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Jets 3, Capitals 2, SO

The Winnipeg Jets overcame a two-goal deficit in the final 2:15 of regulation, then prevailed in a shootout for a 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. Evander Kane and Dustin Byfuglien awoke a pedestrian Jets attack with power-play goals to force the game into overtime. Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little scored in the shootout, and Ondrej Pavelec stopped shots...
Via Fox Sports  |  12 hours ago
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Jets crunch the Leafs

The Winnipeg Jets returned to the MTS Centre after a lengthy road trip, but they won’t be home for long, they take off again and head for Washington to take on the Capitals on Thursday night. The Jet’s opponents were the Toronto Maple Leafs, which were currently on a 3 game winning streak coming into the [...]
Via Crash The Net  |  1 day ago
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Jets score more than once, win game (!)

Finally back in their own barn, the Winnipeg Jets broke the Toronto Maple Leafs’ five-game winning streak with a hard-fought 2-1 win in a game that had many a momentum shift. At times the Leafs rolled into the Jets’ zone with ease, blowing past pinching/flat-footed defenders, while at other times the Jets handled Toronto’s finest with ease. Phil Kessel started...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  1 day ago
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Jets Evander Kane played with concussion for 14 games.

Image via WikipediaThis is today's shocking revelation in the NHL. During the present time, when the NHL is concerned about players with concussions, we have a player that is suffering form a concussion for 14 games and doesn't take himself out of the line up. Tim Campbell, WINNIPEG Free Press - Evander Kane is ready to try to help the Winnipeg Jets out of their offensive...
Via Goon's World  |  2 days ago
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Peter Tessier: Are the Jets a Teenager Entering Puberty?

Want to follow me on Twitter? Click HERE! The observations concerning what ails the Winnipeg Jets offense are starting to come from more than a few places now. It's a hot topic of debate within the fandom of Winnipeg and almost all reasonable options lead to the same mixed and polarizing solutions, more offense or better defense. Tim Campbell wrote a piece for today in...
Via HockeyBuzz  |  2 days ago
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Jets LW Kane game-time decision for Tuesday's tilt with Maple Leafs

Winnipeg Jets forward Evander Kane took the morning skate prior to Tuesday's game leading to speculation that he will play tonight versus the Toronto Maple Leafs.Kane has missed the last seven games due to a concussion he sustained sometime in mid-January.The 20-year-old is the Jets' leading scorer with 18 goals in 46 games.
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  2 days ago
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Jets' scoring woes creating frustation

SUNRISE, Fla. -- The lack of offense by the Winnipeg Jets, again evident in a 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers on Friday night, has been a concern for most of the season. Now after the Jets wasted a chance to get to within one point of first place in the Southeast Division, it's starting to show on head coach Claude Noel."Alright, the comment on the game for me is, I don...
Via Red Light District Hockey  |  5 days ago
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Sunshine State swing nets Jets two of four points

The Winnipeg Jets leave Florida with two of a possible four points – not the ideal situation, especially considering the two points they picked up were in a 2-1 overtime win against Southeast Division rivals the Tampa Bay Lightning. Rather than significantly close the gap on the Florida Panthers (to whom they lost 2-1 in regulation on Friday night) and Washington Capitals ...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  6 days ago
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Jets D Byfuglien headed to trial for boating while impaired

Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien will likely go to trial for boating while impaired last summer in Minnesota, his attorney said Thursday.Mitch Robinson wasn't able to strike a deal with prosecutors, forcing Byfuglien to attend a hearing on April 19. The case could go to trial in June.Byfuglien is accused of boating while intoxicated and other charges stemming from an...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  6 days ago
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Peter Tessier: Is Blake Wheeler the best Jet?

Blake Wheeler did what many Jets seem to have trouble doing with any sort of consistency, going to places where goals are scored. Wheeler did just that last night to open the scoring for the Winnipeg Jets but he also did it again in overtime by freezing out Garon with a stutter move to send Kyle Wellwood the puck with a yawning net for the game winning goal. The goal gives Wellwood...
Via HockeyBuzz  |  6 days ago
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Jets 2, Lightning 1, OT

Kyle Wellwood scored 3:14 into overtime to lead the Winnipeg Jets past the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday night. Wellwood scored from in close off a left-circle pass from Blake Wheeler. Wheeler also scored for the Jets, who had lost seven straight games at Tampa Bay dating to the team's days in Atlanta. Ondrej Pavelec finished with 30 saves. Victor Hedman scored and Mathieu...
Via Fox Sports  |  7 days ago
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Bolts' five-game win streak snapped vs. Jets

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Kyle Wellwood scored 3:14 into overtime to lead the Winnipeg Jets past the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Thursday night. Wellwood scored from in close off a left-circle pass from Blake Wheeler. Wheeler also scored for the Jets, who had lost seven straight games at Tampa Bay dating to the team's days in Atlanta. Ondrej Pavelec finished with 30 saves. Victor...
Via Fox Sports Florida  |  7 days ago
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Byfuglien's boating case appears headed for trial

An attorney for Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien says it appears his client will be going to trial in a boating while impaired case in Minnesota. Attorney Mitch Robinson said Thursday that he and a prosecutor were ''miles apart,'' and unable to agree. The next hearing is April 19, and Robinson anticipates the case will go to trial in June. Byfuglien is...
Via Fox Sports  |  7 days ago
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Dustin Byfuglien likely to go to trial on impaired charges in Minnesota

Here is the latest news in the Dustin Byfuglien case. It will be interesting to see how this unfolds. WINNIPEG — Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien will probably go to trial on charges that he operated a boat on a Minnesota lake while he was impaired. The NHL player's defense lawyer, Mitch Robinson, said today he was unable to reach a plea agreement with the prosecutor...
Via Goon's World  |  7 days ago
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Keith Tkachuk Knows What Evander Kane Is Dealing With

from Paul Friesen of the Winnipeg Sun, If anybody can identify with Winnipeg Jets forward Evander Kane, it’s former Jets star Keith Tkachuk. “I kind of feel for what he’s going through,” Tkachuk was saying from his home in St. Louis, Wednesday. “It’s definitely overwhelming.” Tkachuk has been reading about the attention Kane has attracted...
Via Kukla's Korner  |  8 days ago
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