- Before puck drop, the Armed Forces of Canada are honored, as it is their night at the Bell MTS Place.
- For the first half of the first period, the Canucks come out on all cylinders, leading in shots taken. However, their lack of toughness, as in they continue to fail at going to the net to score the dirty goals, means the game is still 0-0.
- Included in this barrage of nothing is Jake Virtanen, of all people, turning Joe Morrow into a pylon. Folks, this is what happens when you are out of position, and Morrow was out of position on that attempted shot by Virtanen.
- A rather questionable hooking call goes against Blake Wheeler towards the end of the period. On the ensuing power play for the Canucks, the Jets have a breakaway, and after the shot was taken, Alex Edler trips up the Jets player and it is 4-on-4 for about a minute.
- Despite having just a minute of their own power play, the Jets are able to capitalize, as a pass finds Patrik Laine in his office, otherwise known as the left faceoff circle, and he puts one past Anders Nilsson to make it 1-0 after one period.
- Have I mentioned that Vancouver is so soft that they could be mistaken for homemade biscuits? No? There it is, again.
- Not even that softness could stop a beautiful Derrick Pouliot stretch pass to Bo Horvat, who gets it in stride. He splits two defenders on his way to tying up the game at one. Plays like this are why hockey is a beautiful game.
- Edler finds himself in the box again, as he shoves Matthieu Perreault into the boards. Tyler Myers doesn't take too kindly to that, and he too, sits for two minutes. Perreault was able to skate off under his own power, and the Jets responded the way the Canucks should have against Florida last Saturday.
- Shortly after the coincidental minors end, Myers finds himself between a rock and a hard place, as he brushes Nilsson as he passes by. Two minutes for goalie interference, which carries over into the third period with the score tied at 1.
- The Canucks can't convert, and once again, Edler heads to the box, this time, for another tripping penalty.
- Bryan Little makes the Canucks pay, as he puts a backhander past Nilsson for another power play goal.
- Why does Vancouver continue to float around the zone and not go towards the net? No wonder they blew the Stanley Cup opportunity in 2011.
- Nilsson is actually doing a good job in net. We've seen this story before with him, and we're just waiting for the inevitable implosion.
- Just as I typed that, a scrum ensues in front of the net, and Andrew Copp puts a loose puck in the back of the net to make it 3-1 Jets.
- There's also the visual roofie known as Thursday Night Football on, as well. Can we delete the Arizona Cardinals franchise? At the very least, can they forcibly trade Larry Fitzgerald to a real team? Maybe give him to the Packers so Aaron Rodgers can stop carrying the team by himself.
- Back on topic, the Winnipeg Jets put the exclamation point on the game, as Dustin Byfuglien scores to make it a 4-1 final for the Jets.
This was a game the Winnipeg Jets needed after blowing a lead last game. Of course, having Byfuglien back was beneficial, as he had a goal and two assists in the game. Connor Hellebuyck didn't exactly have to do much after the first period, but he was solid here. Vancouver clearly missed Pettersson out there, but they will need both Jay Beagle and Antoine Roussel back, too, as Beagle could have helped their penalty kill this game, and Roussel could have at least, antagonized the Jets a little. Beyond that, the Canucks just simply didn't show much of a fight in this game.
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