Winnipeg Jets Practice Report

The Jets won their third straight game last night in remarkable fashion after building a 3-0 lead before surrendering three goals in under five minutes of the third period to allow the Lightning to tie things up. With Winnipeg enjoying a 5-on-3 advantage late in the game, Gabriel Vilardi and Cole Perfetti did some good work along the wall to secure the puck before 91 fed Mark Scheifele, who was all alone in front and buried his fourth goal of the season to seal the victory with just 1.6 seconds remaining.

Of course, we were in the midst of discussing Winnipeg’s heart-stopping win when news broke that the Devils, fresh off a Connor Hellebuyck shutout victory over the Leafs in Toronto, had decided not to play the former Jets netminder when his new team comes to town on Tuesday. New Jersey put out a bizarre statement explaining the decision, which the hockey world has spent the time since absolutely torching. They also had Hellebuyck speak about the decision, which only added another layer to an already strange situation.

Of course, we’ll also be keeping an eye on whether Josh Morrissey is ready to come off IR and make his return to the lineup. He’s been out since October 7th.

Skate news:

Josh Morrissey in a regular jersey. Nico Daws taking shots in the starter’s net. Vlad Namestnikov watching from the bench.

Lines & D Pairs:

Connor – Scheifele – Vilardi
Perfetti – Yager – Mercer
Björck – Lowry – Iafallo
Koepke – Barron – Rosén
Niederreiter

Morrissey – DeMelo
Samberg – Pionk
Ferraro – Bauer
Fleury – Thrun

Player media:

Coach media:

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