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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 21/01/2013 (4637 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
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.
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
