Winnipeg Jets suffer most disheartening loss of season, blowing multiple leads, losing 6-5 to Leafs

Jets blow 2-0, 3-1, 4-1 and 5-4 leads to lose 6-5 to the Leafs in regulation which means they’ve now lost eight straight games (0-5-3) as they start 2026 in absolutely disheartening fashion with this loss in Toronto.

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:

Nino Niederreiter was a healthy scratch.

Multi Point Game:

Mark Scheifele 2G 1A
Gabriel Vilardi 1G 1A

Highlights:

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Up next:

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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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