Winnipeg Jets take it on the chin in Vancouver, falling 6-2 to desperate Canucks

Gemma Karstens-Smith · The Canadian Press

· Posted: Mar 19, 2025 12:49 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 infinitesimal ago

Brock Boeser scored doubly and notched an assistance arsenic the Vancouver Canucks handed the league-leading Winnipeg Jets a 6-2 drubbing connected Tuesday.

Pius Suter added 2 goals, including 1 into an bare nett with 4 seconds near connected the clock, portion Nils Hoglander scored and had a helper for the Canucks (32-25-11).

Drew O'Connor besides recovered the backmost of the net, Quinn Hughes contributed 2 assists, and Kevin Lankinen stopped 19 of the 21 shots helium faced.

The Jets (47-18-4) got goals from Nikolaj Ehlers and Alex Iafallo arsenic their three-game triumph streak came to an end.

Connor Hellebuyck made 16 saves for Winnipeg.

The effect kept Vancouver clinging to the last playoff spot successful the Western Conference, with the St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames and Utah Hockey Club each adjacent behind.

Takeaways

Canucks: Boeser's archetypal extremity of the nighttime snapped a 12-game scoring drought. The right-winger admitted Tuesday greeting that helium hadn't been playing good lately, and said successful bid to get his offence back, helium needed to sprout much and person a much affirmative attitude. Boeser present has 20 goals connected the campaign.

Jets: The team's hallmark stingy defence faltered against the Canucks. Winnipeg came successful arsenic the stingiest successful the league, allowing an mean of 2.28 goals per crippled and conscionable 156 successful total. Tuesday's contention marked the 16th clip the Jets person fixed up 3 oregon much goals this season.

Key moment

The Canucks closed retired the archetypal play with a large goal. Boeser collected a walk from Elias Pettersson and rapidly dished disconnected to Hoglander astatine the apical of the crease. The Swedish winger directed the puck up and successful implicit Hellebuyck to marque it 3-2 with 3 seconds near successful the frame.

Key stat

Vancouver's peculiar teams were key, with the Canucks scoring connected their lone powerfulness play and sidesplitting disconnected some penalties.

Up next

Canucks: Open a six-game roadworthy travel connected Thursday against the St. Louis Blues.

Jets: Visit the Edmonton Oilers connected Thursday.