Note: The Jets leave Missouri with two points in the bank as they beat the Blues for the third time this season. Last night’s 5-3 win in St. Louis was the eighth straight win against the Central and has Winnipeg sitting at 12-4-1 overall within their division. Fortunately for them they play the next four games intra-division and five of the next six so if they are planning a playoff push they will need to make some hay during this stretch. They will practice today in Texas as they get ready for a date with the Stars on Thursday night.
Note II: Moose are still on the All-Star break but will be back in action tomorrow for a practice. They take on the Barracudas on Friday and Saturday before heading out for another six game road trip.
Note III: NHL This Week with Illegal Curve airs tonight on TSN 1290 Radio from 6 pm CST- 8 pm CST. The guys will break down last night’s victory in St.Louis and preview Thursday night’s game in Dallas.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Jets continue to ride Pavelec. His start on Tuesday came as a bit of a surprise so the fact that the Jets bench boss is still riding his former number one netminder cannot shock the system at this point.
TSN 1290 Winnipeg: Laine is a generational shooting talent. (Audio). Travis Yost of TSN.ca speaks to Rick Ralph about Patrik Laine’s shooting percentage, if it is sustainable over a five year period and comparable elite NHL shooters.
Winnipeg Sun: Growth of Trouba’s game too obvious to ignore. Remember when a few folks said who needs him during his contract dispute with the Jets. Top pairing D men don’t grow on trees and most around here recognize the talent the Michigan product displays on a nightly basis.
Winnipeg Sun: Jets not singing the Blues. Plenty in this one as Ken breaks down all the action from St. Louis in his recap of the contest.
Winnipeg Free Press: Pavelec weathers second-period storm. (Paywall). Pavelec sure likes the middle frame against the Blues including 25 saves against St. Louis back on December 21st in Winnipeg and another 14 saves (on 15 shots) last night. Read more about the game in Mike’s recap.
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Winnipeg Free Press: Jets rookie exits all-star weekend recharged. (Paywall). Yesterday was the first chance local scribes had a chance to catch up with Patrik Laine following the All-Star weekend as he met the team in St. Louis and he spoke about his experience in L.A..
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Error-prone Blues fall to Jets in midseason return. Read about the game with the St. Louis perspective in mind from a beat writer that covers the Blues.
TSN: Are the Jets a playoff team? (Video). Dave Poulin says the Jets are a playoff team and says if Winnipeg does make the post season it will be because of some key saves.
TSN: Inspired play by young guns push Jets to win. (Video). The Jets are now 3-0 against the Blues this season thanks to play of Patrik Laine and Nikolaj Ehlers. Dennis Beyak and Shane Hnidy have more.
Toronto Star: Monthly Calder Watch – Aho and Laine are 1-2 as the top rookies in January. Kevin is breaking down the Calder race on a monthly basis and he takes a look at the rookie ranks from last month.
Toronto Sun: Breaking down trade deadline possibilities for Canada’s teams. A look at all seven teams here in Canada looking at whether teams are buyers or sellers, or in the case of Winnipeg a little bit of both.
The Hockey News: Scheifele deserving of mention alongside league’s best scorers. Good for the Jets centre to get some recognition of his play outside of the 204 where he is already held in high regard. And this article came out before he cracked the top five in NHL scoring.
TSN: Betting on Laine maintaining his lofty shooting percentage. Jets fans won’t be betting against #29 anytime soon that is for sure.
Game 53 – Jets 5 Blues 3 post-game report:
Illegal Curve: Post-game report. Head back to St. Louis for a recap, a look at the stats and post-game audio from Blake Wheeler, Ondrej Pavelec, Mark Scheifele and Coach Maurice.
Moose news:
Global News: A dog’s best friend – Manitoba Moose Chase De Leo helps Winnipeg Humane Society. Good player on the ice and doing good work off it as well. He has certainly embraced living in Winnipeg since day 1.
