Winnipeg Jets almost get goalied by Kaapo Kahkonen but defeat Sharks 1-0 for second straight win

Back-to-back wins for the Jets as they defeat the Sharks 1-0 to improve to 32-14-5 on the season. Only difference was Kaapo Kahkonen for San Jose otherwise it’s a 5-0 game.

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:

There was a nice video tribute and moment of silence ahead of the game for two Bombers legends in Gerry James and Ken Ploen who passed away yesterday.

Morgan Barron set a new career high for goals with his ninth of the season.

With the assist on the first Jets goal Neal Pionk moves into a tie for 9th on the All-Time assists list for Winnipeg with Jacob Trouba with 137. He had been tied with former captain Andrew Ladd. Up next will be Mathieu Perreault with 142.

Mark Scheifele made the best play in the middle frame as he stopped a goal against looking like a road hockey netminder.

Netminder Connor Hellebuyck picked up the 35th shutout of his career.

Multipoint Game:

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Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Up next:

The Jets travel tomorrow to Vancouver where they will kick off two games on the road starting with the Canucks on Saturday night. Begin your Thursday with all the latest Jets and Moose news in the AM Papers on illegalcurve.com which are available starting at 7 AM CST and then stick with us throughout the day for updates.

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