.Jacob Markstrom stopped 21 of the 24 shots he faced for the Canucks (25-18-4), who have been shut out three times this season.Winnipeg led 2-0 after the first period and 3-0 after two.The game got off to an unusual start for the Jets, who appeared to score three goals in a span of 37 seconds but only one counted.During a wraparound by Jets center Mark Scheifele, the puck went off Vancouver forward Brock Boeser and into the net at 1:18. However, a review showed the net had lifted off its mooring and the puck actually slid under the side of it, so the goal didn't count.Four seconds later, Connor got a cross-ice pass from Sami Niku and sent a one-timer past Markstrom on the glove side.Defenseman Anthony Bittetto's point shot went by Markstrom at 1:55, but a Vancouver coach's challenge for offside was successful, nullifying that goal, too.The Canucks had an early power play, but Hellebuyck stopped J. T. Miller's shot.Winnipeg made it 2-0 at 14:24 after Adam Lowry fed a long pass to Roslovic and he went in alone and fired the puck high past Markstrom.Canucks forward Elias Pettersson hit a goal post late in the period.The Jets began the second period on a power play after a late first-period Vancouver penalty and made it count with Wheeler's goal at 1:12.The Canucks had two power plays close together late in the period, but Hellebuyck turned aside a Boeser blast and then a Pettersson slap shot.After Bo Horvat hit the crossbar behind Hellebuyck early in the third, the netminder made a number of slick saves. He managed to smother a puck that was sliding around behind him, made a quick glove save on an Adam Gaudette shot, and then splayed out to cover a puck in the last four minutes.Notes: Winnipeg defenseman Carl Dahlstrom left the game late in the second with an upper-body injury and didn't return. ... The Jets were 0-5-1 during their skid.UP NEXTVancouver returns home to host Arizona on Thursday.Winnipeg wraps up a three-game homestand Friday against Tampa Bay.---More NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
Based on recent history, a visit from the Vancouver Canucks might be what the Winnipeg Jets need to end their longest home losing streak of the season.Winless in their last six at home (0-5-1), the Jets look for a 10th consecutive victory over the surging Canucks on Tuesday night.A big reason Winnipeg sits just outside of playoff position in the Western Conference is its 10-10-2 record on home ice. The Jets are mired in an 0-5-1 rut there following Sunday's 1-0 loss to Nashville that opened a three-game home stretch.Winnipeg has been outscored 28-13 in those six home contests since a five-winning streak from Nov. 23-Dec. 15, in which it owned a 24-10 scoring advantage. The Jets last lost seven in a row at home in 2008-09, when the franchise was based in Atlanta."We have two more games (on this homestand) and we're going to have to try to get a good feeling in our locker room and get a couple wins on home ice," Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey told NHL.com. "We want to make this a tough place to play and it starts against Vancouver." No matter where these two clubs have faced off against each other, Winnipeg has made it tough on the Canucks. The Jets have won 13 of the last 14 versus Vancouver, and extended their series winning streak to nine straight with a 4-1 home victory on Nov. 8.Kyle Connor had a goal with an assist, Mark Scheifele scored and Connor Hellebuyck made 32 saves as Winnipeg as won its eighth in a row at home versus Vancouver. Hellebuyck has a 4.61 goals-against average during an 0-4-1 home slide, but a 1.34 and .953 save percentage during a six-game winning streak over the Canucks, who last beat Winnipeg on Dec. 20, 2016, at home.Vancouver, though, entered Monday two points ahead of Winnipeg in the West, third in the Pacific Division and a winner in nine of its last 11 overall. Bo Horvat had two goals and Elias Pettersson scored his team-leading 21st as the Canucks won their second in a row, 4-1 at Minnesota on Sunday, to improve to 2-2-0 on a five-game trip.The Canucks have outscored Buffalo and the Wild 10-4 in the last two games after being outscored 14-4 by Tampa Bay and Florida to open the road stretch."I like to say (confidence is) high, but we're pretty even-keeled," Canucks defenseman Troy Stecher, who matched a career high with his third goal against the Wild on Sunday, told NHL.com. "Guys aren't getting too high right now or getting too low. We just look at our division and look how tight it is. There's really no time to celebrate. We just got to get ready for the next game." The Canucks can use some help on the power play, where they are 1-for-20 in the last five games. Pettersson (48 points) has a point in four straight games, but only one in three career games versus Winnipeg.Vancouver netminder Jacob Markstrom has a 4.83 goals-against average while losing all four starts at Winnipeg. He gave way to Thatcher Demko against the Jets in November, and the backup stopped 31 shots.Scheifele (22 goals, 29 assists) has five goals in seven games, and one in three straight versus Vancouver.--Field Level Media
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