Winnipeg Jets come up empty in Dallas, lose ground in playoff race in 3-0 loss to Stars

It was a costly loss for the team searching for points in an attempted playoff bid as the Stars shutout the Jets 3-0 in Dallas. Especially when you consider teams they were in the race with or chasing won last night and are winning again this evening.

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:

In a game they needed to win or at least secure a point, they had a grand total of 4 shots in the opening period of play.

They didn’t have a rush chance in the first 40 minutes of the game while giving up five against.

Multi Point Game:

None.

Highlights:

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Up next:

The Jets are scheduled to travel tomorrow as they head to Columbus where they will wrap up their road trip against the Blue Jackets. 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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