Game 45: Canadiens 4 Jets 1 post-game recap

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:

Coach availability:

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:

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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