The result didn’t matter since the Jets were already-eliminated but it certainly wasn’t a very good result as the Golden Knights roll them 6-2. They become just the fifth team to go from the Presidents’ Trophy to out of the playoffs.
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:
Jets prospect Brayden Yager (2023 1st) made his NHL debut. First Winnipeg player to wear 29 since Patrik Laine.
For the first time ever the Jets 2.0 have a 100 point player as Mark Scheifele hit that mark with a secondary assist on the first goal by Winnipeg and then got to 101 with a goal of his own.
On the first goal Gabriel Vilardi got to 30 goals for the first time in his career.
Kyle Connor got a primary assist which got him to 90 points for the second consecutive season.
Multi Point Game:
Mark Scheifele 1G 1A
Gabriel Vilardi 1G 1A
Highlights:
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Up next:
The Jets are heading to Salt Lake City tonight where they will take on Utah tomorrow night. Start your day with the Morning Papers which will go live at 7 AM CST tomorrow on illegalcurve.com, stick with us throughout the day for coverage and then join us after the game on the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show to discuss.
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