Jets vs Canucks

The Winnipeg Jets make light work of the Vancouver Canucks in a 5-1 victory. ByAP.

[Pierre-Luc Dubois](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4024833/pierre-luc-dubois) contributed three assists. “Playing with new guys it’s always tough. [Bo Horvat](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3042002/bo-horvat). [Elias Pettersson](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4233566/elias-pettersson) and [Brock Boeser](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3899979/brock-boeser) out due to a non-COVID illness. “I love to see the guys succeed, especially with how hard they’ve been playing and how hard they’ve been working for me. ”(That’s a) great response from everybody. [Connor Hellebuyck](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3020225/connor-hellebuyck). I’m so excited for them.” We needed help from everybody tonight, top to bottom. [Sam Gagner](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3808/sam-gagner) also scored and had a helper for the Jets (20-9-1), while [Kyle Capobianco](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3939716/kyle-capobianco), [Neal Pionk](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3988847/neal-pionk) and [Axel Jonsson-Fjallby](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4391251/axel-jonsson-fjallby) all added goals. [Kyle Connor](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3899952/kyle-connor), who had a goal and an assist. [Blake Wheeler](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3961/blake-wheeler) and defenseman [Nate Schmidt](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3024798/nate-schmidt) sidelined by injuries, the Jets simply turned to less-familiar faces to overwhelm the [Vancouver Canucks](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/van/vancouver-canucks) en route to a 5-1 win.

Time: 9:00 PM CST Channel: CBC/Sportsnet Radio: CJOB The Winnipeg Jets are limping into British Columbia to play the Vancouver Canucks.

The Canucks have been all types of bad this year, but they have also been oddly entertaining. Ville Heinola is just coming back from the plague (trust me, it is terrible) and is not in game condition so Kevin Stenlund will be playing on defence tonight. After the surprise announcement this morning that Blake Wheeler had surgery after taking a puck to the groin against the [Nashville Predators](https://www.ontheforecheck.com) and would be out four weeks, the Jets will be without their top three right wings.

Connor took a drop pass from Pierre-Luc Dubois and went short side stick on Martin. The Canucks starter came right back to deny Karson Kuhlman with a tough ...

He has six points (3-3) in 31 games. He cleared concussion protocol but will be sidelined four to six weeks. Horvat did deflect a power-play point shot in the third period to top his team-leading goal total to 22. “It’s very different — he’s one of the best players in the league,” said Hughes. Pettersson doesn’t have a power-play goal, but he is second in team shots and you’d like to think if he had played, he might have wired a shot or two from his sweet spot to score or produce a rebound. However, the night got more complicated because the Jets were establishing position down low and making it tough for Martin to track pucks. “It definitely stinks but they were better than us,” said Quinn Hughes. “It’s more frustrating watching our team sometimes when you can go from great to whatever tonight was,” said Canucks coach Bruce Boudreau. Yes, they were without leading scorer Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser, who were hit by the flu bug this week. And why are they just 5-8-1 at home? “I’m glad we’re playing a good opponent,” he said. Article content

Winnipeg has won four straight on the road and is 7-2 in their past nine games when playing on just one day of rest before the game. Unfortunately, they've lost ...

The total has seen the over hit in four out of their last five against teams with a winning percentage over .600. They’ve been doing a good job of keeping the puck out of the net this season as they are currently the fifth-best defence in the league in terms of goals allowed. They currently allow the third-most goals per game this season, ahead of only the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Anaheim Ducks. The Jets are a healthy 19-9-1 on the season and have quietly been one of the best teams in the league over the last month or so. Winnipeg has won four straight on the road and is 7-2 in their past nine games when playing on just one day of rest before the game. Heading into Saturday’s meeting with the Winnipeg Jets, they’ve won four out of their last five.