Game 29: Capitals 5 Jets 2 post-game recap

No ‘Dave there it is’ chant as the Jets drop the first game of the Dave Lowry era by a final score of 5-2 to the Capitals. They are now 13-11-5 on the season.

For those who would like to take a deeper dive into the advanced stats click here to see the results from the game via Natural Stat Trick.

Notable:

Josh Morrissey scored his fifth goal of the year in game 29 which is one more than he scored last season in 56 games. His career high is seven which he did in 2017-18 in 81 games.

The Jets announced that David Gustafsson was done in the 2nd period. He fell into the Capitals net in the 1st. They called it a lower-body injury.  They also lost Evgeny Svechnikov in the 3rd period.

Nikoaj Ehlers picked up his 175th career assist.

Player availability:

Coach availability:

Health news:

No updates from Dave Lowry on either David Gustafsson or Evgeny Svechnikov. Said they’ll be evaluated tonight/tomorrow and then provide an update.

Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Up next:

The Jets are scheduled to practice at 12 noon. The Morning Papers will go live at 7 am on illegalcurve.com and then you can join us on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show which starts at 9 AM.

Post-game Podcast:

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