[2] The Jets clinched their second playoff spot since relocating from Atlanta after beating the Nashville Predators 5–4 in a shootout on March 25, 2018.
On April 20, 2018, the team won its first playoff series when they defeated the Wild 5–0 and advanced to the Second Round.
They then took the Presidents' Trophy-winning Nashville Predators to seven games to advance to the Western Conference Final – the deepest playoff run for a Winnipeg-based NHL team.
Their season would come to an end during the Western Conference Final where they lost to the Vegas Golden Knights in five games.
Below are the Winnipeg Jets' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.