The captain of the Winnipeg Jets was forced to leave Monday’s game against the Utah Hockey Club after only one period.
Will they trade him now, will he walk or could the Jets still re-sign him? You wonder if Cole Perfetti is big or strong enough for his first full playoffs. Some of you just want to get Eric Comrie some run support — and one of you asked a fun statistical question about the Jets’ performance in Comrie’s starts.
The Jets tried to mount a comeback but it was too little too late and they dropped their second second straight game as they lose their first game in Utah by a final score of 5-2. The passing was atrocious for almost the entire game and they just didn’t play the brand of hockey we’ve come to recognize as “Jets hockey” which cost them a victory and they fell to 31-14-3 on the season.
Lowry was injured in the first period and did not play in the final two frames of Monday's loss. Head coach Scott Arniel didn't have an update on Lowry's health, so the Winnipeg captain's status is in question for Wednesday's road tilt against Colorado. Lowry will most likely be further evaluated by the Jets ' medical staff Tuesday.
Jets head coach Scott Arniel let his team have it after Winnipeg fell 5-2 to the Utah Hockey Club on Monday night. "That was embarrassing," he said. "That was, of all the games this year, that was the most embarrassing game for me,
It’s hard to envision Lowry becoming an offensive center at the age of 31, but his offensive game has been trending upward.
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Dustin Wolf made 38 saves as the Calgary Flames ended the host Winnipeg Jets' five-game point streak with a 3-1 win on Saturday night.
Barrett Hayton had a goal and two assists in the Utah Hockey Club's 5-2 win over the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Monday in Salt Lake City.
Utah Hockey Club’s Clayton Keller (9) and Winnipeg Jets’ Josh Morrissey (44) battle for the puck during their last match-up in Winnipeg Nov. 5. The Jets won that game 3-0. (Fred Greenslade / Canadian Press files)
The Winnipeg Jets are anticipating the return of Vladislav Namestnikov tonight against Utah HC. Namestnikov has been out of the Jets lineup for 10 days after he suffered a lower-body injury. The 32-year-old played in 43 games before sustaining the injury,