Game 68: Jets 3 Sabres 2 in SO post-game recap

The Jets came back from two one goal deficits in regulation to force extra time but were able to defeat a red-hot Sabres team and pick up a critical two points.

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:

Mason Appleton picked a good time to score his first Jets goal since May 14th, 2021.

Josh Morrissey moved one ahead of Jacob Trouba in the all-time Jets 2.0 games played category in 9th spot with 409.

Ville Heinola has points in four straight games.

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The Jets are scheduled to play the Leafs tomorrow night in Toronto. Start your day with the Morning Papers which will go live at 7 am tomorrow on illegalcurve.com, join us throughout the day for updates and then following the final buzzer on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show.

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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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