Kyle Connor calls game. Jets deservedly win the game 2-1 in OT. The losing streak is over as the Jets improve to 19-9-1
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:
Not sure many picked Dylan DeMelo scoring his first goal in 87 games (just his second in a Winnipeg jersey).
Jets lost Nate Schmidt in the 1st period and he was ruled out for the rest of the game after he was knocked down by Tanner Jeannot.
Kyle Connor had a career high in shots with 11 (coincidentally his 11th shot was the GWG).
Adam Lowry picked up his 100th career assist on the game-winning goal.
Adam Lowry is on pace (All would be career highs) for:
20 goals
33 assists
53 points.
Kyle Connor is on pace for his second consecutive 90 point season for the Jets.
34 goals
57 assists
91 points
With the game-winning goal Kyle Connor moved into a tie with Blake Wheeler on all-time list for Jets 2.0 with 39. They both sit one back of Ilya Kovalchuk who had 40 for Thrashers. Both would lead the combined Jets 1.0 & 2.0 list. Highest for 1.0 was Doug Smail (31).
Multi Point Game:
Kyle Connor 1G 1A
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The Jets are scheduled to practice tomorrow morning before they take off for Vancouver. Start your day with the Morning Papers which will go live at 7 am tomorrow on illegalcurve.com and then come back for the Practice Report.
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