Officially, there hasn’t been a better start to an NHL season than Winnipeg Jets are currently on. As the team earned a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars, one of the Western Conference powers, the Jets extended their 15-game record to 14-1.

With their most recent victory, the Jets became the first team in NHL history to have such a successful start. They were previously tied with the 2007-08 Ottawa Senators for the best start through 14 games, but are now alone with another win in their 15th game.

The Jets’ sensational start is due to several factors. The first is their offense dominates every attempt to prevent it from opposing defenses and goalkeepers. Their best forwards are producing, albeit at perhaps unsustainable rates, but they are performing consistently over the first part of the season.

The Jets’ power play unit is also something to behold. Against the Stars, they scored two goals with the power play, bringing Winnipeg’s power play success rate to a staggering 42.1%.

But nothing the Jets do is as impressive as what their star goaltender does between the pipes. Connor Hellebuyckreigning NHL Vezina Trophy winner, is having an even better 2024 than his award-winning 2023 campaign.

Although the Stars managed to get past Hellebuyck, they were the first team in three games to do so. The Colorado Avalanche, one of the NHL’s most potent offenses, recorded 35 shots on Hellebuyck in a futile effort. The Utah Hockey Club was also shut out by the star goaltender when he stopped all 21 of the team’s shots. Over the last three meetings, he has stopped 87 of 88 shots and has only given up more than three goals in two of his 11 starts so far.

No matter what position or zone you call the team, the Jets are clicking and firing on all cylinders. They’ve beaten 14 worthy opponents so far in 15 games, and that’s now way beyond the point of putting the NHL on notice. They’ve written their own story and it doesn’t look like they’re done yet.

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