Winnipeg Jets bounce back with tidy 3-0 win over the Washington Capitals

The Jets get back to their winning ways defeating the Capitals 3-0 to kick off the homestand with a big win. At 22 wins they’ve got the third most victories at home in the NHL. Winnipeg now just two points back of Dallas for top spot in the Central with two games in hand.

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:

New Jet Tyler Toffoli was warmly welcomed (both inside and out) by Winnipeg.

After the Jets built themselves a good lead on the shot clock (8-2) they finally got rewarded as Neal Pionk puts home his fifth of the year off a nice pass by Mason Appleton. Number 22 now had 5A in his last four games.

In the middle frame the Caps held the shot edge but Alex Iafallo deftly tipped home a Josh Morrissey shot to make it 2-0. Morrissey continues to add to his apple cart with his 45th assist of the season.

And they added to their lead in the 3rd period with Mark Scheifele finding Kyle Connor to make it a 3-0 lead for Winnipeg. That was Connor’s 27th goal of the season.

That’s the 36th shutout of Connor Hellebuyck‘s career.

Multipoint Game:

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Up next:

The Jets are off tomorrow before they face the red-hot Predators on Wednesday evening. Begin your Tuesday with all the latest Jets and Moose news in the AM Papers on illegalcurve.com which are available starting at 7 AM CDT.

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