Game 40: Canucks 5 Jets 1 post-game recap

The Jets winless skid hits six games (0-4-2) with tonight’s 5-1 loss to the Canucks. Jets are now 17-16-7 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:

Jets 2017 3rd rounder Johnny Kovacevic made his NHL debut and took his first lap in the NHL.

It was a big game for Adam Lowry who played in his 500th in the NHL.

Mark Scheifele moved into a tie with Dustin Byfuglien for 5th spot on the all-time franchise games played list with 609.

Player availability:

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Up next:

The Jets are scheduled to practice tomorrow before they head out on the road to take the Blues on Saturday. The Morning Papers will go live at 7 am tomorrow on illegalcurve.com.

Post-game Podcast:

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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