Poor line-up construction, Greiss steals the show, Dubois’ unlucky performance: Three takeaways from Jets’ painful 3-1 loss to Red Wings

Another day, another tough loss for the Winnipeg Jets. In a game they desperately needed to win, the club fell short and couldn’t surge past the Detroit Red Wings, who were on the second night of a back-to-back. After grinding out a hard-fought victory against the Boston Bruins the night before, they came into Canada Life Centre on Wednesday and did the exact same thing. Despite a quality first-period performance, the Jets failed to solve goaltender Thomas Greiss – who enjoyed one of his best showings of the season – keeping them scoreless through the opening 20 minutes. For the Red Wings, however, a costly turnover from defenceman Josh Morrissey ultimately helped veteran Sam Gagner register his first of two goals on the night. Cracking the scoreboard in the second period, forward Mark Scheifele positioned himself perfectly to redirect a blast from teammate Nate Schmidt, tying this contest at one goal apiece. Sadly, that was the only time they’d light the lamp. Everything came crashing down for Winnipeg over