Winnipeg Jets wrap up homestand with 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens

The Jets are back in the win column as they close out the homestand with a 4-2 win over the Canadiens on a Saturday night.

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:

Connor Hellebuyck may have heard Patrik Laine’s comments from earlier today as the Vezina winner flashed the leather with a number of nice saves on number 92 including this one early in the 1st.

We often talk about Kyle Connor’s shooting but his passing is equally phenomenal and that was a prime example on the PP to set up Gabriel Vilardi for his 13th of the season.

When the Jets made it 2-1 it was the 8th goal for Jets captain Adam Lowry which is a 20 goal pace. To date his best goal total is 15 back in 2016-17.

As good as he passes he’s also a pretty, pretty, pretty good shooter. Kyle Connor with his 17th of the season to make it a 3-1 game.

Best thing you’ll see at a hockey game on this Saturday night is this gentleman celebrating his 100th birthday at the Jets game. Winnipeggers give him a warm birthday cheer.

You may not want Connor Hellebuyck for your softball team but you definitely want him on your hockey team.

Both special teams were good for the Jets as they went 2/6 on the PP and 4/4 on the PK.

With his two assists tonight Josh Morrissey ties Nikolaj Ehlers for 3rd spot on the Jets All-Time assists list with 272. Also Kyle Connor moved ahead of Bryan Little into 4th on Jets/Thrashers All Time points list with 522 (and he got 523 for extra measure).

With the win the Jets improve to 22-9-1 on the season.

Multipoint Game:

Kyle Connor 1G 1A
Gabril Vilardi 1G 1A
Josh Morrissey 2A

Highlights:

Coach post-game media

Illegal Curve Post-Game Show:

Up next:

The Jets are off tomorrow and will instead fly to California for two road games which is also going to be the Mom’s Trip. Begin your day with all the latest Jets and Moose news in the AM Papers on illegalcurve.com which are available starting at 7 AM CST.

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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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