Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers

Note: The Jets won a wild one last night in Tampa Bay as they kicked off their three-game road trip with a 3-2 OT victory over the Lightning which runs their win streak to four games, gives them wins in seven of their last eight games and a 10-2-2 record in last 14. They head south to Sunrise, Florida where they have earned themselves a day off today before they get back into action tomorrow night against the Panthers.

Note II: The Moose road trip continued last night in Rockford where they took on an IceHogs club that swept the two-game set they played in Winnipeg earlier this month. Manitoba was looking for revenge and after an early opportunity got stymied the home team pounced scoring three goals in six minutes in the 1st to take a 3-0 lead into the 2nd intermission. That was followed by two quick goals and eventually a 6-0 lead for the IceHogs. Jets prospect Nikita Chibrikov did score a pair of goals (his sixth and seventh) on the year. He’s up to 7G and 9A for 16 points and he leads the Moose in scoring and sits third in rookie scoring in the AHL.

Note III: Jets 2023 5th rounder Thomas Milic had himself a night yesterday in his first game back from being reassigned to Norfolk as he picked up his second career pro shutout. He’s 5-0-1 with the Admirals posting a .918 save% and a 2.00 GAA.

Jets news:

Winnipeg Sun: Connor Hellebuyck did those Vezina things again. The lead photo is of Adam Lowry as he got the game-winning goal in OT but the Jets don’t get to OT if not for the play of their number one goalie.

Winnipeg Sun: Adam Lowry’s overtime goal snaps personal drought, lifts Jets to fourth straight win. Good time for the captain to snap out of his goal scoring malaise to pick up a big two points for the standings bank.

Winnipeg Free Press: Jets down Lightning in thrilling 3-2 overtime victory. (Paywall). Wieber was in Tampa and files this report regarding what he saw live and in person.

Winnipeg Free Press: Lightning head coach knows keeping core pieces leads to Jets’ success. (Paywall). The Jets locked down their core, something the folks in Tampa haven’t had much difficulty doing. 

Global News: Lowry nets OT winner as Winnipeg Jets down Lightning 3-2. Christian and Russ combined for this game recap.

Tampa Bay Times: Lightning’s overtime loss to Jets gives them 3 points of emphasis. Get a feel for what is doing with the Jets opponent from a writer that covers Tampa.

The Athletic Winnipeg: Kyle Connor, the NHL’s most underrated great goal scorer, has never been better. (Paywall). Considering he is a perennial 30+ goal scorer that is saying something but given he’s on pace for 60+ currently that headline seems pretty, pretty accurate. Murat delves into what has been going right for number 81.

Jets video:

Sportsnet: ‘They make you work’: Jets’ Morrissey takes pride in beating tough Lightning on the road. Jets defenceman Josh Morrissey speaks to Sean Reynolds after a hard-earned overtime win against the Tampa Bay Lightning, discussing his team’s performance and his work with the Dream Factory charity.

NHL Network: Jets Kyle Connor approach to scoring goals, time at Michigan & more. Kyle Connor discusses his approach to scoring goals, the time he spent playing at Michigan, his first NHL goal and more on NHL Now. Runs 22 minutes.

Winnipeg Sports Talk: What line will Gabriel Vilardi play on when he returns to the Winnipeg Jets? Andrew “Hustler” Paterson is joined by Ken Wiebe of the Winnipeg Free Press for a discussion on what line Gabriel Vilardi will play on when he returns to the Winnipeg Jets lineup.