Note: The Jets were looking to take advantage of an opponent playing its fifth game in eight days, and they did just that last night, rolling to a 5-2 victory over the Wild. Another strong performance from the top line, solid special teams, a dominant second period and some depth scoring helped Winnipeg improve to 4-1-1 on the season, good for second place in the Central Division. The Jets have an optional practice scheduled for 11 AM CT today, so check back for the Practice Report.
Note II: Reminder to join us at 3 PM CT for your Daily Dose of Illegal Curve Hockey as we discuss the latest Jets and Moose news on our channel.
Note III: The Moose are scheduled to practice today at 10:30 AM CT at hockey for all centre as they continue preparations for this weekend’s two-game set against the Stars in Winnipeg.
Jets news:
Winnipeg Sun: Perfetti scores twice as Jets soar past Wild 5-2. The way Perfetti is playing right now, the Jets are lucky they got him signed to his long-term extension before he broke out.
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Winnipeg Free Press: Jets top line powers win over Wild. (Paywall). While you want more scoring specifically from the second line the way the top line is performing right now is pretty incredible.
Winnipeg Free Press: ‘We know we’re not going to beat Mother Nature’: Ice prep begins at Princess Auto Stadium for Heritage Classic. (Paywall). Mike went down to the Bombers stadium to check out preparations for the Heritage Classic.
Global News: Top line carries Jets to 5-2 win over Wild. What Kyle Connor is doing right now is rather significiant.
Jets video:
TSN: ‘Mark Scheifele is the straw that stirs the drink; This guy’s a superstar’. TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joins SportsCentre to discuss what has stood out about Mark Scheifele early on this season after the star forward scored his first goal and added two assists to lead the Jets to victory over the Wild on Tuesday.
TSN: Jets’ top line remains ‘on fire’ to lead Jets to bounce-back win over Wild. Winnipeg’s top line of Mark Scheifele, Kyle Connor and Cole Perfetti has been on fire to start the season and they didn’t cool down at all against the Wild on Tuesday. TSN Hockey analyst Landon Ferraro joins Dan Robertson to break down how Perfetti and depth scoring has helped elevate the Jets early on this year.
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