Game 81: Jets 3 Wild 1 post-game recap (Winnipeg clinch playoff spot)

In the final battle of the regular season between Friendly Manitoba and Minnesota Nice it was the Jets who who came out with the victory 3-1 And the win punches their ticket to the playoffs.

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:

Similar to last game the Jets were able to score on their first shot of the game although this evening it was Adam Lowry who has goals in back-to-back games.

On that goal Josh Morrissey picked up his 60th assist of the season. Just remarkable.

Right place at the right time was Mark Scheifele as he buried his 42nd goal of the season to make it 2-0 after he found himself beside the Wild net and able to bury a Nate Schmidt rebound.

Little added insurance by Mason Appleton as he continues to elevate his game with goals in back-to-back games.

Rick Bowness vs Dean Evason is the fight we didn’t know we needed.

Multi Point Game:

None.

Players media availability:

Coach media availability:

Highlights:

Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Up next:

The Jets are off tomorrow. Start your day with the Morning Papers which will go live at 7 am tomorrow 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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