Game 51: Stars 3 Jets 2 in OT post-game recap

The Jets snatched an OT point from the jaws of a regulation two points last night in Dallas as they squandered a solid performance (overall) from Connor Hellebuyck and allowed their division rival to instead be the ones to add two points to their respective standings bank.

With the loss the Jets are now 22-20-9 on the season and find themselves five back of the Stars and more importantly six points back of the Oilers who hold the last wildcard spot.

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:

He had two assists in the game and it means that Neal Pionk has hit the 20 assist mark for four straight seasons.

With the assist in the game Kyle Connor moved ahead of former Jets captain Andrew Ladd for 9th spot on the all-time franchise (Jets/Thrashers) points list with 306. (that would put him 6th on the Jets 2.0 list and ties him with Teemu Selanne and Randy Carlyle who both accumulated 306 points for the Jets 1.0).

Notable:

Mark Scheifele 1G 1A
Neal Pionk 2A

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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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