The Winnipeg Jets, in the 2024-25 season, will attempt to replicate the regular-season success they had last campaign despite some key losses in free agency. If they qualify for the postseason, they’ll also attempt to win a playoff series after two-straight first-round exits.
With training camp, preseason, and opening night all getting closer with each passing day, it’s worth taking a look at who might lead the team in various important statistical categories. Some leaders will likely be the same as last season, while others will top categories for the first time.
Goals: Kyle Connor
Kyle Connor has led the Jets in goals in five of the past six seasons, including last season with 34 despite missing 17 games with a knee injury. There’s little reason to believe the 27-year-old sniper — who has six 30-plus goals seasons and is closing in on 500-career points — won’t lead the Jets in this category again.
Like in past seasons, he’ll play top-line and top power-play roles and it’s quite impressive how quickly the left winger can create a dangerous scoring chance out of seemingly nothing and score from many different points on the ice in different ways.
Assists: Josh Morrissey
Morrissey, ever since he was encouraged and empowered by now-retired head coach Rick Bowness to jump up in the play and produce more offense, has become a dish master from the blue line.
The now-29 year old led the team in apples in each of the past two seasons, with 59 last season and 60 in 2022-23. Considering he had 12 more than Mark Scheifele last season, 11 more than Connor in 2022-23, and that he’s cemented himself as one of the NHL’s elite offensive defenceman, we feel confident predicting Morrissey three-peating as assists leader.
Points: Mark Scheifele
The Jets had a balanced offense last season, so Scheifele’s team-leading 72 points is a fairly modest figure as far as team-leading point-getters go (he was tied for 46th league wide in points.)
Last season was the first time since 2016-17 Scheifele led the team in points (he tied for the team lead in 2019-20 with Connor) but the Jets’ top-line centre has become a known commodity who operates at about a point-per-game clip. He has 717 in 797-career games and has six point-per-game-plus campaigns under his belt.
He didn’t quite get there last season with 72 points in 74 games, but…
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