The Canucks' form continues to swing wildly from game to game and the Jets took advantage with a Kyle Connor hat trick in the first period.
Head coach Rick Tocchet expressed his frustrations regarding the Vancouver Canucks' inconsistency following Tuesday's 6-1 defeat to the Winnipeg Jets at the Canada Life Center.
Canucks: It was a team loss by Vancouver, as Winnipeg’s first four goals came against each of its lines. Winnipeg Jets' Neal Pionk (4) reaches for a bouncing puck in front of goaltender Connor ...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) Kyle Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period to spark the Winnipeg Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver ... Mark Scheifele, Neal Pionk and Nino ...
Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves to pick up his league-leading 27th win of the season for Winnipeg, which is 3-1-2 in its season-long, eight-game homestand. Nils Hoglander scored a third-period goal for the Canucks (19-14-10), who finished a five-game road trip going 1-2-2. Kevin Lankinen stopped 27 shots for Vancouver.
Pionk scored a goal on four shots, dished an assist, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Canucks.
The Winnipeg Jets continued their season long homestand on Tuesday night at the Canada Life Centre and absolutely crushed the Vancouver Canucks by a score of 6-1. Connor Hellebuyck picked up his league leading 27th win of the year on a cold winter night in Winnipeg.
Kyle Connor was glad he and the Winnipeg Jets got some puck luck on Tuesday. Connor scored a natural hat trick in the first period to spark the Jets to a 6-1 victory over the Vancouver Canucks.