Game 54: Canucks 3 Jets 1 post-game recap

The Jets fall for the ninth time in their last ten games as the Canucks take it 3-1 which drops Winnipeg to 28-23-3 on the season. With the regulation loss the Jets fail to clinch third spot in the North.

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:

With an assist on the opening goal of the game for the Jets winger Mathieu Perreault moves into sole possession of 10th on the all-time franchise assists list with 141.

Player availability:

Coach availability:

Topics:

1) This loss compared to the last one.
2) How Ville Heinola responded?
3) How did he feel the tweaks worked for the 2nd & 3rd lines?
4) Play of Logan Stanley.
5) Using Paul Stastny’s 1000th game giving team some good vibes.
6) How difficult is it to coach when trying to manufacture emotion?
7) What kind of pressure does the season wrapping up create?

Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Highlights:

Up next:

The Jets are back in business against the Canucks tomorrow night. The Morning Papers will go live tomorrow at 7 am 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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