In Winnipeg, Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves as the Jets defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 4-1, to extend their current point streak to four games (3-0-1).
Kyle Connor had a goal and two points in the win.
“I think as the game went on we just got better all around,” Connor said. “More speed, I’m sure you hear [coach Paul Maurice] talk about it. I think that’s when we’re at our best. The hands follow. You start to think the game at a higher pace, and you see plays more often too.”
J.T. Miller broke the ice in the early minutes of the second period to give the Canucks a 1-0 lead before the Jets replied with four unanswered goals.
“We had eight games in a row where we got points (Oct. 20-Nov. 5), and this game might have been one of those games where we might have got a point,” Canucks head coach Travis Green said. “You’ve got to be honest with your team. They didn’t play last night and we did, and we played a pretty good hockey game.”
Jack Roslovic and Mark Scheifele also scored for the Jets who improved to 9-7-1.
“Obviously those are huge goals to put you up by two,” Jets captain Blake Wheeler said of the sequence. “That puts you in the driver’s seat. [Hellebuyck] was outstanding when we needed him to be.”
Adam Lowry added an empty net goal to seal the win.
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Thatcher Demko made 31 saves in the loss.
“We had a few chances in the third when it was 2-1 to tie the game,” Christopher Tanev said after the loss. “Their goalie made a couple great saves, an [Elias Pettersson] backdoor [attempt] and Jake [Virtanen] had a breakaway. And then right before they scored their third, he made a [heck] of a save on Bo.”
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