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Jets Beat Wild 5-2: What Did We Learn?

Sometimes a hockey team needs a little reminder of what it can do when the pieces start fitting together. The Winnipeg Jets got one Tuesday night, beating the Minnesota Wild 5-2 behind a big game from Cole Perfetti and a strong top-line performance.

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The NHL's early season breakout players in 2026-27

While established superstars continue to dominate the headlines, a handful of former first-round picks are beginning to take significant steps forward in their development.

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Winnipeg Jets News / Daily Faceoff / October 14

Why Jets’ hot start should increase, not decrease, urgency to trade Hellebuyck ASAP

The great thing about early success in an NHL season for a franchise in a desperate situation: it buys time to think. At least, that’s one way to look at the Winnipeg Jets’ 4-1-1 start in 2026-27.

Cole Perfetti News / The Hockey Writers / October 14

Jets’ Perfetti Off to Scorching Start This Season

There is perhaps no Winnipeg Jet who needed to get off to a hot start more than Cole Perfetti, and the 24 year old has been nothing less than scorching to start 2026-27.

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The 'Most goals in NHL history' quiz

How many of the 22 players in NHL history with at least 600 career goals can you name in five minutes?

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NHL News / Field Level Media / October 13

Jets' No. 1 line erupts for 7 points in win over Wild

Cole Perfetti scored a pair of goals, including the go-ahead tally, as the Winnipeg Jets pulled away for a 5-2 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night.

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The biggest draft bust for every NHL team

People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.

Winnipeg Jets News / Inside The Rink / October 13

Is There a Realistic Path for a Connor Hellebuyck Return?

For the first time in more than a decade, the Winnipeg Jets are moving forward without Connor Hellebuyck in their crease. The three-time Vezina Trophy winner requested a trade during the offseason, making his position public on August 27.

Clay Stevenson News / Professor Press Box / October 12

Can Clay Stevenson Bounce Back for the Winnipeg Jets?

A question hangs over the Winnipeg Jets’ goaltending situation, and Clay Stevenson is right in the middle of it. He’s had two starts, one really good and one he’d probably like to forget.

Connor Hellebuyck News / NHL Rumors / October 12

The Winnipeg Jets Could Change Their Asking Price for Connor Hellebuyck, and Who are the Front Runners?

The Winnipeg Jets are 3-1-1 to start the season. They’ve allowed 15 goals through the five games. Stuart Skinner is 2-0-1 with a 2.62 GAA and a .920 save percentage.

Winnipeg Jets News / Professor Press Box / October 11

Jets May Have a Hellebuyck Problem They Didn't Expect

Every now and then, a hockey team discovers something it didn't expect. It loses a major player, everybody wonders how it's going to survive, and then the team starts winning anyway.

NHL News / NHL Trade Talk / October 10

Could the Rangers trade for Connor Hellebuyck after devastating Igor Shesterkin injury?

Replacing Shesterkin with Hellebuyck would give New York a proven starter capable of handling a demanding workload.

Igor Shesterkin's season-ending injury is brutal blow to Rangers' playoff chances

Stuart Skinner seizing Jets’ crease as Hellebuyck drama continues

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Josh Morrissey News / Daily Faceoff / October 9

Jets’ Josh Morrissey out day-to-day with upper-body injury

The Winnipeg Jets will be without their star defenseman Josh Morrissey for their game against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night, but head coach Scott Arniel shared an update that he is only out on a day-to-day basis after suffering an upper-body injury in the team’s 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Winnipeg Jets News / Professor Press Box / October 9

Winnipeg Jets Are Off to a Great Start, But Can It Last?

I'll admit it. I was a little worried about the Winnipeg Jets before the season started. How could you not be? Connor Hellebuyck, one of the best goaltenders in the world, asked for a trade and then failed to report to training camp.

Winnipeg Jets News / NHL Trade Talk / October 9

Hellebuyck’s Holdout Now Has a Price Tag, and Jets Fans Are Tracking It

Connor Hellebuyck is losing money by the second, and one Winnipeg Jets fan isn’t above rubbing it in. A fan-made website, hellebucks.com, has gone live with a real-time money-loss tracker, showing how much of Hellebuyck’s $7.5 million salary is disappearing as he sits out.

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Winnipeg Jets News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 9

Connor Hellebuyck Losing Money During Suspension

If Connor Hellebuyck doesn’t want to have any sort of anxiety, he probably should stay off the internet. He likely continues to do so, as his suspension has drawn out as the NHL regular season is well underway.

Connor Hellebuyck News / Professor Press Box / October 8

Hellebuyck May Find Out That the Jets Can Wait

An interesting little twist is developing in Winnipeg, and it has very little to do with whether Connor Hellebuyck is one of the NHL's best goaltenders.

Winnipeg Jets News / Daily Faceoff / October 8

Could the Jets finish top three in the Central Division?

One of the big surprises of the first week-and-change of the NHL season has been the Winnipeg Jets, who have jumped out to a 3-0-1 start that gives them an early leg up in the Central Division.

Josh Morrissey News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 8

Jets’ Josh Morrissey suffers upper-body injury

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey left Wednesday’s win over the Colorado Avalanche early after sustaining an upper-body injury. The injury occurred at the end of the first period, when Morrissey attempted to hit Avalanche forward T.J.

Stuart Skinner News / Inside The Rink / October 8

Stuart Skinner May Be Giving the Jets Something They Didn’t Expect

For years, the Winnipeg Jets knew exactly what they had in their crease. Connor Hellebuyck was going to be there. Whether Winnipeg was trying to survive a difficult stretch, protect a one-goal lead or make a playoff push, there was a certain comfort that came with knowing who would be standing in the net.

NHL News / Field Level Media / October 7

Kyle Connor's two goals keep Jets rolling at expense of Avalanche

Kyle Connor scored twice, including the game winner with a minute left in regulation, for the Winnipeg Jets, who rallied to beat the visiting Colorado Avalanche 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Josh Morrissey News / Daily Faceoff / October 7

Jets' Josh Morrissey leaves game with upper-body injury

Fans in Winnipeg are holding their breath after witnessing something concerning. In the middle of a matchup with the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night, the Winnipeg Jets announced that defenseman Josh Morrissey wouldn’t return to the game after suffering an upper-body injury.