Game 59: Islanders 5 Jets 2 post-game recap

In a game the Jets needed to pick up two points to help them get back into the race they fell short and dropped the back-to-back to the Islander as they fall to 26-23-10

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:

The quest for 50 continues for Kyle Connor who hit the 36 goal mark in game 59. This goal pushes him slightly over the 50 pace mark.

Multi points:

None.

Player availability:

Coach availability:

Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Up next:

The Jets schedule for tomorrow is not yet set although it seems likely that they will take the day off. Start your day with the Morning Papers which will go live at 7 am tomorrow on illegalcurve.com and then join us on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show for two hours of Jets and Moose talk.

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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