The Jets played a better game last night when they took on a juggernaut Stars team in Winnipeg but ultimately fell short with Dallas taking it 4-3 in regulation.

It wasn’t all bad news on Tuesday as we learned that Connor Hellebuyck would appear to be ahead of schedule following a minor arthroscopic knee procedure he had back on November 22nd.

The other bit of good news for the local NHL club is that the teams around them chasing the wild card are also not winning very many games. If they can get Hellebuyck back sooner rather than later and maybe some secondary scoring, they still have a good shot to overcome this dreadful stretch.

Skate news:

It was an optional but some very good news as Connor Hellebuyck, who is recovering from a knee procedure, joined the optional skate for the first time.

Player media:

Coach media:

Topics:

0:00 Connor Hellebuyck on the ice
1:20 Managing the Time on Ice
3:15 Struggling start for Perfetti
5:26 Better forecheck last game
6:30 Teammate Support for Perfetti
7:20 Do NHL coach’s worry about Olympics injuries?
8:05 Are coaches told updates?
8:58 Thoughts on Elias Salomonsson getting a shot with the Jets

Up next:

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David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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