Vegas Golden Knights vs. Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg, Manitoba; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Winnipeg Jets host the Vegas Golden Knights after Mark Scheifele scored two goals in the Jets’ 8-1 win over the Boston Bruins. The Golden Knights have given up 81 goals while scoring 98 for a +17 scoring differential. LAST 10 GAMES: Jets: 4-6-0, averaging 2.7 …
LAS VEGAS — Chants of “You’re a backup!” came at Vegas Golden Knights goalie Laurent Brossoit during Game 4 at Winnipeg in front of the same Jets fans who not that long ago cheered him on. He wasn’t rattled, playing his best game and setting up Thursday’s clincher in Las Vegas in which the fans chanted, “You’re our starter!” as …
WINNIPEG — There was a shift almost exactly halfway through Winnipeg’s 5-1 win over Dallas on Tuesday in which Mason Appleton changed early, Blake Wheeler came onto the ice, and the Jets’ former top line of Wheeler with Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor was together again. Hellebuyck would find a way to ensure a win anyway, everybody would tug their …
Every year I make a lot of predictions: some prescient, some foolish. New York Islanders season preview “Despite being a worse team on paper, there’s still a decent chance the team improves on its 80-point finish from a year ago.” It may be hard to believe after all the playoff craziness, but at one point this season there were few …
