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Perfetti Stakes Top-Six Spot as Jets Pair Him With Toews, Nyquist

He enters camp with first-unit power-play duty, reflecting the coaching staff’s trust from his playoff performance.

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Winnipeg Jets center Cole Perfetti (91) watches a face off during an NHL hockey game against the Dallas Stars in Dallas, Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024. Cole Perfetti is determined to make the bridge deal that he just signed with the Winnipeg Jets pay off with a more lucrative pact in the future. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Overview

  • Head coach Scott Arniel labeled Cole Perfetti a top-six forward and praised his consistency in last spring’s playoffs.
  • Perfetti is skating on a line with returning veteran center Jonathan Toews, 37, and winger Gustav Nyquist, 36, at training camp.
  • He is slated for first power-play unit minutes after a summer focused on explosiveness and quicker first steps.
  • The 23-year-old is coming off career highs with 50 points in 82 games as Winnipeg followed a Presidents’ Trophy season with a second-round exit to Dallas.
  • Perfetti’s Game 7 redirection against St. Louis is officially logged at 19:57, the latest tying goal in a Game 7, with local T-shirts memorializing the initial 1.6 seconds he saw on the clock.