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Jets score 4 in second period, hold off Islanders
Kyle Connor and Adam Lowry each had a goal and an assist to help the Winnipeg Jets to a 5-4 win against the visiting New York Islanders on Tuesday night.,Mark Scheifele had two assists, and Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for the Jets.,Anthony Duclair, Emil Heineman and Kyle MacLean and Matthew Scha...
After 11-game skid, Jets eye 3rd straight win in meeting with Islanders
It has been a miserable season so far, to say the least, for the Winnipeg Jets. But with two straight victories following an 11-game losing streak, the Jets can secure their longest winning streak since Nov. 1 when they host the New York Islanders on Tuesday.,Winnipeg snapped its skid, during which ...
Thomas Chabot, Senators double-up skidding Jets
Thomas Chabot scored twice as the host Ottawa Senators defeated the visiting Winnipeg Jets 4-2 on Saturday night, lengthening Winnipeg's winless skid to nine games.,Drake Batherson and Claude Giroux were the other goal scorers for the Senators. Leevi Merilainen made 20 saves in net for Ottawa.,Kyle ...
Mammoth, Jets finding points hard to come by
When the Winnipeg Jets face the Utah Mammoth on Sunday in Salt Lake City, both teams enter the matchup looking to improve their position in the Western Conference standings.,Winnipeg has struggled over the last month, with just three victories in its last 15 games.,The Jets are coming off a 3-2 loss...
Jets face tall order in trying to slow Nathan MacKinnon, Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche will try to build on the best start in franchise history when they battle the Winnipeg Jets on Friday night in Denver.,Colorado leads the NHL with 55 points in just 33 games, has lost just twice in regulation and is 13-0-2 on home ice. The Avalanche carry an 11-game home winni...
Jets G Connor Hellebuyck (knee) out 4-6 weeks
Winnipeg Jets star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will undergo a minor arthroscopic knee procedure and be sidelined for four to six weeks, head coach Scott Arniel announced on Friday.,Eric Comrie will replace the reigning Hart Trophy winner and three-time Vezina Trophy recipient as the No. 1 netminder...
Report: Jets G Connor Hellebuyck (knee) out 4-6 weeks
Winnipeg Jets star goaltender Connor Hellebuyck will undergo a minor arthroscopic knee procedure and be sidelined for four to six weeks, TSN reported Friday.,Eric Comrie will replace the reigning Hart Trophy winner and three-time Vezina Trophy recipient as the No. 1 netminder for the Jets, who recal...
Leo Carlsson, Beckett Sennecke score twice to carry Ducks past Jets
Leo Carlsson scored two goals to extend his points streak to 10 games and the Anaheim Ducks got past the visiting Winnipeg Jets 4-1 on Sunday for their seventh consecutive victory.,Rookie Beckett Sennecke added his own pair of goals, Chris Kreider and Cutter Gauthier each had two assists and Lukas D...
Jets triumph in Jonathan Toews' first matchup with Blackhawks
Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele and Gabriel Vilardi all recorded three points, and Jonathan Toews notched an assist in his first matchup with his former team as the Winnipeg Jets beat the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 6-3 on Thursday night.,Winnipeg's top line was the story with Vilardi scoring twice and ...
Kyle Connor's overtime goal lifts Jets over Wild
Kyle Connor scored 46 seconds into overtime to lift the Winnipeg Jets to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in St. Paul, Minn.,Gabriel Vilardi, Vladislav Namestnikov and Nino Niederreiter also scored for Winnipeg. Neal Pionk and Logan Stanley finished with two assists apiece.,Brock F...
Joey Daccord, Kraken post shutout, halt Jets' win streak
Joey Daccord stopped 32 shots and Jaden Schwartz posted a three-point night as the visiting Seattle Kraken won 3-0 on Thursday to halt the Winnipeg Jets' five-game winning streak.,Connor Hellebuyck made 25 saves as the Jets suffered only their second loss of the season after dropping their opener.,S...
Isles rookie Matthew Schaefer setting records as Jets await
The New York Islanders have yet to record a win through their first two games.,But the Islanders have found a cornerstone player in rookie defenseman Matthew Schaefer.,The Islanders will look to earn their first win when they host the Winnipeg Jets in a Monday matinee in Elmont, N.Y.,Both teams were...
Jets, Stars begin season with playoff rematch
It's a clean slate for the Jets and the visiting Dallas Stars when both teams open their NHL regular seasons Thursday night in Winnipeg.,While both teams made changes this offseason, their cores remain largely intact -- including Kyle Connor, who signed an eight-year, $96 million extension with Winn...
Zach Collaros out as Blue Bombers face Tiger-Cats
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will be without their starting quarterback when they visit the East-leading Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night., ,Winnipeg (6-6) is coming off back-to-back losses to Saskatchewan. The Bombers built a 13-3 lead in the second quarter last Saturday but were shut out in the se...
Rash of QB injuries leads Alouettes to start James Morgan vs. Blue Bombers
James Morgan will receive the opportunity he has been craving when the Montreal Alouettes host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Thursday night.,Morgan will become the fourth different quarterback to start for the Alouettes (5-5) this season. It will also be his first CFL start and only his third since f...
Hurricanes sign F Nikolaj Ehlers to 6-year, $51M deal
The Carolina Hurricanes signed forward Nikolaj Ehlers on Thursday to a six-year, $51 million contract with an average annual value of $8.5 million through the 2030-31 season.,"Nikolaj was the top free agent available on July 1, and we are proud that he's chosen to make Carolina his home," Hurricanes...
Jets D Haydn Fleury inks 2-year, $1.9M extension
Winnipeg Jets defenseman Haydn Fleury agreed to a two-year, $1.9 million contract extension Saturday.,Fleury, 28, recorded seven assists and averaged 15:56 of ice time during 39 games this past season.,He has 44 points (10 goals, 34 assists) in 307 career games with the Carolina Hurricanes, Anaheim ...
Ascendant Blue Bombers welcome ground-bound Elks
If nothing else, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers seem to have continued their 180 to start this season.,After starting out 0-4 and 2-6 last year before making a late surge that resulted in a spot in the Grey Cup final, Winnipeg has won its first two games against West rival B.C. in routine fashion.,The sc...
Lions look to avenge last week's loss against Blue Bombers in rematch
Nine days after opening their season with a 34-20 home win over the B.C. Lions, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers make the trip west to Vancouver for a rematch on Saturday.,This game might be more notable for who won't be playing playing than who will.,Both teams will be without star players on offense. Win...
Jets try to stop Stars, Mikko Rantanen on historic scoring spree
The Winnipeg Jets faced Dallas Stars winger Mikko Rantanen seven times during the regular season, but the postseason version has been a different story.,After leading the Stars to victory with hat tricks in the past two games, Rantanen will try to continue his recent scoring surge in Game 2 on Frida...