Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note:  The Jets and Preds rivalry always makes for a fun evening and folks inside Bell MTS Place enjoyed seeing the home side defeat their Central Division rival Predators 5-3 and assume 1st in the division with a 38-22-4 record.  Newcomer Kevin Hays had a memorable evening with a three-point night while Lauren Brossoit made numerous big saves to preserve the victory.  They were originally scheduled to practice today ahead of departing on the road for four games but they have cancelled it so we won’t hear from them until tomorrow when they are in Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets.

Note:  The Moose played the Senators last night and pulled off a huge 3-2 win in OT thanks to the second game in a row that Seth Griffith scored two including game winners (in both).  Mikhail Berdin, who was thrust into the starter’s role when Eric Comrie was recalled up to the Jets had a memorable birthday making 34 saves in the victory including a penalty shot in overtime.  They will wrap up this six-game road trip against these same Senators in Belleville tonight at 6 pm.

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Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun:  Lowry facing possible fine, suspension.  Suspect he won’t be playing tomorrow.

Winnipeg Sun:  Jets win over Preds lives up to the hype.  Ken with his review of the action.

Winnipeg Sun:  Jets-Preds a match made for the playoffs.  With the way things were going for these two squads and the play of the Blues it may have come in the 1st round but after last night quashed some of the angst perhaps now it will happen in the second round.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Jets, Preds on collision course.  (Paywall).  Whichever round these two meet in one can only imagine what the rivalry would be like about another seven-game series.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Chiarot taking bumpy steps.  (Paywall).  It has seemed over the last few games that Chiarot’s game has been getting better and Andrew confirms the numbers bear that out.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Jets have Preds gnashing their teeth.  (Paywall).  It was quite a contest at Bell MTS Place and Mike recaps all the action.

Winnipeg Free Press:  Vegas oddsmakers put Jets in top three Cup contenders.  (Paywall).  Well Vegas usually has a pretty good handle on things.

The Tennessean: Jets best Predators, take over first in Central Division. Read about the game with a focus on the Jets opposition.

Sportsnet: Eric Fehr reflects on the year he and his Jets went home to Manitoba.  A great look back at the start of the madness here in Winnipeg from the perspective of a Manitoban who was on the squad that first year.

Jets video:

TSN: Beyak on Preds/Jets showdown: ‘This one came as advertised, it had everything’.  With plenty of hype leading up to the game, Dennis Beyak and Kevin Sawyer explain how the Predators/Jets playoff-like showdown came as advertised, and discuss how important the win was for Winnipeg.