Game 71: Red Wings 3 Jets 1 post-game recap

And the Jets lose a game they simply couldn’t afford to lose as the Wings win it 3-1 (after playing and winning in Detroit last night).

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:

Adam Lowry tied Dustin Byfuglien for 4th most games played wearing a Winnipeg Jets uniform (Game #528)

With the assist on the Scheifele goal Nate Schmidt now has the second most points he’s ever had in a season in his career (4G 28A). His career high is 36 which he achieved in 2017-18.

Jets 1.0 legend Dave Ellett with a toast to Dale Hawerchuk which you can watch here.

Multi point game:

None.

Player availability:

Coach availability:

Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Up next:

The Jets are scheduled to practice tomorrow. Start your day with the Morning Papers which will go live at 7 am tomorrow on illegalcurve.com and then come 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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