In Winnipeg, Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for the Jets on Saturday to give them a 1-0 lead in the first period over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Just wasn’t enough.
The Maple Leafs’ John Tavares hit for two power play goals in a 4-1 win for Toronto.
Jets head coach Rick Bowness made his debut behind the bench after being released from COVID-19 protocol.
Ilya Samsonov made 31 saves and settled down after the opening strike from the Jets.
David Kampf had a single marker for the Maple Leafs to make the 2-1 in the middle frame after Tavares had potted his first of the game to tie it, 1-1/
Tavares made 3-1 with 89 seconds left in the second period.
Michael Bunting added an empty-net goal for the 4-1 final.
Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves in the Jets loss.
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