Winnipeg Jets rout Columbus Blue Jackets 6-1 to kick off road trip with big win

The Jets regain top spot in the Central as they pick up two points defeating the Blue Jackets 6-1 to tie the Stars and Avs with 91 points. Winnipeg picks up their 43rd win of the season in their 67th game of the season. In 2022-23 win 43 came in game 77. In 2017-18 win 43 came in game 72.

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.

Notable:

Mark Scheifele hits the 40 assist mark for the sixth time of his career.

On that first goal Dylan DeMelo got his 21st assist which matches the career high he set last season.

The Jets second line sure appeared to show some good chemistry that Rick Bowness had wanted from them in the middle frame.

A four goal middle frame for Winnipeg put an end to this one.

Seven straight seasons for Nikolaj Ehlers with 20 or more goals.

New addition Tyler Toffoli now has four goals in his last two games.

Multipoint Game:

Tyler Toffoli 2G 1A
Nikolaj Ehlers 1G 1A
Sean Monahan 2A

Highlights:

Players/Coach comments:

Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Up next:

The Jets schedule for the week isn’t out but they’ll likely head to New York after the game as they play the Rangers next.. Begin your Monday with all the latest Jets and Moose news in the AM Papers on illegalcurve.com which are available starting at 7 AM CDT and then if they practice check back for the Practice Report.

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