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The road most travelled
The road most travelled
The Jets will fly over 44,000 kilometres in the shortened season, most in the Eastern Conference and 8th in the NHL.
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Here's a breakdown of their travel, including back-to-back games (BB):
Rk Team KM BB
1. WINNIPEG 44,095 8
2. Florida 40,552 7
3. Tampa Bay 33,086 8
4. Carolina 32,499 9
5. Toronto 30,609 9
6. Washington 28,523 8
7. Boston 27,265 7
8. Pittsburgh 27,108 7
9. Montreal 27,098 9
10. Buffalo 25,269 9
11. Ottawa 24,349 8
12. Philadelphia 24,125 10
13. NYI 20,039 7
14. NYR 19,344 6
15. New Jersey 18,736 10
(Numbers courtesy ProPuck Wizard)
FYI:
-Seven teams in the West will travel more than the Jets this year: Los Angeles, Phoenix, Detroit, Calgary, Dallas, Vancouver and Minnesota.
-Winnipeg travels 2.35 times the kilometres travelled by New Jersey.
ROAD WORRIERS?
A look at the road records of the 30 NHL teams in 2011-12:
Rank Team W-L- OT
1.Philadelphia25-13-3
2.Vancouver24-12-5
3.NY Rangers24-12-5
4.Boston25-15-1
5.New Jersey24-15-2
6.Pittsburgh22-15-4
7.Ottawa21-14-6
8.Nashville22-16-3
9.Phoenix20-14-7
10.Los Angeles18-13-10
11.St. Louis19-16-6
12.Dallas20-19-2
13.Colorado19-18-4
14.Chicago18-18-5
15.San Jose17-17-7
16.Florida17-17-7
17.Buffalo18-20-3
18.NY Islanders17-19-5
19.Calgary14-17-10
20.Detroit17-21-3
21.Toronto17-21-3
22.Minnesota15-19-7
23.Washington16-21-4
24.Montreal15-20-6
25.Anaheim13-18-10
26.Carolina13-19-9
27.WINNIPEG14-22-5
28.Edmonton14-23-4
29.Tampa Bay13-22-6
30.Columbus12-25-4
FYI:
-The Jets power play on the road was tied for second last with Phoenix 12.7 per cent
-Their road penalty kill was 26th at 78 per cent.
-The Atlanta Thrashers/Jets franchise has had a winning road record just once in its 12 years of existence -- 2006-07, when the Thrashers were 20-16-5.
--Ed Tait
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition January 21, 2013 ??65535
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