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Note II: The Jets won’t have any time to relax following last night’s 3-0 win over the Blues as they play an Avalanche team tonight here in the Peg’. Puck drops at 6 pm. As always keep it locked to illegalcurve.com for pre and post game news and be sure to follow us on social media including Twitter | Facebook | Instagram.
Note III: The Moose have an even tougher schedule as they left Rockford last night following their 5-3 win and will play in Milwaukee tonight at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Puck drop is at 6 pm. Manitoba is on fire of late as they have won four straight and are 4-0-1 in their last five games.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Five keys to Jets vs. Avalanche. Quick turnaround but Ken hits us with his list which includes: 1) Avoid the trap. 2) Laine heating up. 3) Make it special. 4) Stay fresh. 5) Pucks at Pickard. And Ken’s big match-up is Jacob Trouba vs Nathan MacKinnon.
Winnipeg Sun: Instead of being toast, Jets showed some jam. While the Blues have been reeling of late the Jets showed some good resolve in playing a tight game.
Winnipeg Sun: Jets lay smack on St. Louis. Ken writes about the step forward this Jets team took with the win on Friday night at the MTS Centre. Worth noting that Bryan Little overtook Vyacheslav Kozlov for second in all time points (417) in Jets/Thrashers franchise history.
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Winnipeg Sun: Jets make Petan a healthy scratch. There was some thought that the young forward was held out because the Blues are such a big, heavy team but as Ken points out it is just as likely a message was being sent.
Winnipeg Free Press: Jets blank Blues, keep hope alive. (Paywall). Mike gives you a complete recap of the action from Friday’s game at the MTS Centre.
Winnipeg Free Press: Jets star centre willing to do whatever it takes to be the best. (Paywall). Jeff went really deep on this in-depth look at the top centre for Winnipeg.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Blues losing streak hits five games. That was the fourth time this season (out of four games) that the Jets have knocked off the Blues. Read about the game from Blues beat writer Jeremy Rutherford.
CBC: Jets not ready to sing playoff blues with win over St. Louis. While the odds remain against them they picked up an important clean two points on Friday.
TSN: Trouba the difference in victory. (Video). After serving his two-game suspension, Jacob Trouba returned to the Jets lineup and played a key role in their 3-0 victory. Gary Lawless delves deeper into Trouba’s impact, explaining how his return altered Winnipeg’s style of play.
Game 65 – Jets 3 Blues 0:
Illegal Curve: Post-game report. Jets get the all important win over the Blues (fourth time this season). Hellebuyck with his fourth shutout of the year while Bryan Little makes history. Audio from Blake Wheeler, Bryan Little, Connor Hellebuyck, Jacob Trouba and Coach Maurice.
Moose news:
Global News: Streaking Manitoba Moose win 4th in a row. Russ breaks down the win as these Moose continue to surprise with win after win.
Official Manitoba site: Moose pick up fourth win in a row and fifth straight with at least one point. Tyler’s recap includes a goal summary, game story, quick hits and what’s next.
