Winnipeg Jets ride secondary scoring, strong Eric Comrie performance to 4–1 win over Sabres

The Jets get a much needed win in their return to home ice, defeating the Sabres by a 4-1 margin courtesy of secondary scoring and strong goaltending from Eric Comrie who made 34-saves in the victory. With the win Winnipeg put themselves just one point back of a wild card spot.

For those who would like to take a deeper dive into the advanced stats click here to see the results from the game via Natural Stat Trick.

Multi Point Game:

Gabriel Vilardi 1G 1A
Cole Koepke 1G 1A

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The Jets are back in business tomorrow as they leave tonight for Edmonton where they will take on the Oilers on Saturday night. Start your day with the Morning Papers which will go live at 7 AM CDT tomorrow on illegalcurve.com, join us on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show at 9 AM CST for two hours of Jets talk, check back for the pre-game report and stick with us throughout the day for the latest news. After the final buzzer join us on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show.

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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