Although San Jose and Anaheim are far from playoff contention in the Western Conference, each team played hard and provided the NHL's top-ranked team with a tough challenge.

"When you have a hot start like we had, a historic start, we're not sneaking up on anybody," Jets defenseman Dylan DeMelo said when asked about teams gunning for them after their groundbreaking 15-1-0 start to the season. "You know we're getting everyone's best games, so there is a challenge in that, and there is some pride in that. ... We want everybody's best, because that makes us be at our best. It's a different role when you're the hunted instead of hunting."