The Winnipeg Jets are off to an unprecedented start to the season. After beating the Dallas Stars 4-1, the team is the first in NHL history to win 14 of their first 15 games. They were originally tied with the Ottawa Senators in 2007-08 for their 13 wins in 14 games, but have now surpassed them to make history.

The Stars fall to 8-5-0 with the loss, while the Jets improve to 14-1-0. Let’s take a look at how the historic game played out for the Jets.

The fourth trio makes its mark in the first period

The first goal of the match was scored by Alex Iafallo on the power play, and shortly after, he collected an assist on the Jets’ second goal by Rasmus Kupari. The fourth line’s dominance in this game is a testament to the team’s overall depth. Iafallo in particular caused a sensation. In 2:24 of ice time in the first period, he recorded a goal, an assist, a putback and three shots.

Last season, Kupari only had one point in 28 games, so he’s already off to a better start with two points in half as many games. It was only a matter of time considering how well he has played so far. Morgan Barron is the only player on the fourth line looking to score his first goal of the season. His only point of the season was an assist in the Jets’ season opener against the Edmonton Oilers.

The league-leading Jets’ power play continued to dominate in the second period

At 3:34 in the second period, Vlad Namestnikov scored his fourth goal of the season with assists from Cole Perfetti and Neal Pionk. It was also his second point of the evening after his assist on the first goal. This is his third multipoint game of the season. He scored a goal and an assist last week during the match Jets win 7-4 against his former team, the Tampa Bay Lightningand finished with four points (one goal, three assists) on October 18 against the San Jose Sharks.

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The Jets’ power play continued to excel with a goal from Nikolaj Ehlers (assisted by Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi). Iafallo’s goal tied the Colorado Avalanche for most power play goals scored by a team, and Ehlers’ goal moved Winnipeg into first place with 18 power play goals.

Connor Hellebuyck makes franchise history in third period

Even though Hellebuyck’s shutout streak ended, he still made franchise history. He set the record for longest shutout streak with 191:47. Former NHL goalie Ondrej Pavelec previously held the record with 187:05 during the 2014-25 season. Hellebuyck is off to an excellent start to the season with 11 wins, three shutouts and a 1.83 goals-against average.

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Roope Hintz scored the Stars’ only goal of the game in the third period at 18:38 after chaos ensued in front of the net. Hellebuyck did everything he could to stop him, but amid the chaos and going without a stick, Dallas got on the board.

Jets face a tough road ahead

While the Jets have already faced (and beaten) many good teams this season, the next four games will test their strengths and weaknesses. Winnipeg will travel to the Big Apple to face the 8-3-1 New York Rangers on Tuesday before traveling to Tampa to face the 7-6-1 Lightning on Thursday.

The real test will come against reigning Stanley Cup championsthe Florida Panthers, 16 and 19. They sit in third place in the league with a 10-3-1 record, and back-to-back games could keep the Jets on their toes. The Jets are 6-0-0 against Central Division teams, so this upcoming series of games against Atlantic and Metro Division teams should be interesting. Regardless, the next few games should bring some good hockey as the Jets look to continue their historic pace.