Winnipeg Jets battle back but fall in shootout as Saros steals 4–3 win for Preds

The Jets battled back to get a point but the Preds take it in a shootout by a final score of 4-3. Tough to lose a point given the position of Winnipeg. They went 5-2-1 during this long eight-game homestand which has put them closer to a playoff spot.

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:

Watching Gabriel Vilardi score his 26th of the season, which is just one off his career high, makes me think what a steal that trade between the Jets and Kings was for Winnipeg when you consider along with Vilardi they got Alex Iafallo, Rasmus Kupari and a 2024 2nd which became Alfons Freij.

Multi Point Game:

Kyle Connor 3A
Gabriel Vilardi 1G 1A

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The Jets are travelling tomorrow to Boston as they get set to take on the Bruins on Thursday. Start your day with the Morning Papers which will go live at 7 AM CST tomorrow on illegalcurve.com.

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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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