NHL Game | December 21, 2014 | |
| 100th Career NHL Point | December 23, 2014 | |
| B. Chiarot | 1st career NHL Goal | January 3, 2015 |
| 200th Career NHL Assist | January 10, 2015 | |
| D. Byfuglien | 200th Career NHL Assist | January 11, 2015 |
| B. Wheeler | 500th Career NHL Game | January 16, 2015 |
| 100th Career NHL Game | January 31, 2015 | |
| A. Ladd | 400th Career NHL Point | January 31, 2015 |
| 100th Career NHL Game | February 24, 2015 |
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point | April 16, 2015 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 16, 2015 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Game | April 16, 2015 | |
| 1st Career Playoff Goal | April 18, 2015 | |
| M. Scheifele | 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 18, 2015 |
| A. Lowry | 1st Career Playoff Assist | April 18, 2015 |
| T. Enstrom | 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point | April 20, 2015 |
| B. Little | 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point | April 20, 2015 |
| 1st Career Playoff Goal | April 22, 2015 |
Transactions
Winnipeg has been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.Trades
Free agents acquired
Free agents lost
Claimed via waivers
Lost via waivers
Lost via retirement
Player signings
Suspensions/fines
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 |
| 1 | 9 | Nikolaj Ehlers | Left Wing |  Denmark | Halifax Mooseheads |
| 3 | 69 | Jack Glover | Defense |  United States | US NTDP |
| 4 | 99 | Chase De Leo | Centre | United States | Portland Winterhawks |
| 4 | 101 | Nelson Nogier | Defense |  Canada | Saskatoon Blades |
| 5 | 129 | Clinston Franklin | Forward | United States | Sioux Falls Stampede |
| 6 | 164 | Pavel Kraskovsky | Centre |  Russia | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl |
| 7 | 192 | Matt Ustaski | Forward | United States | Langley Rivermen |
;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.
- 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.
- 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, Nashville's seventh-round pick in 2014 and a seventh-round pick in 2015 to Winnipeg in exchange for Edward Pasquale and this pick.
- Winnipeg's seventh-round pick went to the Ottawa Senators, on June 28, 2014 in exchange for a sixth-round pick in 2015.