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Jets find net, maul listless Red Wings (Winnipeg Sun)

Jets find net, maul listless Red Wings · They scored early, they scored often and their three slumping veterans got monkeys off their backs. · Advertisement 3.

“It’s different, for sure,” he said. that was a big one for us.” Wheeler added some brimstone five minutes later, his first goal in 22 games. Coming off 4-1 and 3-0 losses in L.A. We saw our hockey team finally have some rest and have some time to get our legs going.” Article content

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Jets take out offensive frustrations on Wings in 6-2 trouncing (Globalnews.ca)

Kyle Connor, Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele, Dylan DeMelo, Nino Niederreiter and Nikolaj Ehlers all scored for Winnipeg in a much-needed victory.

It dropped behind the net before the Swiss winger collected it, made a move to the front of the net and tucked it through Hellberg for his first goal in eight games. In the meantime, the Jets decided to grab another goal for good measure. Mason Appleton tried to hit him with a pass as he drove to the net but it ended up in his body. But Pionk sprinted back to knock the puck away from Luff just as he was closing in on Hellebuyck, prompting the Jets faithful to erupt in appreciation. Just 1:20 into the middle frame, DeMelo sent a wrist shot on goal from the point and it found its way past Hellberg to make it 4-0. We haven’t had those breaks in a long time, even the first goal, the tip, so we haven’t had the luck around the net in a long time. So, we enjoy this one for tonight and then we move onto the next one tomorrow.” “Eventually the puck had to go in for us,” said head coach Rick Bowness. Dilly (Brenden Dillon) was really good, and so was (Dylan) Samberg. “He told me on the bench. But we got to keep doing those things we did tonight.” “It’s different for sure,” said Scheifele.

Bowness' line shuffling pays off in dire time as Jets rout Red Wings (Sportsnet.ca)

By the time the final buzzer had sounded on Friday night, the Jets had basically completed the scoring bingo card: A pair of goals from the newly ...

That's really the biggest difference, so yeah, that's how we want to play.” [Mark Scheifele](/hockey/nhl/players/mark-scheifele/600098)’s) goal, all of a sudden he's coming around the net, he knocks it in. We haven't had that luck around the net in a long time and it was good to see.” This is something that might get some considerable run here as the Jets try to lock down a spot in the postseason. “They’re both fantastic players and I really liked the look of it.” said Scheifele, who had two points in 18:45 of ice time. But obviously it’s great to have him back scoring.” But he still found ways to contribute. He would have hit the 40-goal milestone were it not for a sound defensive play by Red Wings defenceman But when you play with two good players like Dubey and K.C., it makes it easy.” “It's different, for sure. “That was a big hole back there. “Look at (

Jets cruise past Red Wings, gain in West wild card race (NHL.com)

The Winnipeg Jets gained ground in the Western Conference wild card race with a 6-2 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Canada Life Centre on Friday.

We haven't had that luck around the net in a long time and it was good to see." "We know they played last night and they came in a little tired," Bowness said. "We expect him to play Sunday [against the New Jersey Devils]." We kind of battled and hung in there." "I think we had a tough start, but I don't think I showed up to help the team win today," Hellberg said. … Red Wings forward Andrew Copp was minus-2 with two shots on goal in 18:50 in his first game in Winnipeg since he was traded to the New York Rangers on March 21, 2022. "The puck had to go in for us," Bowness said. "That was a snipe," Ehlers said of DeMelo's shot. It's a tough position," Lalonde said. And when we do that, we're a pretty hard team to play against." "We've got six games to go and every single one is a huge one," Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers said. "Tonight is obviously more of an example for how we want to play," Winnipeg coach Rick Bowness said.

Jets score 6 straight goals to rout Red Wings for much-needed win ... (CBC.ca)

Blake Wheeler snapped a 21-game goal drought and added an assist as the Winnipeg Jets showed a rare explosion of offence to earn a much-needed 6-2 victory ...

It gave the whole bench a boost." "I think the goal certainly gave him a big boost. "That's the best he's skated in a while," he said. "I take full responsibility for my performance tonight. "You need some breaks," Bowness said. "Look at Mark [Scheifele's] goal.

Red Wings vs. Jets - NHL Game Recap - 1 April 2023 | ESPN (ESPN.co.uk)

Wheeler ended a 21-game goal-scoring drought, Scheifele scored for the first time in 10 games, and Connor had his third score in 19 games. “You need some breaks ...

It gave the whole bench a boost.” I do appreciate the fact that we won the third period. The Red Wings snapped a two-game win streak and lost for the sixth time in nine games. ”I think the goal certainly gave him a big boost. We haven’t had that luck around the net in a long time and it was good to see.” [Mason Appleton](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3942043/mason-appleton) and [Vladislav Namestnikov](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2562622/vladislav-namestnikov) each had two assists and [Connor Hellebuyck](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3020225/connor-hellebuyck) finished with 23 saves. “I think we had a tough start, but I don’t think I showed up to help the team win today,” said Hellberg, who played his 17th game this season. “We couldn’t build any momentum throughout the night. Scheifele moved from center to right wing, with [Kyle Connor](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3899952/kyle-connor), [Mark Scheifele](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/2562632/mark-scheifele) and [Blake Wheeler](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3961/blake-wheeler) each had a goal and an assist as the [Winnipeg Jets](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/wpg/winnipeg-jets) beat the [Detroit Red Wings](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/det/detroit-red-wings) 6-2 on Friday night. “That’s the best he’s skated in a while,” Bowness said. We haven’t had those breaks in a long time.