Rick Bowness always goes to bed with hockey looping in his mind, but Tuesday night’s thoughts weren’t all bad for the Winnipeg Jets head coach. Despite the Jets losing 5-2 to the Colorado Avalanche Tuesday in a Game 2 that evened their first-round playoff series at 1-1, Bowness saw improvements in his team’s play from … Read more
The Colorado Avalanche scored four unanswered goals and stole home ice advantage with a Game 2 triumph over the Winnipeg Jets. The Avs evened up the first round playoff series with a 5-2 victory in front of another sellout crowd at the Canada Life Centre. The Jets got off to a strong start in Game … Read more
If Game 1 is any indication, the first round Stanley Cup Playoff series between the Winnipeg Jets and Colorado Avalanche is going to be a doozy. In front of a sold out, rabid, whiteout crowd, the Jets escaped a wild series opener with a 7-6 win Sunday evening for their first playoff win on home … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Depending on whom you might ask, Tuesday night’s win over Seattle wasn’t supposed to be that difficult for the Winnipeg Jets. In the most utopian of scenarios, Winnipeg was presumed to take the ice, win a game, and secure second place in the Central Division. Story continues … Read more
When the Winnipeg Jets open the Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Colorado Avalanche in a matter of days, Game 1 will be played in Manitoba. The Jets confirmed that by taking down the Seattle Kraken 4-3 Tuesday night, clinching second place in the Central Division with their seventh straight win in front of another sellout … Read more
Laurent Brossoit made 24 saves for the shutout and the Winnipeg Jets made a Central Division statement Thursday with a 3-0 blanking of the Western Conference leading Dallas Stars on the road. Winnipeg won their fifth straight game to move into a tie for second place in the division with the Colorado Avalanche with each … Read more
The Winnipeg Jets have clinched a top-three spot in the Central Division after earning a 4-3 overtime win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. The Jets probably didn’t deserve the two points, but Connor Hellebuyck was spectacular, and Kyle Connor scored in overtime for their fourth straight victory to guarantee the Jets finish no … Read more
The Winnipeg Jets are heading into the final week and a half of the NHL’s regular season schedule, still with a shot at improving their current third-place position in the Central Division standings. And yours truly is prepared to make the case for that to happen. Story continues below advertisement Now, the odds are still … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size On a night where the Winnipeg Jets snapped out of a six-game losing streak, one of their young forwards busted out of a miserable slump at the same time. Cole Perfetti scored two goals, including the game-winner with 6:55 left in the third period, and added an … Read more
The losing skid has now hit four straight games, and while a point was earned in the overtime loss Tuesday night to Edmonton, the Jets appear to be a far way off from where they were in mid-February. With only four wins in their last 10 games, the talk of Winnipeg finishing first in their … Read more