{"id":212814,"date":"2026-03-10T07:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/212814\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T07:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T07:32:08","slug":"jets-seek-payback-vs-ducks-after-overtime-loss-in-anaheim-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/212814\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets seek payback vs. Ducks after overtime loss in Anaheim"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NHL:Feb 27, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; Winnipeg Jets center Jonathan Toews (19) attacks the goal against Anaheim Ducks goaltender Lukas Dostal (1) during overtime at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images <\/p>\n

The Anaheim Ducks and Winnipeg Jets have exited the Olympic break with positive results so far.<\/p>\n

They’ll meet for the second time since the break when the Jets host the Ducks on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

The Ducks came from behind to beat the Jets 5-4 in overtime on Feb. 27 in Anaheim. That was part of a nine-game homestand that concluded Sunday with a 4-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues.<\/p>\n

Still, the Ducks finished 7-2-0 on the homestand, helping them regain first place in the Pacific Division, the latest point in a season they’ve held that spot since winning the division in 2017.<\/p>\n

“We’re happy with our stand here,” Ducks coach Joel Quenneville said. “Let’s forget about (the 4-0 loss to St. Louis) and know that, \u2018Hey, let’s get off to a positive start.’ “<\/p>\n

The Jets have won three in a row and have points in six straight games (4-0-2).<\/p>\n

They’ve exceeded regulation in five of those games, most recently defeating the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in overtime Saturday.<\/p>\n

“Since the break, the guys have been playing fantastic hockey, scratching and clawing while never looking fazed,” said Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey, who scored the overtime winner against the Canucks.<\/p>\n

Morrissey was playing his first game since sustaining an upper-body injury during Team Canada’s first game against the Czech Republic at the Olympics. The 2023 NHL All-Star displayed his value throughout the return.<\/p>\n

“He’s an elite player,” Jets forward Gabriel Vilardi said. “He was part of Team Canada for a reason. They missed him out there, obviously. It just shows how big of a difference-maker he is for us.”<\/p>\n

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Vancouver coach Adam Foote was impressed with the Jets’ physicality in the middle of the ice.<\/p>\n

“It’s a team you almost don’t want to play on a back-to-back in their home barn because they do play dots and boards in our end and grind you out and try to wear you down,” Foote said.<\/p>\n

The Ducks are eager to bounce back from their fourth shutout loss of the season Sunday.<\/p>\n

Anaheim survived a nine-game losing streak that started the game before the Christmas break and continued into mid-January.<\/p>\n

The Ducks have strung together winning streaks of seven and five games since then.<\/p>\n

“Every team is so good now, so I think it’s just difficult to put wins together,” Anaheim defenseman Jackson LaCombe said. “We’ve got to find different ways to win games.”<\/p>\n

The Ducks are nearing full health again.<\/p>\n

Leo Carlsson missed the final 11 games before the Olympic break after undergoing a procedure to address a left thigh injury, and he has eight points (three goals, five assists) in seven games since returning.<\/p>\n

Mikael Granlund returned Sunday after missing the first six games following the break because he was injured while playing for Team Finland in the bronze-medal game.<\/p>\n

John Carlson, acquired in a trade with the Washington Capitals on Thursday, is expected to make his Anaheim debut toward the end of the four-game Canadian road trip, Quenneville said.<\/p>\n

That leaves forward Troy Terry (upper body) as the only Anaheim player still sidelined for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

–Field Level Media<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Feb 27, 2026; Anaheim, California, USA; Winnipeg Jets center Jonathan Toews (19) attacks the goal against Anaheim Ducks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":212815,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":["post-212814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}