Game 9: Golden Knights 2 Jets 1 in OT post-game recap

The Jets don’t win a game they didn’t deserve to as Jack Eichel scores with 6 left in OT. Connor Hellebuyck was simply sensational. They’ve have points in four straight and are now 5-3-1 on the season.

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:

Connor Hellebuyck.  That is all.  He was the only reason the Jets were in this game and got a single point.

Player availability:

Coach availability:

Topics:

1) Thoughts on the road trip?
2) What is the message after the slow starts? (:49)
3) Strategy at end of a road trip (1:46)
4) Play of the 3rd & 4th lines (2:13)
5) What has he learned about Connor Hellebuyck? (2:49)
6) Would a win have sent a false message to players? (3:31)
7) Update on Ehlers/Stanley/Bowness (4:08)

Highlights:

Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Up next:

The Jets schedule for tomorrow is unknown. 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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