Winnipeg Jets

Kyle Connor had a hat trick as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Vancouver Canucks 7-4 on Sunday and stretch their win streak to five games.

The Winnipeg Jets begin a three-game road trip Tuesday in Detroit against the Red Wings. “This is the first time in a long time I think that I’ve pulled one of them,” Vancouver head coach Bruce Boudreau said. Horvat has three goals and two assists in a four-game point streak, and 13 points in his past seven outings. Miller had a goal and a pair of assists for the Canucks (17-19-3), who have one win in their past five games. “It’s just a lot of fun right now and hopefully we just continue to grow. Connor and Dubois are both riding six-game point streaks. Connor extended his home point streak to 11 games, collecting nine goals and 12 assists during that span. Brenden Dillon added a pair of helpers in front of 14,206 fans at Canada Life Centre. “Obviously a lot of potential with that line,” Connor said. “We also think the same way in a lot of senses, coming into the offensive zone. “We gave up seven goals without an empty-netter. “We read off each other as much as possible.

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For just $3.50 per week, you can get unlimited, ad-lite access to The Vancouver Sun, The Province, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. Against the Canucks last week, Gagner hit 1,000 career games. But the Canucks didn’t seem to understand what to do with them after they signed him. Conor Hellebuyck is not going to start vs. They don’t have a lot of weak areas. He made his return to the lineup Friday against Tampa Bay, along with Nikolaj Ehlers, Cole Perfetti and Nate Schmidt, who had all been dealing with ailments of their own. It’s a great challenge for us,” Canucks forward Curtis Lazar said before the game. In their previous two games this season, the Jets have outscored them 9-3. So far this season, he has one goal and 17 assists for 18 points. the Jets. “Team Turmoil” is a somewhat apt phrase. Article content

Kyle Connor, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Nikolaj Ehlers combined for four goals and 10 points as the Winnipeg Jets beat the Canucks 7-4.

“You saw two different teams out there today,” Bowness said. “So that’s an assist on them.” They’ve got to rely on us to play good PK. He wasn’t exactly singing his own praises after the game, however. We’ve got to get into the playoffs and we’ve got to learn before we get there that if you get a 2-0 lead, you keep playing the right way. We made it too easy for them to play. “I thought it was a little sloppy,” Connor said. So try to use our speed as much as possible.” And I felt pretty good. We got five points from our defence tonight so we can talk about the third and fourth lines but we also need contributions from our defence and we got those as well.” “It’s just a lot of fun right now and hopefully we just continue to grow. Article content

In what was his second game back after undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia, Nikolaj Ehlers was up to his old tricks and looking like himself in the ...

We’ve got to get into the playoffs and we’ve got to learn before we get there that if you get a 2-0 lead, you keep playing the right way. To me, that’s self-inflicted and those are things that we’ve shown enough signs that we’ve corrected them and then all of a sudden, they come right back in and now we’ve got to address it again and fix it for the road trip.” “That’s how we want to play - and then we stopped playing that way for nine minutes and all of a sudden, they’re back in the game. You saw the team that we wanted to be in the first 11 minutes of the first period,” said Bowness. He’s getting the puck, he’s skating, he knows what he’s doing with the puck and he’s putting it into the net, or he’s making a play. And while there were a couple of shaky moments, backup goalie David Rittich, who was making his first start since Dec. We also think the same way in a lot of senses, coming into the offensive zone. “Obviously a lot of potential, with that line. “I wouldn’t say that I saw him, but I knew where he was going to be,” said Ehlers. Connor picked up his second hat trick of the season (the other came on Nov. It’s those reads you kind of look for and remember.” But we used our speed to find each other, to get on their D and get some loose pucks.

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His wrister from the left circle went through the legs of Schenn, and past Spencer Martin for his third of the season and a 5-4 Jets lead through 40 minutes. "You saw the team that we wanted to be in the first 11 minutes of the first period and that's how we want to play. That's how we want to play - and then we stopped playing that way for nine minutes and all of a sudden, they're back in the game." "Actually I changed (my) tape job for today, changed to white tape," Jonsson-Fjallby said. Before the Jets could get comfortable up 4-2, Bo Horvat fired a laser beam from the right wing that beat Rittich over the shoulder 91 seconds after the Barron goal to make it 4-3. Miller flipped home a rebound in front of David Rittich to cut the lead to 2-1, and then Jack Studnicka's stick redirected a Luke Schenn point shot with 2:27 remaining in the first period to pull the visitors even. Sunday's game, however, might lead to a bit more discussion in the video room after the Jets gave up a pair of two-goal leads in the contest. Vancouver responded to Winnipeg's quick start with two goals of their own in a span of 2:19. "His awareness, when he gets the puck down there, he knows that someone's going to be out there, whether it was me, or anybody, left-hand shot there." In fact, Connor's line with Nikolaj Ehlers and Pierre-Luc Dubois proved to be too much for the Canucks to handle, as the trio combined for 10 points. He took a pass from Kevin Stenlund in the neutral zone and surged past Tyler Myers before tucking one five-hole on Delia. "I know where he was going to be," Ehlers said.

Will this road trip really be the next test for the Winnipeg Jets, or will it be a confirmation of what we already know?

No stretch or set of games will prove anything if it’s followed by play that is not up to this club’s standard that we have come to expect this season. Is this the next opportunity to ask ourselves, “What are the Jets made of?” or have we already been shown who the Winnipeg Jets are? [Blake Wheeler](https://globalnews.ca/tag/blake-wheeler), [Cole Perfetti](https://globalnews.ca/tag/cole-perfetti), [Nate Schmidt](https://globalnews.ca/tag/nate-schmidt) and [Saku Maenalanen](https://globalnews.ca/tag/saku-maenalanen) soon to be back, things are coming together as the Jets are set to embark on another difficult and testing stretch of games — eight on the road of their next nine.

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Both teams have a good chance of coming out of the WHL as the league’s representative, too, at the Memorial Cup. He finished the tournament with five goals and two assists in seven games. They were clicking, and Wheeler was piling up the points. He’s quick to get under the skin of opposing players, and while he takes his fair share of minors, he draws them like few else — leading the league in both categories last season. And his on-ice relationship with Connor has been growing since last season. But this year he’s taken a huge step and that’s exciting for us.” A goal and two assists from the 26-year-old would back up that claim in a 7-4 rout of the Canucks. “He’s a big body that can skate incredibly fast. “So I did everything I could to make my legs and my body feel better for this game. “Last game was definitely a tough one,” Ehlers said, acknowledging that it was pretty clear to everyone watching. After 11 weeks on the shelf and spending last Friday night trying to find his legs, Ehlers had no such issues on Sunday. Article content