Ugly all around for the Jets, as they are handily defeated by Montreal by a 4-1 margin. They fall to 29-15-1 as they begin the five-game road trip with a loss.
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:
While the game overall was a bust Kyle Connor reached the 200 goal mark. He’s just the second draft pick from 2015 (the other being Connor McDavid) to score 200 goals.
Another game, another assist for Josh Morrissey who got his 41st in game 45.
3G 7A for Nikolaj Ehlers since he’s returned to the lineup for Winnipeg.
Multi Point Game:
None.
Player availability:
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Highlights:
Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:
Up next:
The Jets are heading to Toronto where they will practice tomorrow before they take on the Leafs on Thursday. Start your day with the Morning Papers which will go live at 7 am tomorrow on illegalcurve.com and then check back for the Practice Report.
Post-game Podcast:
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Recap of the game.
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TSN analyst Craig Button shares his thoughts.