Winnipeg Jets come close but Vegas Golden Knights still have their number as they win 3-2 in OT

Terrible pass/bad change by Jets and the Golden Knights take it 3-2 in OT which is the first extra time loss by Winnipeg. They fall to 21-9-1 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:

It was a milestone game tonight for Connor Hellebuyck as he passed Dustin Byfuglien on the Jets All-Time games played list with 529 wearing a Winnipeg uniform for 8th.

Nikita Chibrikov folks. Three NHL games Three NHL goals as he opened the scoring to put the Jets up 1-0.

Winnipeg almost went a full period without a shot on goal.

The Golden Knights got an early goal in the 3rd to tie. Then Josh Morrissey fired home his first goal in 20 games to make it a 2-1 game for the home side.

But two late penalties (one valid, one not) made it a 5 on 3 for Vegas who tied the game.

And then a bad line change coupled with a bad pass meant the Jets would only walk away with a single point as they lose their first game in extra time of the season.

Multipoint Game:

None

Highlights:

Coach post-game media

Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Up next:

The Jets are scheduled to practice at 12 noon at Canada Life Centre. Begin your day 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 check back for the Practice Report.

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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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