The Jets arrived here with a 14-1-0 record, the first team in NHL history to win 14 of their first 15 games in a season. They won their first eight and carry a six-game winning streak into their game against the New York Rangers on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; MSG, TSN3). With a victory, they would be the fastest in NHL history to 15 wins.

#NHLJets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has been named the NHL’s first star of the week. He made 88 saves on 89 shots faced, including two shutout performances. Winnipeg is now 14-1 on the season and Hellebuyck has a 1.83 GAA, .935 save percentage and 3 shutouts along the way. pic.twitter.com/LJIw4bELZy

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, Colorado Avalanche centre Nathan MacKinnon and Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen have been named the NHL's three stars of the week.

In the eyes of Peter Laviolette, this isn’t a fortuitous tear. This is just who the Winnipeg Jets are — the “top dogs,” he said. The Jets have sprinted out to a scorching 14-1-0 start, the best 15-game opening act in NHL history,